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(8-02) Enlarge Battle of Nashville Monument

Brian Risher photo

 

(8-02) Enlarge Monument

Brian Risher photo

      

(10-05) Marker for Peach Orchard Hill, scene of desperate fighting on Dec. 16, 1864. The Confederates held the Hill. USCT troops were decimated in the assault. The Confederate commander cited their bravery in his after action report

Andy Creighton photo

 

(10-05) Enlarge Marker for Shy's Hill, scene of the decisive action on Dec. 16, 1864. The capture of the hill led to the collapse of the Confederate line and Hood's retreat. The name was originally Compton's Hill but renamed in honor of the Confederate commander who died defending it
 
Andy Creighton photo

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