Log cabin that was used as a Federal Hospital and military headquarters during the Civil War
Description
Chimney and outdoor fireplace side of a log cabin that was the Federal Hospital during battle of Fort Donelson near Dover, Tennessee and Fort Donelson, and then occupied by General Lee as his headquarters after the battle. After his military career, Lew Wallace became an author.
No date; likely 1940
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Handwritten on back, "Federal Hospital during battle of Fort Donelson. Occupied by General Lew Wallace after battle as his headquarters."