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Log cabin that was used as a Federal Hospital and military headquarters during the Civil War

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Chimney and outdoor fireplace side of a log cabin that was the Federal Hospital during battle of Fort Donelson near Dover, Tennessee and Fort Donelson, and then occupied by General Lee as his headquarters after the battle. After his military career, Lew Wallace became an author.
Date Published
1931
1940
Subjects
Authors, American--Homes and haunts
Military hospitals, American
Log cabins
Battlefields
Armed Forces--Headquarters
Time Periods
1931-1940
Subjects, Geographic
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (Tenn.)
Notes

No date; likely 1940

Handwritten on back, "Federal Hospital during battle of Fort Donelson. Occupied by General Lew Wallace after battle as his headquarters."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 11 x 16 cm
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-161.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Architectural photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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