Fort Donelson

On Thursday, May 10th, we took a field trip to historic Fort Donelson in Dover, Tennessee.  The students watched a brief video on the history of the fort and the battle that took place there, toured the museum, toured the grounds, and then toured the historic house where Buckner and Grant met to decide the conditions of the surrender. 

Here are some pictures from our trip.

The view from the cannons on the river.

The students learning about what the cannoneers would've seen coming from the Union Army.

Shelby, Kassandra, and Ashley had a great time!

The students are participating in cannon drills.  Savannah was selected to be the "Powder Monkey".

Learning about the cannons.

 

The park Ranger had a lot of information for the students!