Fort Donelson River Batteries

Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Tour Stop 4 (River Batteries) Page2

C.S.A.
The Upper Water Battery
Captain Reuben R. Ross
Commander

Located In This Position, This Battery Mounted One 6 1/2-Inch Rifled Gun And Two 32-Pounder Carronades. The Guns Were Manned By A Detachment Of Ross' Battery Of Maury Artillery Which Arrived At Dover On February 11, 1862. First Assigned By General Pillow To The Left Of The Line Of Trenches. The Battery Responded To A Call For Volunteers, And Captain Ross' Command Took Charge Of These Guns And The Columbiad In The Lower Water Battery.

From information tablet at the Upper Battery


(3-95 VHS) Upper Battery		(10-08) Enlarge Upper Battery Courtesy of Richard Edling


(2007) Upper Battery Enlarge Courtesy of Chris Shelton, Indianapolis, IN		(2007) Upper Battery Enlarge Courtesy of Chris Shelton, Indianapolis, IN


(2007) Upper Battery magazine Courtesy of Chris Shelton, Indianapolis, IN		(3-95 VHS) Upper Battery, northwest view


(3-95) Remains of the Upper Battery powder magazine