In fairness to the author, he does describe the burning of Dover on page 143 and quotes a soldier as stating "about two thirds of the town were burnt". He goes on to say that if the courthouse was burned, then it was the old log courthouse and not the current brick one. I believe his biggest error here is stating that Woodward attacked Ft. Donelson, when he actually attacked the Federal garrison at Dover. That would explain why they burned these buildings ostensibly to clear a path for artillery. I think it is just as likely the yankees burned Dover to punish the locals for aiding their own soldiers. One side note is an observation passed down from my gg-grandmother who lived outside of Dover. She said that she took her shotgun and hid behind a log as the yankees marched down the road towards town shooting every animal in sight, including dogs, chickens and livestock.

And Greg Miller is indeed an ardent researcher and probably one of the most knowledgeable people regarding Stewart County in the WBTS. My two cents.

Joe