[Stonewall Jackson]

They have just about completed their restoration of the shore batteries, I believe they are still lacking one cannon from having them all in place. You cannot go into the upper battery due to some visitors tearing it up a few years ago, but you can walk down to the lower battery and stand right beside its three cannon. As you stand there, your mind's eye can almost see Commodore Foote's fleet of gunboats churning down the Cumberland, heading straight toward you.

If you ever have a day to spend in this part of the country, I recommend a stop at Fort Donelson, which should take two hours at the most, and then a visit to Shiloh, which is about three hours away.

[Badeye]

If you ever have a day to spend in this part of the country, I recommend a stop at Fort Donelson, which should take two hours at the most, and then a visit to Shiloh, which is about three hours away.

Shiloh would be ‘the reason’ for the trip, but if you are there, might as well hit Donelson too.

Just got back from Gettysburg a couple of weeks ago, our second visit. We’ve been to almost every ‘eastern theater’ battlefield, time to take a gander at the western end of the conflict.