Battle of Dover (1863)
Battle of Dover | |||||||
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Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | Confederate States of America | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abner C. Harding | Joseph Wheeler | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
5th Iowa Cavalry | Second Corps, Army of Tennessee | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
800 | 2,500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
126 | 670 |
The Battle of Dover, also known as the Second Battle of Fort Donelson, was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on February 3, 1863, in Stewart County, Tennessee.[1]
Background
"In late January 1863,
Battle
"The Confederates set out for Dover and began an attack between 1 and 2 p.m., on February 3. The 800-man garrison, under the command of Colonel Abner C. Harding, was in and about the town of Dover where they had chosen camps that commanded the area and had dug rifle pits and battery emplacements. The Confederates mounted a determined attack using artillery fire with great skill, but were repulsed with heavy losses. By dusk, both sides were mostly without ammunition. The Confederates surveyed the Union defenses and decided that the enemy was too well placed to allow capture."[1]
Aftermath
"Wheeler's force retired. The Federals sent out a pursuit but to no avail. The Confederates had failed to disrupt shipping on the Cumberland River and capture the garrison at Dover. This Confederate failure left the Union in control in
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Battle Detail – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-09.