Dover News

The Battle of Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River near Dover, Tenn., marks the first major Union battlefield victory of the Civil War, 150 years ago this week in 1862.

The Battle of Fort Donelson took place near Dover, Tennessee 150 years ago. The battle lasted six days and ended in surrender to Union forces.

DOVER, Tenn- Bald Eagles are a national symbol and still a protected bird, but that doesn't seem to stop some Tennessee hunters from gunning them down.

February brings attention to a myriad of Civil War Sesquicentennial observances in Stewart County.

Fort Donelson Visitor Center will host Murray State University Professor William H. Mulligan for a lecture and discussion on African American troops in Western Kentucky during the Civil War.

CHRONICLE/GREG WILLIAMSON A marker at the end of a trail describes location and battle of Fort Henry, which is now under water after Land Between the Lakes was created.

DOVER, Tenn. - The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area offered the public access to the eastern side of the US 68/KY 80 Eggner's Ferry Bridge Saturday as salvage operations began.

DOVER, Tenn. - February 1862 was a time of fire and ice in a small Tennessee town on the Cumberland River near the Kentucky border.

Fred Brown/Special to the News Sentinel A gun position overlooks the Cumberland River at Fort Donelson National Battlefield near Dover, Tenn.

While driving home the other night, I passed by a house that looked empty, but there was a light on inside.

On February 6, 1862, at around 11 a.m., Ulysses Grant's campaign against Forts Henry and Donelson would commence in full force.

The filing deadline for the Dover municipal election has passed and only two candidates are on the ballot for the March 6 election.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for the town of Dover are partnering with the Humane Society of Dover-Stewart County to save money for taxpayer, as well as rescue dogs that can be adopted as pets.

The Clarksville Montgomery County Civil War Sesquicentennial, or CW150, Commission is preparing for the 150th anniversary of the "Surrender of Clarksville." To commemorate the historic event, the commission will host a ceremony at 2 p.m. Feb.