TN-NI-20 Battle of Nashville

Marker text: BATTLE OF NASHVILLE

Steedman's Position - Dec. 15, 1864

From a line of departure running NE-SW through here, Maj. Gen. Steedman's Provisional Detachment of 6 brigades at 6:00 a.m. launched a holding attack southwestward against the Confederate right, on high ground about 2 miles south. The main attack, about 5 miles west, enveloped the Confederate left after an all-day fight.

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Location: Lafayette St (westbound), west of Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

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