February, 2019

CIVIL WAR TIMES ARTICLE DISCUSSES CURRENT STATE OF NASHVILLE BATTLEFIELD

The February, 2019, issue of Civil War Times features an article by author John Banks about the Battle of Nashville battlefield, or rather, its non-existence. Banks, who recently moved to Nashville, is a member of the Battle of Nashville Trust board. The theme of his article, entitled “Battlefield of the Mind,” is that the battlefield essentially no longer exists except in remnants, and in the imagination.

To view the article, click on the following link:
Civil War Times – Feb. 2019 (00157041xAE58A)

Banks is the author of two books about the Civil War as well as a Civil War blog, and is a frequent contributor to various historical publications.

The point made by this article centers around the thought that, in contrast to preserved fields of conflict such as Gettysburg and Chickamauga , the Nashville battlefield and the battle itself are hard to imagine now that the ground has been overtaken by residential and commercial development, or otherwise victimized by neglect.

This reality only serves to emphasize the significance of the important parts of the battle ground saved and maintained by The Battle of Nashville Trust, especially Shy’s Hill and Redoubt No. 1.