Green Hills in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Nashville

Lumsden's Defense — Dec. 15, 1864

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020

1. Battle of Nashville Marker

Inscription. 0.3 mi. west was Redoubt No. 4 in Hood's detached supporting works. Garrisoned by Lumsden's Battery of smoothbore Napoleons, supported by 100 men of the 29th Alabama Infantry under Capt. Foster, it was finally overrun by the assault of 12 infantry and 4 dismounted cavalry regiments, supported by four Federal batteries.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number N1 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1864.

Location. 36° 6.048′ N, 86° 49.145′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Green Hills. It is at the intersection of Hillsboro Pike (U.S. 431) and Hobbs Road, on the right when traveling south on Hillsboro Pike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Compton-Burton House and Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); Redoubt No. 4, Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. half a mile away); Hillsboro High School (approx. half a mile away); Julia McClung Green

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.8 miles away); Woodmont Estates (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Nashville (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Lumsden's Alabama Battery at Nashville. Eyewitness account by Sgt. James R. Maxwell, a member of the artillery unit, that was published by Confederate Veteran magazine. Reprint posted Dec. 16, 2016 in CivilWarTalk. (Submitted on June 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020

2. Battle of Nashville Marker

Capt. Charles L. Lumsden (CSA) image. Click for full size.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

3. Capt. Charles L. Lumsden (CSA)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 701 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on December 21, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.