Daniel Smith Donelson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Confederate Army general
Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1801
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 17-Apr-1863
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Daniel Smith Donelson
- Daniel Smith Donelson (June 23, 1801 – April 17, 1863) was a Tennessee politician and soldier.
- The historic river-port of Fort Donelson was named for him as a Brigadier in the Tennessee militia, early in the American Civil War, in which he went on to serve as a Confederate general, notably at Perryville and Stones River.
- He was the nephew of America's seventh president, Andrew Jackson.
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