BATTLEFIELD ASSESSMENT

Nashville

December 15, 1864

Davidson

In a final thrust to regain a Confederate foot-hold in Tennessee, the Army of Tennessee (Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood) advanced to the southern outskirts of Nashville where the Union Army of the Cumberland (Maj. Gen. George Thomas) attacked Hood’s line on December 15-16, 1864.  In the engagement that followed, the Army of Tennessee was effectively destroyed as a fighting force and retreated to Tupelo, Mississippi where Hood resigned his command. 

HISTORICAL THEMES

This engagement is one of 38 sites evaluated by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission and not subject to a TCWPA Battlefield Assessment

PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITY INDEX

N/A

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SITE DETAILS

County

Davidson

Date

December 15, 1864

Preservation Opportunity

N/A

Confederate Units

Army of Tennessee (Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood) Lee’s Corps (Maj. Gen. Stephen Lee) Stewart’s Corps (Maj. Gen. Alexander Stewart) Cheatham’s Corps (Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham) Cavalry Corps (Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest)

Union Units

Army of the Cumberland (Maj. Gen. George Thomas) IV Corps (Maj. Gen. Thomas Wood) XIII Corps (Maj. Gen. John Schofield) Former Right Wing XVI Corps (Maj. Gen. Andrew Smith) Provisional Division (Maj. Gen. James Steedman) Cavalry Corps (Maj. Gen. James Wil

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Terms Legend

Historical Themes:  Topics and subject matter that characterize the battlefield including Control of Tennessee’s Resources, Crucible for Leadership, Guerilla Warfare, Transformation in Warfare, Enslaved People, and Influence on Campaign.  Sites are identified that exhibit themes at moderate to high levels, and some sites may contain one or more Historical Themes.
 
Preservation Opportunity Index (POI):  A rating assigned for each battlefield to indicate relative opportunity and potential for successful site preservation.  The Index is generated by a model that evaluates ratings assigned for site significance, condition, risk of loss, protection potential, and opportunities for interpretation.  Based upon the POI values for each region in Tennessee (West, Middle, East), sites are indicated as having High, Medium, or Low opportunity.
 
Geo-coordinates: General/central location of the battlefield area per latitude and longitude coordinates utilized in Google Earth