Fort Negley, Civil War fort in Nashville, United States.
Fort Negley features limestone block walls in a star-shaped pattern, constructed on St. Cloud Hill with 62,500 cubic feet of stone materials.
The Union Army built Fort Negley between October and December 1862 after capturing Nashville, making it the largest inland fortification of the Civil War.
African American laborers, including 2,768 enslaved and free individuals, constructed the fortification under the direction of Captain James St. Clair Morton.
The fort opens daily from dawn to dusk, offering self-guided walking tours along paved paths with educational panels describing Civil War history.
The Works Progress Administration restored the fort in the 1930s, but World War II prevented its immediate public opening until December 2004.
Location: Nashville
Architects: James St. Clair Morton
Website: https://nashville.gov/departments/parks/historic-sites/fort-negley
GPS coordinates: 36.14510,-86.77466
Latest update: May 6, 2025 15:32
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