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Winstead Hill is a property in
Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city in and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454 ...
that has significance in 1864 for being in the
Second Battle of Franklin The Second Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin–Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army. Confede ...
battlefield. It is located within the Franklin Battlefield, a U.S.
National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
area. In the battle, Confederate troops under General Hood attacked from Winstead Hill. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1974.


See also

*
Carnton Carnton is a historic home and museum in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The plantation played an important role during and immediately after the Battle of Franklin during the American Civil War. It is managed by the non- ...
, also NRHP-listed in the battlefield * Fountain Carter House, also NRHP-listed in the battlefield *
Fort Granger Fort Granger was a Union fort built in 1862 in Franklin, Tennessee, Franklin, Tennessee, south of Nashville, after their forces occupied the state during the American Civil War. One of several fortifications constructed in the Franklin Battlefield ...
, also NRHP-listed in the battlefield


References

Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Franklin, Tennessee Geography of Williamson County, Tennessee Tennessee in the American Civil War National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Tennessee {{WilliamsonCountyTN-geo-stub