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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