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Daniel Smith Donelson, (* 23. Juni 1801 [1] im Sumner County, Tennessee; † 17. April 1863 in Montvale Springs, Tennessee) war ein konföderierter General im Sezessionskrieg . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Siehe auch. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Anmerkungen. Leben. Donelson wurde 1801 als einer von drei Söhnen von Samuel und Mary Donelson geboren.
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.
Civil War Confederate Major General. A graduate of the US Military Academy in 1825, he was Brigadier General of the Tennessee Militia, 1829 to 1834. From 1841 to 1843 and 1855 to 1861, he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. When Tennessee seceded from the Union in May 1861, he was commissioned...
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, in which he went on to serve as a Confederate general, notably at Perryville and.
Notes: Daniel Smith Donelson, nephew of President Andrew Jackson, was one of three sons born to Samuel and Mary Donelson of Sumner County, Tennessee (one of his brothers was Andrew Jackson Donelson). A graduate of West Point (1825), he had a distinguished military career before serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1841 until ...
Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799–1871) was born into privilege. One of his grandfathers, John Donelson, cofounded Nashville; the other, Daniel Smith, was territorial secretary of the Southwest Territory and U.S. senator. Despite his family’s prominence, Donelson’s early childhood was filled with challenges. His father, Samuel Donelson, died in 1804.
On the morning of April 11, 1862, only hours after Brigadier General Daniel S. Donelson received General Robert E. Lee’s orders, his men marched out of their camps at Pocotaligo, South Carolina. From the railhead at Grahamsville, Donelson’s brigade traveled through Charleston and Augusta, Georgia, to arrive in Atlanta on April 14.
