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

Battle of Nashville

Shy's Hill

By Kevin Hoch, March 10, 2012

1. Battle of Nashville Marker

Inscription. On this hill was fought the decisive encounter of the Battle of Nashville December 16, 1864. At 4:15 P.M. a Federal assault at the angle on top of the hill broke the Confederate line. Col. W. M. Shy 20th Tenn. Inf. was killed and Gen. T. B. Smith was captured. The Confederates retreated over the Overton Hills to the Franklin Pike

Erected 1967 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 5.)

Location. 36° 5.269′ N, 86° 48.481′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Marker is on Benton Smith Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37215, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Minnesota (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. ¼ mile away); Dry-Stack Stone Walls (approx. ¼ mile away); John Trotwood Moore (approx. 0.6 miles away); Granny White Grave

By Kevin Hoch, March 10, 2012

2. Battle of Nashville Marker

(approx. one mile away); Confederate Defenses (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

More about this marker. The marker is at the base of a short trail that takes you up to the top of Shy's Hill.

Categories. • War, US Civil •

By Kevin Hoch, March 10, 2012

3. Battle of Nashville Marker

View from near the top of Shy's Hill looking down toward the marker

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4. Battle of Nashville Marker

Top of Shy's Hill

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5. Battle of Nashville Marker

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6. Battle of Nashville Marker

View from the top of Shy's Hill

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7. Battle of Nashville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on March 10, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Tulsa, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 11, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Tulsa, Oklahoma. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.