The Battle of
Nashville Monument was commissioned by the Ladies Battlefield Association. It
was dedicated on its original site on Franklin Road near Woodmont Blvd., on
Armistice Day, 1927.
The Association
envisioned a memorial to dedicated to the struggles of both the Confederate and
Union forces who clashed on this very ground on
December 15th and 16th 1864. The Monument has historical
significance as it was the first in the Nation created to the fallen on both
sides of the conflict. The Angel of Peace tops the obelisk and the bronze Statue
of Unity adorns the middle.
The Monument’s
original Angel of Peace was destroyed when the obelisk was toppled by a tornado
in 1974 while still located at the
Franklin
road site. The need of an interstate exchange made moving the park essential.
The Tennessee Historical Commission selected this new site at the corner of
Battlefield Avenue and Granny White Pike as the site for the new Monument in
1992. The obelisk and bronze work was dismantled during the construction of
I-440 and were re-assembled after the blasting for the project was completed.
The Tennessee Historical Commission officially rededicated the monument to Peace
on June 26th 1999.
Just down the
road from this monument is the first of several historical markers depicting the
Battle of Nashville on Granny White Pike. More about these battles in future
posts.
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Hello michael,
Thanks for todays history lesson on the Battle of Nashville. It was an enjoyable reading.
Sean Allen