Battle of Nashville - Nashville, TN
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N 36° 03.047 W 086° 48.979
16S E 516544 N 3989596
County marker outlining the Assault on the Barricades during the Battle of Nashville, 16 December 1864.
Waymark Code: WMRNWW
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2016
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Marker outlines the sequence of events on the 16 December, 1864 during the Battle of Nashville.
Text reads:
Battle of Nashville
(December 16, 1864)
Assault on the Barricade
During the retreat from Nashville, Colonel Edmund Rucker’s brigade attempted to block the Union pursuit by erecting a barricade of fence rails and logs across Granny White Pike, ½ mile south of this spot. During the ensuing night attack by Union cavalry, fierce hand-to-hand fighting took place until the position finally was overrun around midnight, with Rucker wounded and then captured.
Marker is located on Granny Smith Pike just north of Richland Country Club.
Marker Name: Battle of Nashville
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 126
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County Historical Commission.
Donated by Richland Country Club
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