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Daniel Smith Donelson (June 23, 1801 – April 17, 1863) was a Tennessee planter, politician, and soldier. The historic Fort Donelson was named for him when he was serving as a Brigadier in the Tennessee militia, early in the American Civil War.
Daniel Smith Donelson (23 juin 1801 - 17 avril 1863) est un politicien du Tennessee, et neveu du président Andrew Jackson.
Daniel Smith Donelson (June 23, 1801 – April 17, 1863) was a Tennessee politician and soldier. The historic river port of Fort Donelson was named for him as a Brigadier in the Tennessee militia, early in the American Civil War,…
On April 12, 1861, Confederate batteries bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Major Robert Anderson, who had graduated with Daniel Donelson from the U.S. Military Academy back in 1825, commanded the small Federal garrison there and endured the indignity of lowering the Stars and Stripes.
In January 1863, Donelson was given command of the Department of East Tennessee. He remained in command of the department until his death on April 17 1863 near Knoxville at Montvale Springs, TN. Five days later, authorities in Richmond, unaware of his death, promoted him to major general.
26 sept. 2023 · Daniel Smith Donelson: Soldier, Politician, Tennessean. Hardcover – September 26, 2023. Daniel Smith Donelson was the grandson of two of early Middle Tennessee’s most famous founders—John Donelson and Daniel Smith—and nephew of Tennessee’s perhaps most famous soldier statesman, Andrew Jackson.
Daniel Smith Donelson was the grandson of two of early Middle Tennessee’s most famous founders—John Donelson and Daniel Smith—and nephew of Tennessee’s perhaps most famous soldier statesman, Andrew Jackson.
