General Grant to attend ‘The Grande Reunion’ of Union and Confederate Descendants of Engagements In and Around Fort Donelson,1862-65

General Grant is pleased to announce that he will attend “The Grande Reunion” at Fort Donelson the weekend of October 7th-9th, 2016.  This event will recognize and honor the soldiers of both armies that met and struggled at Fort Donelson during the War.

A school day will be held on Friday.  Registration of participating attendee’s will be that day as well.  At 7:00 o’clock p. m. that evening a reception to meet and talk with descendants of the armies will be held at the Stewart County Visitor’s Center (117 Visitor’s Center Drive, Dover, TN).

Saturday will see: tours, an olde time barb-be-que, a panel discussion (at 1:15 p. m.), a Confederate Memorial service (at 4:30 p. m.), and a Civil War Cotillion soiree                        at (7:00 p. m.).

Sunday will see: a Union Memorial service (at 9:30 a. m.),  A Fort Donelson National Cemetery tour (at 10:00 a. m.), and a period worship service (at 11:00 a.m.).

Please contact: John Walsh (of Fort Donelson Relics) at: fortdonelson@Hotmail.com for specific information.  One may also call the Park directly on a hand-held Signal Corps device, at their Signal Corp ID # of: 931-232-5700.

The General encourages all, who may be able, to attend this wonderful event to look back and Remember!  Respect!  Revere!  the soldiers of both armies at the battle of Fort Donelson.

General Grant requests all to visit and ‘like’ the pages of Fort Donelson National Battlefield and the Friends of Fort Donelson.

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