Battle of Nashville & Beyond

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Fort Negley Vistor Center

Fort Negley Vistor Center Virtual Tour 

Revised: 29AUG16

1100 Fort Negley Blvd, Nashville, TN 37203

 

American Civil War Fort in Nashville, Tennessee. Restored in 2004, Fort Negley Park provides a great view of downtown Nashville and has an impressive visitor center (Tue-Sat). 5 minutes from downtown.

The Fort Negley Visitor Center in Nashville, Tennessee. An expanded tour of the fort is embedded in the last tour node.

Revised: 29AUG16

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Address: 1100 Fort Negley Blvd, Nashville, TN 37203

Built: 1862

Area: 8 acres

Hours:

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

12–4PM

Wednesday

12–4PM

Thursday

12–4PM

Friday

12–4PM

Saturday

9AM–4PM

Sunday

Closed

Phone: (615) 862-8470

Architect: James St. Clair Morton

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Beech Grove Panorama

Battle of Hoover’s & Liberty Gap 

 

Version 2.0

116 Confederate Cemetery Road | Beech Grove, TN 37018

The Park is the site of a lesser known Battle of Hoover’s Gap that was fought in the Civil War during the Unions 1863 campaign for the Control of Middle Tennessee. It is also the site of dozens of unknown Confederate soldiers killed at Hoover’s Gap.

“The Battle of Hoover’s Gap (24 June 1863) was the principal battle in the Tullahoma Campaign, in which Union General William S. Rosecrans drove General Braxton Bragg’s Confederates out of Central Tennessee. Rosecrans’ feigned move on the western end of the Confederate line had left the eastern mountain passes lightly defended, and Colonel John T. Wilder’s mounted infantry achieved total surprise when they attacked Hoover’s Gap. Success was attributed both to Rosecrans’ brilliant deception tactics and the high morale of Wilder’s ‘Lightning Brigade’, equipped with the new Spencer repeating rifle, which totally disoriented the enemy”… read more – Wikipedia 

The tour includes the Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville, Tennessee and Bell Buckle near the Battle of Liberty Gap.

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Beechgrove Confederate Cemetery and Park: 116 Confederate Cemetery Road | Beech Grove, TN 37018

Note: get the full screen experience by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.

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Leadership

Then vs. now: leadership principals

 

Situational awareness is a classic component of leadership which is eternal. The Battle of Gettysburg offers timeless lessons to Armed Services Members, military leaders, corporate CEOs and others. Hear Professor Len Fullenkamp, Army War College historian, as he discusses the similarities and differences between combat in 1863 and today.

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Fort Granger Tour

Fort Granger Virtual Tour:

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113 Fort Granger Dr, Franklin, TN 37064 | Lat: 35.92559 Long: -86.85999

Pinkerton Park Entrance is on Highway 96 near the Harpeth River Bridge

Revised: 12 Dec 2016 with higher resolution images and wintertime vistas.

Battle of Franklin tour of Civil War Fort Granger. The tour links to the Carter House, Carnton, Cotton Gin and Nashville tours.

Built in 1862-1863 atop Figuers Bluff on the Harpeth River on the Nashville Railroad, it encompasses about 275,000 square feet. It is named for Union Gen. Gordon Granger, and played a significant role in The Battle of Franklin in 1864.

Note: get the full screen mode by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.

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Stones River Tour

 Stones River Virtual Tour

1999 North Thompson Drive, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129
2787 Van Cleave Ln, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
 

Revised: 25 JAN 17

Wikipedia

The Stones River National American Civil War Battlefield in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This American battlefield is home to the oldest Civil War monument in the United States of American: The Hazen Monument on tour stop #5 of this virtual tour.

The battlefield property is divided into two separate sites: the Main Battlefield off Thompson Lane, and McFadden’s Ford a few miles north off US Highway 41 / 70.

The Main Park Battlefield is located at 3501 Old Nashville Highway Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

Hours of operation

This 3D like virtual tour includes:

  • Stones River National Military Park Visitor Center
  • The Cotton Field
  • Parson’s Battery
  • Slaughter Pin
  • Stones River National Battlefield Cemetery – NMPS web page about the cemetery
  • The Hazen Monument
  • McFadden’s Ford
  • Evergreen Cemetery – Confederate Circle | 519 Greenland Dr, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
  • Fortress Rosecrans – 35.852308, -86.412033 (916 Golf Ln, Murfreesboro, TN 37129)

Note: get the virtual tour full screen mode by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage.

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