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

Battle of Nashville

Taking of Redoubt No. 5

— Dec. 15, 1864 —

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Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 9, 2012

1. Battle of Nashville Marker

Inscription. Hood's Redoubt No. 5 was on this hill. Couch's Division of the XXIII Corps, sweeping to the south of the route of Smith's XVI, captured it and the hills to the east late in the afternoon. Wilson's cavalry, crossing the highway about 2 miles south, advanced rapidly eastward, flanking the Confederate defenses.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number N1 6.)

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° 5.738′ N, 86° 49.53′ 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 Burton Hills Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Hillsboro Pike. Across the street from the where Burton Hills Boulevard intersects 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Compton-Burton House and Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. half a mile away); Redoubt No. 4, Battle of Nashville

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Julia McClung Green (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Harpeth Hall School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hillsboro High School (approx. one mile away); Minnesota (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 9, 2012

2. Battle of Nashville Marker

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 9, 2012

3. Battle of Nashville Marker

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 9, 2012

4. Battle of Nashville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,675 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.