It was captured again by Union forces, and the fort was commanded for the remainder of the war by Colonel Sander D. Bruce, for whom it was renamed. Admission is free. Built by the Confederates to control the Cumberland River, the fort was captured in February 1862 by the Union Army under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant. The victory secured Union control of the Cumberland River and caused the evacuation o Clarksville, Nashville and most of Middle Tennessee. Tour begins at the visitor center, which includes a museum.
Admission is free.
The house is the only original surrender structure remaining from the Civil War. Open June-Sept., daily. Admission is free. Authentically furnished houses and barns, along with demonstrations of daily chores, bring to life a typical Civil War soldier's boyhood. In the Civil War, the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers were a gateway to Nashville and the all-important railroads that fed the Confederacy its troops and supplies.