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Battle of Nashville - Shy's Hill
Benton Smith Rd., Nashville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 5' 16.139976",
-86° 48' 28.859976"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Battle of Nashville
Shy's Hill
On this hill was fought the decisive encounter of the Battle of Nashville December 16, 1864. At 4:15 P.M. a Federal assault at the angle on top of the hill broke the Confederate line. Col. W. M. Shy 20th Tenn. Inf. was killed and Gen. T. B. Smith was captured. The Confederates retreated over the Overton Hills to the Franklin Pike
Erected 1967 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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