A replica Civil War-era cannon sits overlooking the site of Redoubt One in southern Nashville on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The site is managed by the Battle of Nashville Trust, which struggles to acquire land for preservation in the wealthy suburbs of the city.

Time – and money – is running out to save Civil War sites in Tennessee

As real estate developers continue to buy up swaths of land in Nashville and the surrounding area, portions of Tennessee’s 122 Civil War battlefields are being lost in the process.

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