Driving tour includes buildings used as hospitals, sites where Morgan rushed 1,834 prisoners after the 75-minute battle, river crossings, rendezvous points, homes and a cemetery. Lebanon Rd., Nashville, 37210. This cemetery is the final resting place of nearly 1,500 Confederate soldiers. The Confederate Circle Monument marks the remains of individuals of all ranks. Mount Olivet is also the burial place for seven generals, including Benjamin F. Cheatham and William B. Bate.
Admission is free.
A brochure is available that features the history of three counties along the 78 miles of Civil War rail line. This railway provided a valuable supply line for Union armies in the western theater of war. The laborers who worked on the line were inducted into the 12th and 13th US Colored Infantry Regiments, among the first black military units organized during the war. Published by the Tennessee Historical Commission. Home Send comments to Department of Environment and Conservation.