Battle of Nashville & Beyond

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Munfordville

The Battle of Munfordville Kentucky 

 

The Battle of Munfordville (also known as the Battle of Green River) was an engagement in Kentucky during the American Civil War. Victory there allowed the Confederates to temporarily strengthen their hold on the region and impair Union supply lines.

On August 26, 1862, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg’s army left Chattanooga, Tennessee and marched north through Sparta, TN and then to Glasgow, KY. Pursued by Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Union Army, Bragg approached Munfordville, a station on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and the location of an 1,800 foot long railroad bridge crossing Green River, in mid-September. Col. John T. Wilder commanded the Union garrison at Munfordville, which consisted of three regiments behind extensive fortifications. … more on Wikipedia

Take a virtual tour of the Battle of Munfordville park. Expand the 360 sphere for a full screen view for best results. The historical sings are embedded in the images.

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Perryville

The Civil War Battle of Perryville, Kentucky

Perryville Virtual Tour

1825 Battlefield Rd, Perryville, KY 40468

Timeline: October 8, 1863

The Perryville Battlefield has expanded considerably in the last decade. Land has been reclaimed to expand the park to over 745-acres near Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County, Kentucky. It’s located 40 miles southeast of Lexington. An interpretive museum is located near the site where Confederate soldiers killed in the Battle of Perryville were buried.

It has extensive historical interpretive markers, some of which are shown in this virtual tour of the battlefield. The park also offers numerous picnic areas. It’s located along the Lincoln Tour route, which runs by several Bourbon distilleries such as Makers Mark in nearby Loretto.

Note: get the full screen virtual tour 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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Winstead Hill Tour

Panoramic 360 Virtual Tour 

 

Updated: 29NOV16

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The site of Gen. John Bell Hood’s command post during the epic American Civil War Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.

The tour goes from Winstead Hill to Gen. Wagner’s position on Columbia Pike. It travels thru fields that are in the process of being sold and developed. This may be the last imagery of this part of the battlefield. They are aproximatlety 1 mile from the 2 mile charge to the Federal inner line from Winstead Hill up the Columbia Pike to Franklin.

4023 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064

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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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.

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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 

 

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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

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