Battle of Nashville
(December 16, 1864)
During the retreat from Nashville, Colonel Edmund Rucker's brigade attempted to block the Union pursuit by erecting a barricade of fence rails and logs across Granny White Pike, 1/2 mile south of this spot. During the ensuing night attack by Union cavalry, fierce hand-to-hand fighting took place until the position finally was overrun around midnight, with Rucker wounded and then captured.
Marker is at the intersection of Granny White Pike and Richland Woods Lane/Club Drive, on the right when traveling south on Granny White Pike.
Courtesy hmdb.org
