Minnesota Monument Dedicated on Shy's Hill
Sunday, November 16, 2014 MINNESOTA MONUMENT DEDICATED ON SHY’S HILL On Sunday, November 16, 2014, in a drizzling rain reminiscent of December 16, 1864, a granite monument was dedicated on the northeastern slope of Shy’s Hill in memory of the 97 Minnesota troops who died in a bloody but successful uphill charge there 150 years […]
Civil War Experts Discuss John Bell Hood's Tennessee Campaign
November 14, 2014 PANEL OF CIVIL WAR EXPERTS DISCUSS JOHN BELL HOOD’S TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN As part of the Battle of Nashville Sesquicentennial events, the Tennessee Sesquicentennial Commission hosted a panel discussion with three of the most distinguished authors and historians in the field – James Lee McDonough, Wiley Sword, and Christopher Losson. Above: Speakers James […]
Ed Bearss Comes to Nashville
December 16, 2014 Remembering 150 Years: Ed Bearss Comes To Nashville On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society and Travellers Rest hosted speaker Ed Bearss on the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Nashville. On this same day in 1864, the United States army decisively defeated the Confederate army in the […]
USCT Honored in Special Ceremony
Monday, December 15, 2014 USCT Honored In Special Ceremony A ceremony commemorating the African American soldiers who fought in the Battle of Nashville was held at the Nashville Natlional Cemetery located at 1420 Gallatin Pike S in Madison on Monday, December 15, 2014. For details, see the poster at left (click to enlarge). Some 12,769 […]
BONT Hosts Annual Memorial Wreath Ceremony
Monday, December 16, 2014 Shy’s Hill Annual Memorial Wreath Ceremony and Tolling of Bells Hosted by The Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, the annual Memorial Wreath began at 3:30 p.m. with a recounting of the battle by Jim Kay, and the placing of the wreath by descendants of the Union and Confederate soldiers at the […]
See ruins of the original Battle of Nashville Monument
2016 See The Ruins of the Original Battle of Nashville Monument: A Photo Gallery The original location of the Battle of Nashville Monument is on a rise on Franklin Pike, near the intersection of Franklin Road and Woodmont Blvd, and close to the I-440 southbound exit ramp from I-65 South. It marks the right end […]
Brentwood resident locates site of Civil War fort
March, 2017 BRENTWOOD RESIDENT LOCATES SITE OF FORT The combination of historical inquisitiveness by Nashvillian Rob Field, the use of Google satellite imagery, and a rare map posted on the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society’s website, has resulted in an interesting new find – an aerial view of the remains of the long-vanished Fort Brentwood. […]
Marker shows position of Union troops before attack on Shy's Hill
December 5, 2018 SHY'S HILL CATEGORY MONUMENTS CATEGORY NEW HISTORICAL MARKER SHOWS POSITION OF FEDERAL TROOPS JUST BEFORE ATTACK ON SHY’S HILL On December 5, 2018, the Metro Historical Commission erected a historical marker near the corner of Compton Trace and Harding Place, showing the area where Gen. John McArthur began the Federal assault on […]
Did Howard Pyle get the battle at Shy's Hill wrong?
December, 2020 DID HOWARD PYLE GET IT WRONG? AND WHERE ARE HIS PHOTOS? BONT board member and Civil War blogger John Banks has made some interesting discoveries about the famous Howard Pyle painting of the battle at Shy’s Hill on December 16, 1864. Though the painting remains the best depiction of the charge at Shy’s […]
Flag ceremony honors those who built Fort Negley
NEGLEY CATEGORY USCT CATEGORY? November 2. 2018 FLAG CEREMONY HONORS THOSE WHO BUILT FORT NEGLEY December 7, 2018 marks the 156th anniversary of the construction of Fort Negley. In honor of the occasion, on November 2, 2018, Ms. Tina Cahalan Jones from the Slaves To Soldiers Project spoke along with TSU Professor Dr. Learotha Williams […]