Gun Positions: Fort Donelson National Battlefield

The four mounds in this section of the water batteries are some of the first structures built to defend the river.  The Confederates mounted three 32-pounder cannon here but moved them before the gunboat attack.  From this position they could not be effective against ironclads.

SOURCE: Interpretive Marker at Tour Stop 4, Fort Donelson National Battlefield (pictured at right).