The Battle of Nashville Trust’s never-ending battle to hold back the encroachment of everything from development to foliage at its significant preserved site at Confederate Redoubt No. 1 has received substantial support from Americana Corner, a major preservation resource dedicated to saving America’s significant Founding Era historic sites.
“The Battle of Nashville Trust (BONT) is proud to announce that we’ve been selected as a 2026 @AmericanaCorner Preserving America Grant recipient! Said Bobby Whitson, President of BONT. He noted that the Americana Corner program “was established to assist nonprofit organizations like us in the telling of the incredible story of America from its founding era through its first century as a nation. We and Nashville are honored to use these funds to continue the preservation of history for posterity.”
The Grant funds will support BONT’s efforts to keep the hallowed grounds of the Redoubt free of, among other things, invasive woody growth that has threatened to obscure what is known as the North viewshed. With the help of these funds, trees and other foliage have now been removed, opening the view North from the elevated earthworks so that the winter vista is now more like it was on December 15, 1864, enabling a clear line of sight from the northern edge of the works all the way to the cityscape of Nashville four miles in the distance.
This significant grant is the second which Americana Corner has awarded to the Battle of Nashville Trust, the first also coming at a key time to help fund the clearing of BONT’s acquisition of more than an acre of Shy’s Hill in late 2025.
“It’s difficult to express our appreciation to Americana Corner and its founder, Tom Hand, not only for their assistance with our preservation efforts at the Trust, but also for the multiple other projects which support the preservation of uncountable other projects across the country,” Whitson said.
In addition to funding efforts by non-profits such as BONT to save sites important to the Founding era, Americana Corner provides free resources, including articles, videos, and maps, aimed at fostering a deeper appreciation for the nation’s history, founders, and founding documents. For more details about Americana Corner and its important work to save American history and its historic sites, see www.americanacorner.com, #preservingamerica, and learn about its founder, retired businessman, author, historian, and West Point graduate Tom Hand (www.americanacorner.com/tomhand). For more detail about the clearing of the earthworks at Redoubt No. 1, see story below on this News Page.
