The Fight for the Cedars
December 31, 1862
1. The Union line was smashed by the Confederate onrush. Reserve troops rushed here to stem the tide.
2. Those Union soldiers, confused by the cedar thickets, fog and smoke, also fled.
3. Union infantry and artillery along the Nashville Pike stopped the Confederate avalanche.
4. The Confederates regrouped to continue their offensive.
10 A.M. to 11 A.M.
Marker is on Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
