Fort Donelson Visitor Center Rehabilitation To Resume This Summer
Rehabilitation work of the Fort Donelson Visitor Center at Fort Donelson National Battlefield will resume this summer.
- By Compiled From NPS Releases - May 29th, 2026
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Long Overdue Fixes Coming To Visitor Center At Fort Donelson National Battlefield
How long have federal buildings been required to provide ADA access, emergency exits, and fire suppression systems? Quite a while, which makes it great to hear the National Park Service finally found the funding to address such projects at Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Tennessee.
Civil War Trust Looks Back on Successful 2011 Campaign and Looks Forward to 2012 Challenges
It was just about a year ago that the Civil War Trust embarked on the first year of the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War. During that year, the Trust was able to save more than 2,000 acres of hallowed ground.
National Park Service Looking For Kids Interested in Becoming Junior Civil War Historians
Kids who visit a handful of Civil War-era units of the National Park System will be able to earn a special Junior Ranger patch, one that recognizes them as Junior Civil War Historians.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield Commemorates the North’s First Major Victory in the Civil War
In February 1862, the Battle of Fort Donelson yielded the North’s first major victory of the war and propelled General Ulysses S. Grant into the national spotlight. Today you can visit Fort Donelson National Battlefield, which celebrated its 23rd anniversary August 9, and see where the Union’s greatest military hero earned the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” Grant.
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