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

Granbury’s Lunette

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009

1. Granbury’s Lunette Marker

Inscription. Lunette at extreme right of Confederate Infantry (Cheatham) to Dec. 15. 1864. This place was attacked Dec. 15. 1864 by Steedman (Under whom were Grosvenor, Shafter and Corbin) who retreated north and east with heavy losses. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1918.

Location. 36° 7.987′ N, 86° 44.929′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Woodycrest. It can be reached from Polk Avenue south of Hackworth Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37210, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Nashville (within shouting distance of this marker); Into a Trap (approx. half a mile away); Walden College (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cheatham’s Line (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mount Ararat Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Central High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Captain John Rains (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vine Hill / Donau (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cumberland Park (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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Battle of Nashville Preservation Society. Granbury’s Lunette (Submitted on July 28, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009

2. Granbury’s Lunette Marker

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009

3. Granbury’s Lunette Marker

Granbury’s Lunette image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009

4. Granbury’s Lunette

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 992 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 28, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.