Battle of Nashville & Beyond

By

Commemoration

Battle of Nashville 150th

Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of Battle of Nashville

at Fort Negley

1100 Fort Negley Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37203

 

Saturday December 13:  9 a.m. — 5 p.m.

Federal artillery, infantry, and signal corps demonstrations

Federal living history encampments

United States Colored Troops

A variety of special presentations

Demonstrations of wet plate photography by Vacant Chair Photography Studio

Sunday December 14:  9 a.m. — 3 p.m.

Federal artillery, infantry, and signal corps demonstrations

Federal living history encampments

United States Colored Troops

A variety of special presentations.

Monday December 15: 9 a.m. — 8 p.m.

2:00 – 5:00 p.m. – African American Cultural Alliance will present 150 Years of Blood Sweat and Tears. The 36th Annual Tribute to U.S.C.T.s in the Battle of Nashville includes presentations, films, displays, music, reenactors and genealogy.

7:00 p.m. – Join the Nashville Civil War Roundtable as historian Brian Allison presents Men of War: U.S. Colored Troops in the Battle of Nashville.

Tuesday December 16:  9 a.m. — 4 p.m.

The Battle for Nashville, an hour long film on the Battle, will play throughout the day

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. –  Dr. Asa Gordon of the African American Civil War Museum will present The USCT Legacy of National Redemption and Democracy.

4:30 p.m. –  Bells toll throughout the city to mark the end of the Battle.

For more information, click here.

Events are free and open to the public.
 
 

metroparks@nashville.gov

  

615.862.8470

By Leave a Comment

150 Years

150 Years after The Battle of (west) Nashville

December 2, 2014

 

kelleys-point_optMany 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

 

 

 

 

This content requires HTML5/CSS3, WebGL, or Adobe Flash Player Version 9 or higher.

 

Suggested Reading:

 

 

 

By

Fort Negley

Fort Negley Restoration Project 

 

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

#fortnegley

By

Simulator 1864

December 15th, Simulator 1984 Sunset

 

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.