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Dover, Tennessee

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Music in Dover

Songs About Dover

Fort Henry
Peter Kosky
98%
"Fort Henry"
Don’t Go into That Barn
Tom Waits
3%
"Dover down to Covington"

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Dover

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History of Dover

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

1862

The Union capture of Fort Donelson in February 1862 was the first major Union victory of the Civil War and gave Ulysses S. Grant the nickname 'Unconditional Surrender' Grant.

Everything Near Dover

2 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Fort Donelson National Battlefield · 1.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Here, a future president earned the nickname 'Unconditional Surrender' during a pivotal Civil War battle. In 1862, Fort Donelson was a Confederate stronghold guarding the Cumberland River. Ulysses S. Grant, a Union…

  • Fort Donelson National Battlefield · 1.1 mi · Historical Marker

    The Union capture of Fort Donelson in February 1862 was the first major Union victory of the Civil War and gave Ulysses S. Grant the nickname 'Unconditional Surrender' Grant.

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