South Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Civil War
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 31, 2021
1. The Civil War Marker
Inscription.
The Civil War. . Between 1861 and 1865 the Civil War claimed the lives of over 625,000 Americans. Few communities, North or South, were left untouched by the conflict's hardship and loss, including Nashville. Tentatively pro-Union before the war, the city was the capital of the last Southern state to leave the Union in June of 1861. By war's end, 100,000 Tennesseans fought in the Confederate army. Another 50,000 men fought for the Union Army, 21,000 of them former slaves who served among the ranks of the United States Colored Troops.,
"As established by our fathers, that Union no longer exists." , Isham Harris Tennessee Governor, 1861
, Captions(left to right): , . Confederate artillery volunteers from Nashville. Tennessee Historical Society , . The dead at Cold Harbor, Virginia. National Archives , . Battery A, Second United States Colored Artillery, Nashville. Chicago Historical Society
Between 1861 and 1865 the Civil War claimed the lives of over 625,000 Americans. Few communities, North or South, were left untouched by the conflict's hardship and loss, including Nashville. Tentatively pro-Union before the war, the city was the capital of the last Southern state to leave the Union in June of 1861. By war's end, 100,000 Tennesseans fought in the Confederate army. Another 50,000 men fought for the Union Army, 21,000 of them former slaves who served among the ranks of the United States Colored Troops.
"As established by our fathers, that Union no longer exists." Isham Harris Tennessee Governor, 1861
Captions(left to right):
Confederate artillery volunteers from Nashville. Tennessee Historical Society
The dead at Cold Harbor, Virginia. National Archives
Battery A, Second United States Colored Artillery, Nashville. Chicago Historical Society
Erected 2004 by Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Parks & Recreation.
86° 46.524′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in South Nashville. It can be reached from Fort Negley Boulevard north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on wall behind the entrance arch to Fort Negley. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Fort Negley Boulevard, Nashville TN 37203, 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Negley (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
