Department of Environment & Conservation
Robert Martineau, Commissioner

Tennessee Historical Commission

Invasion By River

1 Tennessee River Museum – 507 Main St., Savannah, TN. 731-925-2364 or 1-800-552-3866. The Tennessee River was the invasion route for the Union armies in the West .Exhibits at the museum include: "The War on the River" which begins with a one-half scale model of the bow of the USS Cairo. The exhibit also contains many artifacts from this ill-fated ironclad and other gunboats. The "Army" exhibit features a collection of Shiloh field artillery, firearms and personal items. The "Johnsonville" exhibit features the story and equipage of Forrest’s cavalrymen. Open daily. Admission is charged.

2 Shiloh National Military Park – 1055 Pittsburg Landing Rd., Shiloh, 38376, 731-689-5275. Shiloh was one of the Civil War’s major battles, where Union and Confederate casualties totaled 23,746. General Albert Sidney Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi, marching north from Corinth, attacked and partially overran Grant’s Federal Army of the Tennessee at this site. Shiloh was the first large-scale battle of the Civil War. Open daily. Admission is charged. Related Links: Shiloh National Military Park - National Park Service; Battle of Shiloh - Summary- NPS

3 Clarksville/Montgomery County Museum – 200 Second St., Clarksville, 931-648-5780. County history exhibits are featured, including Civil War diaries, photos, weapons, flags, currency and a USCT regimental roll. Open Tues.-Sun. Admission is charged. Fort Defiance/Fort Bruce – P.O. Box 383, Clarksville, 37041-0383, Comer of A Street and Pine Street, 931-648-5780. After the fall of Fort Donelson, Fort Defiance was burned and abandoned prior to the capture of Clarksville. The recapture of the city by Confederate soldiers and local citizens in August 1862 renewed interest in the fort. It was captured again by Union forces, and the fort was commanded for the remainder of the war by Colonel Sander D. Bruce, for whom it was renamed. Open daily. Admission is free. Related Links: Fort Donelson National Battlefield - National Park Service ; Fort Donelson Battle Summary - NPS

4 Fort Donelson National Battlefield – P.O. Box 434, 174 National Cemetery Drive, Dover, 37058. 931-232-    5706. Built by the Confederates to control the Cumberland River, the fort was captured in February 1862 by the Union Army under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant. The victory secured Union control of the Cumberland River and caused the evacuation o Clarksville, Nashville and most of Middle Tennessee. The earthen fort, river batteries, outer earthwork, Dover Hotel and National Cemetery are accessible by a 6-mile self-guided auto tour. Tour begins at the visitor center, which includes a museum. Open daily. Admission is free. The Dover Hotel – P.O. Box 434, Dover, TN, 37058. 931-232-5706 - was the scene of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner’s surrender to General Grant. The house is the only original surrender structure remaining from the Civil War. Open June-Sept., daily. Admission is free. Related Links: Fort Donelson National Battlefield - National Park Service ; Fort Donelson Battle Summary - NPS

5 Homeplace 1850 – Mailing address: Land Between the Lakes, 100 Van Morgan Dr., Golden Pond, KY 42211-9001. Physical location: 13 miles north of Dover, TN, on the Trace in Land Between the Lakes, 931-924-2054. Homeplace 1850 is a living history, open-air museum that re-creates life on a mid-19th century Tennessee farm. Authentically furnished houses and barns, along with demonstrations of daily chores, bring to life a typical Civil War soldier’s boyhood. In the Civil War, the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers were a gateway to Nashville and the all-important railroads that fed the Confederacy its troops and supplies. Homeplace 1850 considers the impact the war had on the yeoman farmers of Tennessee. Open to Public: Mar: Wed-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm; Apr-Oct: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm; Nov: Wed-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

6 Tennessee State Capitol – 6th and Charlotte. Tennessee State Museum – 5th and Deaderick Streets, Nashville, 37243-1120, 615-741-2692. The Capitol was completed in 1859. Nashville became an occupied city in 1862 and remained so for the rest of the war. Named Fort Johnson for Tennessee’s military governor, the fortifications around the capitol consisted of anearthwork connected by a stockade with loopholes. The State Museum includes a large Civil War section with descriptions and artifacts from each major battle in Tennessee, audio-visual presentations, firearms, uniforms, paintings and photographs of soldiers and a large collection of battle flags. State Capitol is open to visitors Mon.-Fri.; State Museum is open Tues.-Sun. Admission to both sites is free.