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(1997) Belmont Mansion ---- Served as the Union headquarters for Union Generals David Stanley and Thomas Wood. This was the Union’s outer defense from Fort Negley and around Nashville facing south. Present day Woodmont Boulevard split the Union and Southern troops

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(2007) Enlarge The Belmont Mansion bell tower stands tall and served as a lookout post for Union troops watching Confederate forces under General John Bell Hood

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(1997) Travellers' Rest ---- During the war, Union troops camped on these grounds. This served as Confederate John Bell Hood’s headquarters. General Nathan Bedford Forrest also spent some time here
 
Travellers' Rest Interpretive Marker: Courtesy of Andy Creighton, TN

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(1997) Fort Negley ---- Not much is known about this landlocked fort; however, some believe that the opening shots of the Battle of Nashville were fired from here. The fort was part of the Union army’s outer perimeter south of Nashville
 
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Seven pages of Fort Negley photos, courtesy of Andrew Turnier, NC