Dover in Stewart County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Stankiewicz's Battery

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

1. Stankiewicz's Battery Marker

Inscription. In February 1862 Capt. Peter K. Stankiewicz commanded a battery of one 8-inch howitzer and two 9-pounder iron guns at this location. This battery helped defend against Union Gen. C.F. Smith's attack on Confederate Gen. Simon Buckner's position about ½-mile in front of you on February 15. The cannon here is an original iron gun mounted on a reproduction carriage.

Artillery was essential for both Confederate and Union armies, supporting infantry and cavalry by terrorizing and demoralizing enemy troops. Confederates placed artillery in Fort Donelson and around the town of Dover in an attempt to control the Cumberland River and prevent a Federal invasion of Tennessee.

Photographs of Confederate artillery are rare, and none of Stankiewicz's Battery is known to exist. This one of the Palmetto Battery was taken near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1863.

Erected by Fort Donelson National Battlefield - National Park Service - Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1862.

Location. 36° 29.58′ N, 87° 51.451′ W. Marker

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is in Dover, Tennessee, in Stewart County. It is on Fort Donelson Park Road, on the left when traveling east. Located at tour stop three, the log huts, on the driving tour of Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover TN 37058, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Life at Fort Donelson (within shouting distance of this marker); Columbiad vs. Carondelet (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gun Positions (about 700 feet away); Control the Rivers and Railroads (about 800 feet away); Exchanging Iron Valentines (about 800 feet away); Powder Magazine (about 800 feet away);

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

2. Stankiewicz's Battery Marker

Foote's Gunboat Flotilla (about 800 feet away); Killed By a Loose Bolt (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Quarters for the Troops (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Fort Donelson. National Park Service site. (Submitted on November 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

8-inch Siege Howitzer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

3. 8-inch Siege Howitzer

This Model 1840 siege howitzer was cast in 1846 by West Point Foundry. It was assigned registry number 7.

Siege Artillery Piece near the Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, February 21, 2021

4. Siege Artillery Piece near the Marker.

Fort Donelson Earthworks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, February 21, 2021

5. Fort Donelson Earthworks

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,123 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia.