Fort Donelson is not in Illinois but is Located in Dover, TN http://www.nps.gov/fodo/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dolluver01@aol.com> To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 5:05 PM Subject: [ILSALINE-L] FORT DONELSON > Could anyone tell me where Fort Donelson was located between Marion, IL and > Harrisburg. According to the Journal of IL. State Historical Society, April > 1934, Vol. 17, #1, The owner of the carding mill in Marion was "bribed" > with 10 free acres to move his mill from Marion to Harrisburg and as his > family traveled from Marion to Harrisburg, they traveled during the battle at > Fort Donelson hearing the guns. > Thanks, > Linda Holmes White > Dolluver01@aol.com > >