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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 .
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.
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.
30. Apr. 2022 · Daniel Smith Donelson (June 23, 1801 – April 17, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. One of the three sons of Samuel and Mary Donelson, Daniel Smith Donelson was born in Sumner County, Tennessee.
- Tennessee
- Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
- Margaret Donelson
- June 23, 1801
Daniel Smith Donelson. 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.
On April 12, 1861, Confederate batteries bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Major Robert Anderson, who had graduated with Daniel Donelson from the U.S. Military Academy back in 1825, commanded the small Federal garrison there and endured the indignity of lowering the Stars and Stripes.
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.
