Civil War images of Nashville, 1864

In 1864 Civil War photographers Jacob Coonley and George Barnard were in Nashville and managed to get some interesting images of the City of Nashville and surrounding area. On the 15th and 16th of December there is a battle going on when some of these images were taken.

[@pylgrym]

Wonderful images of long ago.

[@ttothep1]

Standing at the capital today and President Polks grave and the houses you see across the road are the Andrew Jackson building and I wish we got a photo straight across because that is the war memorial building

[@CAROLUSPRIMA]

Great job. Thanks.

[@501chorusecho]

cool music...great video

[@billbreihan1198]

My Great, great grandfather was there with the 33rd Wisconsin Infantry under General Andrew Jackson Smith. They captured Shy's Hill. Wonderful photos.

[@melobstah11]

Thanks Bill!

[@eliotreader8220]

@@melobstah11 that was a very nice photo of American standard steam locomotives. it looks like they was all lined up especially for the photo?

[@jeffb243]

Very interesting video of my hometown. I love seeing images of Nashville in the past!

[@jambisket9412]

Wonderful! Thank you

[@garymorris1856]

Great photographs, and very interesting. Thanks for posting.

[@shawnhackett7438]

Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing this

[@johnnyjohnson1145]

Hasn't changed much!

[@arkwill14]

Somebody correct me if I am wrong but the sequence from 1:30 to 2:09 appears to be part of a panorama taken from the roof of a building which used to sit just north of Lindsley Hall. In the 1st pane, over Lindsley Hall itself, I believe you can see Fort Negley on that nearby hilltop just left of center. The 3rd pane (02:00 - 02:09) is taken facing northwest looking back at the state capital building downtown and the Cumberland River. Thanks for posting this! I find this stuff fascinating.

[@1DavisPaz]

I believe you're correct. Great job spotting Fort Negley too! That's awesome, thank you

[@fileinterrupted1787]

wonder if the rent was outrageous in nashville like it is now

[@leroypuckett3441]

I love history and you did a great job really cool

[@melobstah11]

Thanks Leroy!!!

[@carolbell8008]

Great pictures with nice music!

[@c.coleman2979]

FYI That last series of images of Lindsley Hall, part of the old University of Nashville campus, does still stand, but it is not part of Vanderbilt University; it houses Metro Nashville govt. offices. The remainder of the old campus, still encircled by the original stone wall of the school, has newer city buildings filling the space. It fronts on Second Avenue South in downtown Nashville. Nearby on second is the former home of Vanderbilt Medical School, which, along with Peabody College, WAS part of the old University of Nashville and merged with the new school when it came into being; Vanderbilt University was soon moved over to the open acreage between Broadway and West End, where the Federal defenses ran in 1864.

[@melobstah11]

Thanks for the info.

[@johnmonroe7378]

Correct.

[@johnmonroe7378]

Great job, Ken!