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Shy’s Hill Art Work: An Interview With Col. Howard Massey

One of the well-known artistic renderings of the battle at Shy’s Hill was painted by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Howard Massey, a native of Columbia, Tennessee. Col. Massey was a highly-decorated career Army officer and later Major General in the Tennessee State Guard. Among his many military decorations was the Soldier’s Medal, the U.S. Army’s highest decoration for heroism not under direct fire, for rescuing a downed pilot in Vietnam.

After retirement, he turned his attention full time to his passion for watercolor scenes of Tennessee, focusing his talents primarily on Tennessee wildlife and the Civil War. His work became instantly well known. Among the many honors he achieved as an artist included his selection as the Ducks Unlimited Artist-of-the-Year in 1988.

His paintings hang in many private collections, including the Mutual of Omaha Museum in Omaha, NE. Col. Massey died in 2009 but his highly-regarded art lives on in his signed and numbered prints. His Battle of Nashville print, “Attack On Shy’s Hill,” is pictured above.