Remembering Nashville

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A few months ago I discovered that a great great grandfather had been born in Nashville and died of disease there while serving with the Union during the Civil War. I've visited Murfreesboro and Chattanooga several times, but haven't done more than drive through Nashville, so I thought it would interesting to see what the city where my ancestors lived looked like. As always, anyone who has photos to contribute is welcome to do so.

The State House, Nashville, Tenn. 1864 (NARA)

 

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Nashville Railroad Depot

 

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View from the Capitol

 

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From the State Capitol, 1864, (George Barnard)

 

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"One cold morning during this siege, the ground was white with snow and the wind was whistling around the house and through the tall cedar and pine trees. Mrs. Overton, who was seated at her breakfast table, which was filled with officers, turned to General Frank Cheatham, who was on her right, and said, 'General Cheatham, it makes my heart ache to think of "our boys" out there, so poorly clad and no food in this dreadful weather.' He replied, 'Give yourself no concern, Mrs. Overton. I have just issued them four ears of corn apiece.' Mary (Mollie) Claiborne Maxwell, Traveller's Rest resident (her father was Capt.Thomas Maxwell who had served in the U.S.army for 15 years prior to resigning and joining the CSA Army)

Middle Tennessee Eyewitnesses to the Civil War
http://www.midtneyewitnesses.com/eyewitness-book-series/nashville/civilian

 

[TerryB]

Thanks for posting.

 

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The First Union dress parade in Nashville. The 51st Regiment Ohio volunteers, Col. Stanly Mathews on dress parade in Nashville, Tuesday, March 4th 1862 (LoC) In downtown Nashville.

 

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"One day we saw a novel parade. It seemed to start at the sutler's, where the boys were wont to collect on the bright sunshiny days, when they were well enough to leave the wards. The one-armed and one-legged fellows wearing the blue and the gray concluded to have a dress parade of their own, and sending the word to the different wards, soon all those who had lost an arm or a leg, and all who were on crutches, formed in line and marched past the officers' quarters. They cheered us, and we returned the cheer."

Dr. Stephen C. Ayres, Nashville army hospital, Assistant Surgeon and Brevet Captain U.S.V.
http://www.midtneyewitnesses.com/eyewitness-book-series/nashville/union-soldier

 

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Spectators

One Sunday, when our men were busily at work in the trenches, … they had quite an interested group of lookers-on from the city. These were clerks and bookkeepers and employees of various kinds, and with their nice clean suits and polished boots they presented quite a contrast to our veterans at work. Suddenly, and to their great surprise, they were corralled by the corporal's guard and ordered to serve their turn with the picks and shovels which they had been watching with so much interest. Dr. Stephen C. Ayres

 

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Nashville Tennesee Confederate Boy Soldier (Morris Gallery of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn)

 

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Nashville, Tennessee. A View of the City, 1864. (George Bernard)

 

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Nashville, Tennessee. View from the Capitol.

 

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Union Army Encampment in Nashville - LoC

 

[Pat Young]

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Nashville Tennesee Confederate Boy Soldier

What is this a photo of?

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

What is this a photo of?

Isn't that Johnny Clem?
http://www.civilwarstory.nstemp.com/links/johnny-clem.html

 

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Nashville, a hospital where they cared for prostitutes

River front LoC

Hospital for Union Officers

 

[donna]

Great photos.

The boy soldier looks a lot like Clem but wouldn't have that title.

 

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Downtown View #5, From the State Capitol, 1864 (George Barnard LoC)

 

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Fortified Bridge over the Cumberland River, 1864 (Barnard, LoC)

 

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Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Depot, Nashville, Tenn., March, 1864 (LoC)