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Date Unclear, Please Revise BONPS RELIC EXPERTS SCAN GLEN LEVEN GROUNDS The Battle of Nashville Preservation Society (now, Battle of Nashville Trust) was asked to

KELLEY'S BATTERY CATEGORY July 7, 2001 The article below was published by the American Battlefield Trust on July 7, 2001, and also tells the background

June 17, 2004 “General George Thomas, The Sledge of Nashville,” by Historian Brian S. Wills BONPS Program Director Mac Mellor, left, and speaker Brian Steel

April 15, 2006: Milestone Event: The Burning of the Shy’s Hill Mortgage Above: Watching the note burn are, left to right, Wes Shofner, Jim Kay,

Photos From The 2007 Completion of the Ft. Negley Visitors Center Adding historic realism to the Fort Negley Visitors Center opening ceremonies Dec. 15, 2007

Date Unclear, Need Update BONPS, Nashville Metropolitan Historical Commission, and the Tennessee Historical Society Receive State Honor for Preserving Shy’s Hill Above: Accepting the House

DATE UNCLEAR PLEASE UPDATE Shy’s Hill Art Work: An Interview With Col. Howard Massey One of the well-known artistic renderings of the battle at Shy’s

HISTORICAL MARKERS CATEGORY BONT CATEGORY  February, 2008 “BATTLE OF THE BARRICADE” HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATED On Feb. 28, 2008, a new Battle of Nashville historical marker

HISTORICAL MARKERS CATEGORYBONT CATEGORY October, 2008 HISTORICAL MARKER FOR STONE WALLS DEDICATED ON GRANNY WHITE Representing the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society at the dedication

SHY'S HILL CATEGORY Reflections of former BONT president Philip Duer as he placed the memorial wreath at Shy’s Hill in 2011: December 16th, 2011 As

December 2011: Sesquicentennial Commemoration Begins THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE DECEMBER 15 – 16, 1864 In the Sesquicentennial year, The Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, Inc.

December 16, 2012 A MOVING TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT In an extremely rare occurrence, the 148th anniversary of the Battle of Nashville fell on

Local Historian Describes Battlefield’s History The link below contains a talk by Ridley Wills, II, a Nashville historian who has authored numerous books on local

December 15, 2013 WREATH EVENT HONORS 149th ANNIVERSARY The 149th anniversary of the Battle of Nashville was commemorated on Sunday, December 15, 2013, by the

Nashville Scene Blogger Discovers the Battlefield “Lipscomb’s Civil War Tour Suggests Something for Nashville’s Future” Posted By Betsy Phillips on Wed, Oct 22, 2014 NOTE:

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

February 2014 Shy’s Hill Trail Rebuilt for Sesquicentennial In February, 2014, BONT Board member Parke Brown and his professional landscaping crew from The Parke Company,

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

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

December 13, 2014 SCENES FROM REDOUBT NO. 1 Redoubt No. 1, located on Benham Avenue, was the last of the Confederate Army’s five earthen forts

December 13, 2014 SCENES FROM SHY’S HILL The steep, slippery hill in which the Union forces swept the Confederate left flank from the field of

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

December 16, 2017 SHY’S HILL RECEIVES VISIT FROM ITS NAMESAKE’S DESCENDANTS At the 153rd anniversary of the battle on Dec. 16, 2017, one of Col.

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