Reconstructed Log Hut Fort Donelson

This recontruction of a log hut represents the approximately 400 huts that Confederate Soldiers lived in while stationed in Fort Donelson during the American Civil War. When winter came, these crude huts with their canvas roofs made from tents and their fireplaces made from stone, stick and mud, saved many Confederates from freezing to death.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Koos Winkelman