Battle of Dover | |||||||
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Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | Confederate States of America | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abner C. Harding | Joseph Wheeler | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
83rd Illinois Infantry 5th Iowa Cavalry | Second Corps, Army of Tennessee | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
800 | 2,500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
126 | 670 |
The Battle of Dover, also known as the Second Battle of Fort Donelson, was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on February 3, 1863, in Stewart County, Tennessee.[1]