Can someone site the source for the 51st Virginia's arrival at Fort Donelson? Below is the transcription from a plaque at Fort Donelson National Park. Can I assume that the entire 51st Regiment was at Fort Donelson at this time or would some arrive later from Clarksville, Tennessee where Gen. Floyd was sending and receiving dispatches? Thank you for any clarification, Ron

C.S.A.
Brigadier General
Gideon J. Pillow's Division
Colonel Gabriel C. Wharton's Brigade
51st Virginia, Lieut. Colonel James W. Massie
56th Virginia, Captain George W. Davis

Arrived at Fort Donelson on February 7 and 8, 1862. First assigned to General Buckner's Division, the brigade, on February 12, moved to this position in support of the Confederate left wing under General Pillow. During the evening and following night, the brigade engaged in trench construction.

On February 15, at 4 a.m. the brigade withdrew from the trenches and formed, by General Pillow's orders, in support of Baldwin's Brigade for an attack against the extreme right of the Federal line