Monday, December 16, 2024
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Summit Park
185 Summit Ave
St Paul, MN
Admission: Free
Battle of Nashville Commemoration Ceremony: Minnesota’s historic sacrifice during the Civil War
Important location note: We are meeting at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial in St. Paul. To make sure you go to the correct address, drive to the Cathedral of Saint Paul (you can see the monument from there) OR follow this link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2Cath7R4xtdJdMJa9
Minnesota’s bloodiest single day of the Civil War was December 16, 1864, with 87 men killed taking Shy’s Hill in the Battle of Nashville. Total casualties from four regiments of Minnesota soldiers over two days of battle — 302 killed, wounded, or missing — comprised ten percent of the Union’s losses.
Attacking up Shy’s Hill on the Confederate left, the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiments were instrumental in the Union victory. It was, one historian wrote, “the only major battle of the war in which a Confederate army was completely broken and disorganized.” The victory effectively ended the war in the West.
Join us Monday, December 16, 2024, at 11:00 am at Summit Monument Park in St. Paul for a short commemoration ceremony honoring the anniversary of the Battle of Nashville and the Minnesotans who played such a prominent role, many of them sacrificing their lives.
Our featured speaker will be Minnesota Civil War author and expert presenter Ken Fliés. Ken is a member of the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society and was the first “Yankee” to present to the Society in 1999 on the Minnesotans at the Battle of Nashville. He is also a past President of the Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable.
No need to RSVP, but feel free to let us know you’re coming by emailing [email protected]