Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§428b Duties of Commission
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 428b
Summary
The commission must, under the Secretary of the Interior, inspect the Fort Donelson battlefield in Tennessee, study troop locations and movements, and mark and preserve the site for historical and military study.
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Title 16, §428b
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It shall be the duty of the commission, acting under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to inspect the battlefield of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, and to carefully study the available records and historical data with respect to the location and movement of all troops which engaged in the Battle of Fort Donelson, and the important events connected therewith, with a view of preserving and marking such field for historical and professional military study.
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Transfer of Functions
Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 428 of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 428b
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102