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

Battle of Nashville

Lee's Position

— Dec. 15, 1864 —

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Photographed by Kevin Hoch, February 20, 2012

1. Battle of Nashville Marker

Inscription. Here, Stephen D. Lee's Corps, Army of Tennessee, bestrode the highway and railroad. Cheatham's Corps held the right of the line, which ran northeast about 2 miles to Rain's Hill. After the Confederate left was broken in the afternoon's fighting, Lee's Corps fell back to high ground about 1 1/2 miles south.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number N1 17.)

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.

Location. 36° 6.713′ N, 86° 46.414′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Melrose. It is on Franklin Pike (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling south. Located on Franklin Pike in between the entrance ramps for I-65 and Thompson Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37204, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hospital Water Source (approx. ¾ mile away); Carper Homestead (approx. ¾ mile away); Melrose (approx. ¾ mile away); Warehouse 28 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dr. L.G. Noel (approx. one mile away);

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Colonel Granville Sevier (approx. one mile away); Civil War: The Battle of Nashville (approx. one mile away); Enslaved People at Sunnyside (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, February 20, 2012

2. Battle of Nashville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,331 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.