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 Shy’s Hill late in the afternoon of December 16, 1864.
Above, Metro Historical marker near area where Federal forces launched their attack on Shy’s Hill. The rise of the Hill, then known as Compton’s Hill, can be seen in the background. For a summary of the battle, click HERE.
