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In February 1862, Capt. Peter K. Stankiewicz commanded a battery at this location consisting of one 8-inch howitzer and two 9-pounder iron guns. It helped defend against Union Gen. C.F. Smith's attack on Confederate Gen. Simon Buckner's position about 1/2-mile in front of this location on February 15. Artillery was essential for both Confederate and Union armies, supporting infantry and cavalry by terrorizing and demoralizing enemy troops. Confederates placed artillery in Fort Donelson and around the town of Dover in an attempt to control the Cumberland River and prevent a Federal invasion of Tennessee. Photographs of Confederate artillery are rare, and no photograph of Stankiewicz's Battery is known to exist.
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Dover, Tennessee · United States
