101 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — Texas —

Remembers the valor and devotion of her sons who served at Fort Donelson and other engagements of this theater of the Civil War. During the battle at Fort Donelson February 12-16, 1862 Col. John Gregg's 7th Texas Infantry of Davidson's Brigade, . . . — — Map (db m38261) HM

102 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — The Battle of Dover/Confederate Mass Grave —

(side 1) The Battle of Dover Feb. 3, 1863 Confederate General John A. Wharton led an attack from the South and West against three companies of the Union 83rd Illinois Infantry and several cannons which were positioned near this . . . — — Map (db m87186) HM WM

103 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — The River Batteries —

C.S.A. The River Batteries Captain Joseph Dixon (Killed) Captain Jacob Culbertson CommanderThe lower water battery established at this point mounted eight 32-pounder guns and one 10-inch columbiad. Company A, 50th Tennessee, under Captain T.W. . . . — — Map (db m38260) HM

104 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — The Stewart County Iron Industry —

For over fifty years during the 19th Century, Stewart County was the center of the iron industry of Tennessee. For instance, in 1854, the county produced as much, tonnage-wise, as the next two largest producing counties in middle Tennessee and over . . . — — Map (db m38974) HM

105 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — The Upper Water Battery —

C.S.A. The Upper Water Battery Captain Reuben R. Ross CommanderLocated on this position, this battery mounted one 6 1-2-inch rifled gun and two 32-pounder Carronades. The guns were manned by a detachment of Ross’ Battery of Maury Artillery which . . . — — Map (db m21344) HM

106 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — 2006 — To All Who Served — 1861 - 1865 —

In memory of the Confederate Soldiers of Stewart County, TN 14th Tennessee Infantry Co D, E, F, G 33rd Tennessee Infantry Co G 49th Tennessee Infantry Co H K 50th Tennessee Infantry Co B, D, F, H, I 1st Tenn Heavy Artillery Co B . . . — — Map (db m173002) HM WM

107 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — U.S. Gunboat Carondelet — February 14 1862 —

The onshore Columbiad fired projectiles that tore all the way through the gunboat, showering sailors with splinters. When Carondelet's acting starboard bow gunner, John Hall, saw shots coming, he crouched down and called out "Down!" His men then . . . — — Map (db m103189) HM

108 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — U.S. Gunboat Louisville — February 14 1862 —

A solid shot from the 10-inch Confederate Columbiad onshore crashed through the Louisville's bow porthole. That one ball killed three men. Blood and brains splattered Commander Benjamin Dove, the Louisville's captain. Dove calmly wiped . . . — — Map (db m103193) HM

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109 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — U.S. Gunboat Pittsburgh — February 14 1862 —

"Still approaching with caution nearer and nearer to the fort, we continued firing shell, reducing the 15 second to the 5-second fuse until within 450 yards of the fort, up to which time, 4:15 p.m., we had expended 111 rounds... throwing 105 shells . . . — — Map (db m103190) HM

110 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — U.S. Gunboat St. Louis — February 14 1862 —

"...and after a severe fight of an hour and a half, being in the latter part of the action less than 400 yards from the fort...the St. Louis alone received 59 shots, 4 between wind and water and one in the pilot-house, mortally wounding the pilot . . . — — Map (db m103194) HM

111 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — U.S.A. Headquarters of Brigadier General U.S. Grant —

U.S.A. Headquarters of Brigadier General U.S. Grant — — Map (db m166388) HM WM

112 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — U.S.A. Naval Forces, Western Division — Commodore Andrew H. Foote, U.S. Navy —

U.S.S. St. Louis, Flagship, Lieutenant Leonard Paulding U.S.S. Louisville, Commander Benjamin M. Dove U.S.S. Pittsburgh, Lieutenant Egbert Thompson U.S.S. Carondelet, Commander Henry Walke U.S.S. Conestoga, Lieutenant S. Ledyard Phelps . . . — — Map (db m103402) HM

113 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — Union Camp —

The weather was bitterly cold and, as the soldiers of General Smith's division lay tentless and fireless along this ridgeline the night of February 15, 1862, an icy wind made sleep impossible. They occupied trenches that only that morning formed the . . . — — Map (db m38406) HM

114 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — Wharton's Brigade — Pillow's Division —

C.S.A. Brigadier General Gideon J. Pillow's Division Colonel Gabriel C. Wharton's Brigade51st Virginia, Lieut. Colonel James W. Massie 56th Virginia, Captain George W. Davis Arrived at Fort Donelson on February 7 and 8, 1862. First assigned to . . . — — Map (db m38590) HM

115 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — With Admirable Precision —

This is the smallest of the two river batteries built by Confederates in 1861 to protect the Cumberland River, a strategic transportation and supply route to Clarksville and Nashville. Semicircular in design and set some 30 feet above the river, the . . . — — Map (db m38251) HM

116 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Dover — 3C 34 — Withdrawal From Donelson — Feb. 16, 1862 —

About 300 yds. upstream was a ford over which this road formerly crossed. Here, following a council of war in which he had refused to consent to the Confederate surrender, Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his regiment unopposed out of the position. . . . — — Map (db m81252) HM

117 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Model — 3C 35 — Fort Henry — Feb. 6, 1862 —

About 4 mi. N., this was one of two forts erected to deny Tennessee River to the Federals. Ft. Heiman faced it from the Kentucky side. It was surrendered following naval bombardment, to Flag Officer A.H. Foote, USN, by Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, . . . — — Map (db m82953) HM

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118 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Model — 3C31 — Great Western Furnace —

Built in 1854 by Brian, Newell & Co., this steam cold-blast charcoal furnace was built of limestone from the surrounding hills. Brown iron-ore came from shallow deposits about two miles north. Pig-iron was shipped by river or hauled to rolling mills . . . — — Map (db m39681) HM

119 ► Tennessee, Stewart County, Model — 3C 61 — Site of Fort Henry — February 6, 1862 —

This site of the first Union attack on river routes in the West lies below Kentucky Lake. Only the easternmost rifle pits remain above water. Because of the high water in the fort, only Capt. Taylor's Co. B. First Regt. Tenn. Art., stayed to slow . . . — — Map (db m21282) HM

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