On December 15 and 16, 1864, Union and Confederate forces fought in the hills and meadows just outside Nashville, Tennessee in the what would turn out to be the last major battle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. In February of 1862 Nashville was occupied by the Federal army. Now, almost three years later, the rebels were dug in on the outskirts of town hoping to recapture the city against what seemed insurmountable odds.

The Battle for Nashville documentary tells the story of the fall and occupation of the “Athens of the South,” the fateful campaign by Confederate general John Bell Hood to change the course of the war, the soldiers of the valiant United States Colored Troop regiments that fought and died in record numbers, and the internal struggle by Union commander George Thomas to overcome the threat of removal to defend the city from the Army of Tennessee.

This one hour documentary features hundreds of period photographs and drawings from the State Library and Archives, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and several private collections.  Also analysis from historians Robert Hunt, Bobby Lovett, Tennessee State Historian Walter Durham, James Hoobler, Ross Massey, and historian emeritus of the National Park Service,
Ed Bearss.

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