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The River Batteries
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By Craig Swain, September 4, 2010 | |
| | | 1. The River Batteries Marker | | |
Inscription. C.S.A.
The River Batteries
Captain Joseph Dixon (Killed)
Captain Jacob Culbertson
CommanderThe lower water battery established at this point mounted eight 32-pounder guns and one 10-inch columbiad. Company A, 50th Tennessee, under Captain T.W. Beaumont, manned the four guns on the right, and Company A, 30th Tennessee, under Captain B.G. Bidwell, manned the four guns on the left. A detachment of Captain Reuben R. Ross' battery of Maury artillery under Lieutenant H.S. Bedford operated the columbiad, which was emplaced on the extreme left.
On February 13, 1862, this battery engaged in a duel with the U.S.S. Carondelet. Near the close of the bombardment, which lasted nearly an hour, a projectile struck and disabled the third gun from the left and killed Captain Joseph Dixon, commander of the river batteries. It also disabled for a short time Captain J.P. Shuster, and killed and wounded two or three privates.
Location. 36° 29.683′ N, 87° 51.356′ W. Marker is in Dover, Tennessee, in Stewart County. Marker is on Lock D Loop, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Located at stop 4, the river batteries, on the driving tour of Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Marker is in this post office area: Dover TN 37058, United States of America.
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By Craig Swain, September 4, 2010 | |
| | | 2. The River Batteries Marker | | |
At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gun Positions (a few steps from this marker); Foote's Gunboat Flotilla (a few steps from this marker); Exchanging Iron Valentines (within shouting distance of this marker); Control the Rivers and Railroads (within shouting distance of this marker); Reconstructed Powder Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker); Powder Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker); The Upper Water Battery (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); With Admirable Precision (about 300 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Dover.
Also see . . . Fort Donelson. National Park Service site. (Submitted on November 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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By Craig Swain, September 4, 2010 | |
| | | 3. The Lower River Battery | | Situated on the downstream side of the fort complex. In this view to the left is a Confederate 10-inch Columbiad. In center and right are 32-pdr guns. The 32-pdrs on display are a mix of Army seacoast guns and Navy guns. | | |
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By Craig Swain, September 4, 2010 | |
| | | 4. 10-inch Columbiad | | Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond cast this 10-inch Columbiad in 1863. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on November 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 377 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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