8. 44 Battles
Surrounding the Amphitheater’s external monumental arcade, the names of 44 important battles in American history, from the American Revolution to the Spanish-American War, are inscribed above the entablature.
The American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Lexington
- Bunker Hill
- Ticonderoga
- Guilford Court House
- Kings Mountainx
- Saratoga
- Trenton
- Monmouth
- Stony Point
- Yorktown
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
- Lake Erie
- Lake Champlain
- Chippewa
- Lundy’s Lane
- Plattsburg
- New Orleans
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
- Buena Vista
- Resaca
- Monterey
- Contreras
- Churubusco
- Chapultepec
- Molino del Rey
Civil War (1861-1865)
- Fort Sumter
- Donelson
- Antietam
- Cedar Creek
- Shiloh
- Gettysburg
- Vicksburg
- Chickamauga
- Appomattox
- Malvern Hills
- Chattanooga
- Franklin
- Nashville
- Knoxville
- Atlanta
- Winchester
- The Wilderness
- Petersburg
- Mobile Bay
Spanish-American War (1898)