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"Guide to Civil War Nashville" is the new book published by the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society. "Guide to Civil War Nashville" is a 76-page book that takes you, armchair-bound or in your vehicle, on a 50-mile-long tour of 25 historic sites in Tennessee’s capital city associated with the 1862-65 Union occupation and the 1864 Battle of Nashville, regarded by some as the decisive battle of the Civil War. Proudly featured are four unique Battle of Nashville combat maps, unprecedented in detail, designed by BONPS Historian Ross Massey. The softbound book feature 63 modern-day photographs, 31 Civil War-era photographs, seven illustrations, 16 travel maps and seven battle maps. The sites on the tour include the State Capitol and Museum, four historic antebellum mansions, four antebellum churches, three cemeteries (each with touring map), and 12 battle sites. A detailed map and driving directions with GPS coordinates guides you to all the sites, which are each pictured and described. Included are the locations and text of all Battle of Nashville historical markers. The ten-page section on the Battle of Nashville features five battle maps and is followed by a six-page Orders of Battle for Thomas and Hood’s armies. There is also a page devoted to the 19 receipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. A detailed map with accompanying descriptions shows you what downtown Nashville looked like in 1864. Illustrated feature stories include the following: Fall of the River Forts The Surrender of Nashville Gunboats and Transports: The Role of the Cumberland River Beans and Bullets: U.S. Military Railroads (including regional map) Military rule, martial law, and the re-establishment of civilian government Nashville’s military hospitals Prostitution legalized by U.S. Army U.S. Army defense of Nashville with maps and diagrams Rock City Guards and Nashville militia Aftermath of the war "Guide to Civil War Nashville" also includes a Civil War timeline, military operations map of Middle Tennessee, features on U.S. forts in nearby Franklin and Murfreesboro, a guide to other Civil War tourism sites in Middle Tennessee, and a bibliography. |
