Many historians don’t know, or don’t believe, that much happened here at Bell’s Bend in the Battle of Nashville. But the Official Record refers to it specifically…read more
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The Battle of Nashville strong-hold finally gets opened to the public after more than 60 years. A focal point of the Battle of Nashville in the American Civil War. It was the largest 1864 inland stone fortification in the war between the states.
Virtual Tour of Fort Negley
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Simulator 1864 sunset at the Battle of Nashville. Good cover for a dug-in defense on the high ground by Col. David Campbell Kelley, CSA
Battle of Nashville Google Earth Simulation from Athens-South Productions on Vimeo.
Kelley’s Point Battlefield from Athens-South Productions on Vimeo.
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2012 Battle of Franklin tour featuring Eric Jacobson. This 23 minute video describes Loring‘s Advance on the eastern flank of the Battle of Franklin. This land has been preserved by Save the Franklin Battlefield, Inc. and The Civil War Trust last November (2011). It includes 5 acres of core battlefield.
2/3rd’s of the Confederate casualties occurred on the eastern flank of the Franklin battlefield. 16 Federal cannons, in four hours, fired over 11,000 rounds of artillery into this area of the Confederate advance. Some of their regiments took up to 62% casualties. John Adams, one of the six Confederate generals killed at Franklin, fell in this charge.
It is located at the end of Meadowbrook Lane in Franklin, Tennessee.
3D panorama located on this post.
Loring’s Advance in The Battle of Franklin from Athens-South Productions on Vimeo.
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