How Do You Expore Civil War Battlefields Around Nashville?
Tennessee is home to four Civil War national battlefield parks: Stones River National Battlefield, Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Shiloh National Military Park and Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. All of these parks are located within a day’s drive of Nashville. However, these were not the only Civil War battles. There are other locations in and around Nashville, Tennessee, that can be visited as well. Visit the Battle of Nashville Monument Park. The park is located four miles south of Nashville at Granny White Pike and Battlefield drive. This park marks the place which Gen. Stephen D. Lee and his men held during the first day of the Battle of Nashville in December 1864. It is open from dawn to dusk. Visit the Belle Meade Plantation located at 5025 Harding Road in Nashville. Belle Meade served as headquarters for Confederate General James Chalmers and was the site of a small skirmish between the cavalry and infantry during the Battle of Nashville. Visit the Stat
