Battle of Nashville & Beyond

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Shy’s Hill Pano

Shy’s Hill 360° Panorama Virtual Tour

Revised: 12 Feb 2019

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Painting by Howard Pyle | Oil on Canvas, 1906, Minnesota Historical Society Collections

4615 Benton Smith Road, Nashville, TN

The trail is a very steep ascent up a mulched trail. 200 Yards (180m)

Battle of Nashville: Day 2

“At about 3:30 p.m. he sent a message to Thomas and XVI Corps commander Gen. Andrew Smith that unless he were given orders to the contrary in the next five minutes, his division was going to attack Compton’s Hill and the Confederate line immediately to its east”… read more

Minnesota lost more men in this action than any other. Shy’s Hill Park is open all year long from sun-up to sundown. It requires a steep 10 minute hike to the top from Benton Smith Road off Harding Place. The tour has links to other expanded tours of the Battle of Nashville and the Nashville National Cemetery as noted by the small white floating globe icons in the panorama.

There are links in the virtual reality tour to others, including:

  • the grave site of Colonel William M. Shy.
  • the Minnesota State Capitol
  • expanded tour of The Battle of Nashville

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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Peachtree Creek

Battle of Atlanta at Peachtree Creek: 

 

July 20, 1864

Note: links are highlighted red

Tanyard Creek Park Greenway Parking Lot: 482-488 Collier Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30309

“The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought near Atlanta on July 20, 1864, as part of the Atlanta Campaign” …read more Wikipedia

Order of Battle: Link

A 360º Virtual Reality Tour of the Tanyard Creek area of the battlefield:

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The Civil War Trust Atlanta Campaign Video:

See more: Civil War Trust

Recommended Reading:

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Carter House Virtual Tour

Battle of Franklin Ground Zero

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1140 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064
 

Revised: 22 November 2017

Take a virtual tour of the historic American Civil War sites in Franklin, Tennessee. Shot on location at The Carter House, Cotton Gin, Fort Granger, Winstead Hill and Carnton Plantation. 

#virtualtour #franklin #carterhouse

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Carter Gin Site and Park

The new Battle of Franklin interpretive park

1221-1235 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064
Battle of Franklin: November 30, 1864

Complete with three replica 3-inch Ordinance rifles and 6 new interpretive signs, Franklin increases the amount of reclaimed battlefield. More than 20 acres now make up Carter Hill Battlefield Park, which continues to expand. The signage also includes extensive details on the Williamson County African American experience during the American Civil War.

Parking is not available on the site, but Carter’s Court and the Carter House are right next door and across the street.

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Cotton Gin 3D Like Tour

Carter Cotton Gin Virtual Tour: 

Update: 17 JULY 2017

The new Franklin City Park completed with ADA accessible paved access path. There is no street parking, but easily accessible form the Carter House or Carter’s Court.
 

A virtual tour of the Carter Cotton Gin site and the Patrick Cleburne Monument from the American Civil War Battle of Franklin. The tour also includes the cotton-gin-image“Loring’s Advance” property on Meadowlawn Drive and Collin’s Farm on the Lewisburg Pike. The Loring’s Advance video features Eric Jacobson on the 6th tour stop (the video may take a moment to load). For a full screen view, click on the icon in the lower left of the screen. Links to the Carter House, Carnton, Fort Granger and Winstead Hill virtual tours.

Note: get the virtual tour 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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If Franklin can reclaim battlefield property, so can Nashville. Please sign the petition below to support reclaiming the park property at historic Fort Negley.

 

© Bob Henderson | Athens-South

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