Guide to Civil War Nashville [Paperback]

Mark Zimmerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

"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.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mark Zimmerman is a resident of Nashville, Tenn., where he is a member of the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, Save the Franklin Battlefield, Inc., Civil War Preservation Trust, Tennessee Historical Society, Civil War Fortification Study Group, and EAA Warbirds Tennessee Squadron No. 1.

Product Details

• Paperback: 76 pages
• Publisher: Battle of Nashville Preservation Society (March 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0974723606
• ISBN-13: 978-0974723600
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #874,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A LOT OF INFORMATION IN A SMALL BOOK!, September 11, 2007

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Mike Miner (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guide to Civil War Nashville (Paperback)

Wow, was I impressed with this book when it arrived! I'm not sure whether to call this a history book, or a tour book, but in any case, it amply does the job of both. All bases are covered, the importance of Nashville during the Civil War, the campaigns that led up to and followed the battle, the actual Battle of Nashville, landmarks, tour guides, historic structures, markers, maps galore, and on and on. Even GPS coordinates are give for many of the historic sites! Great consist history, loaded with pictures, wonderful maps. The maps are superb, showing battle lines imposed over the streets, location of historic structures, the city, sketches of the fortifications, etc. You can take a tour of the battle without leaving your favorite chair, but if you are in town, you will not find a better battlefield guide. This is all the more important as this significant battle does not have a designated park. Zimmerman did a splendid job on this work, and I wish he'd consider a larger, expanded edition taking in even more of the surviving structures from the city and battle that played a role in the war. Highly recommended and sure not to disappoint.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for Nashvillians and vistors!, December 2, 2008

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K. Kersey (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Guide to Civil War Nashville (Paperback)

I agree with the above reviews and would add that this benefits the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society which has saved some of the last remaining sites around Nashville. Since Nashville was a well established city at the time of the Civil War, much of the battlefield was developed at the time or shortly thereafter. This guides you to areas that most people here drive by every day but know little about. Several of the sites to the southwest of town are buried in residential areas and are not easy to find. This is a great book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book, October 26, 2008

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CRHiker "Hiker" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guide to Civil War Nashville (Paperback)

I used this book when visiting Nashville. It's has much information including photographs and GPS coordinates of monuments, sites etc. I could not have enjoyed my trip to Nashville as much as I did without this book. If you're planning a trip to Nashville to see the Civil War sites......buy it!! You won't be sorry.