In its January 2026 Newsletter (see link below), the Battle of Nashville Trust sets the stage for a full slate of plans, programs, and reflections, including the following:
In a message to members and supporters, BONT President Bobby Whitson outlines several important developments for the coming year, including the Trust’s transition to a nonprofit structure better aligned with its core priorities of fundraising, education, interpretation, and preservation. He also highlights plans for increased community engagement with neighborhoods on the battlefield, partner historic sites, and local schools.
The newsletter features details on the January meeting of the Nashville Civil War Roundtable, marking its 174th meeting and continuing its sixteenth year. The January program will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Belmont Mansion, with an earlier start time of 6:00 p.m. The featured presentation, “Maggie Vaulx and the Great Panic in Nashville,” will be given by Ross Hudgins, drawing on the remarkable Civil War–era diaries of a young Nashvillian who witnessed the city’s crisis in February 1862.
Also included in this issue:
– Howard Mann’s column, “The Battle That Was or Wasn’t: White Oak Creek” – A photographic look at lost Battle of Nashville landscapes, featuring before-and-after photos of Lealand Lane in 1936 and present day – Article of the Month by John Banks, examining a soldier’s letter with a riveting, detailed first-person account of the battles at Redoubt No. 3 and Shy’s Hill – Updates regarding Americana Corner, one of BONT’s principal preservation and education partners – Important membership and dues reminders for the 2026 calendar year