Fort Donelson National Cemetery

In July 1862, Congress passed legislation giving the President of the United States the authority to purchase land for the establishment of cemeteries "for the soldiers who shall die in the service of their country." This legislation effectively began the National Cemetery system.

In 1867, Fort Donelson National Cemetery was established as the final resting place of Union soldiers killed at Fort Donelson. In 1933 responsibility of the cemetery was transferred from the War Department to the National Park Service.

P.O. Box 434
Dover, TN 37058-0434
(931)232-5348 - Headquarters
(931)232-5349 - Headquarters
(931)232-5706 - Visitor Information

By Plane
Nashville, Tennessee is the nearest city served by a commercial airport.

By Car
The cemetery is located off Highway 79 in rural Dover, Tennessee, approximately ninty miles west of Nashville and/or thirty miles west of Clarksville, TN. To visit the cemetery: U.S. Highway 79 passes through Dover, TN. From East: I-40, I-24, U.S.79; From North: I-65, I-24, U.S.79; From Northwest: I-24, Trace, U.S. 79; From South: I-65, I-24,U.S.79; From West: I-40, 45-E, U.S. 79.

Summers are hot and humid with an average high of 86 degrees. Winter temperatures are variable, averaging a low of 33 degrees, but may drop well below freezing with occasional snow/ice.

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