In December 1984, the Confederate Army under Gen. John Bell Hood marched north following their defeat at the Battle of Franklin. They built a series of five redoubts--temporary fortifications made of earth and timber--running north along Hillsboro Pike and east along present-day Woodmont Boulevard. The redoubts were meant to protect the Confederate lines to the south. On Thursday, December 15 in the Battle of Nashville, Redoubt Number 1 was attacked by troops led from the west by Major General Andrew Jackson Smith and by Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood from the north. The Confederates were defeated and retreated to Shy's Hill for day two of the battle.
Battle of Nashville Redoubt Number One
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In December 1984, the Confederate Army under Gen. John Bell Hood marched north following their defeat at the Battle of Franklin. They built a series of five redoubts--temporary fortifications made of earth and timber--running north along Hillsboro Pike and east along present-day Woodmont Boulevard. The redoubts were meant to protect the Confederate lines to the south. On Thursday, December 15 in the Battle of Nashville, Redoubt Number 1 was attacked by troops led from the west by Major General Andrew Jackson Smith and by Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood from the north. The Confederates were defeated and retreated to Shy's Hill for day two of the battle.