Title	Fort Donelson House Historical Association certificate
Description	Certificate issued to Ernest N. Haston, a long-serving Tennessee Secretary of State, recognizing financial support and making him a member of the Association committed to restoring the Fort Donelson House. An image at the top of the certificate has the crossed United States and Confederate flags with flanking images of the Fort Donelson House. The date coincides with the government establishment of the Fort Donelson military park in 1928.
Historical note	Built between 1851 and 1853, this hotel served many river travelers and stayed in business until the 1930s. This site of the February 16, 1862, surrender of Brig. Gen. Simon B. Buckner to Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant marked the first major victory for Union forces. Thirteen thousand Confederate prisoners left this location bound for Northern prisons. The Association and the National Park Service completed the restoration of the House in the 1970s.
Date	1928 February 28
Place	Dover (Tenn.)
Creator	Fort Donelson House Historical Association
Collection name	Ernest N. Haston Papers
Subjects - LCSH	Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Dover (Tenn.); Hotels; Restoration and conservation
Subjects - TGM	Historic buildings Historic sites Flags Flagpoles Military standards Hotels
Accession number	90-334
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	34613
Digital type	TEXT
Digital format	TIFF
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