Battle of Franklin

The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee. It was part of the Franklin–Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst battles in the war for the Confederate States Army. Confederate Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee made many frontal assaults against areas with lots of fortification. The Confederate Army was trying to attack the Union forces under Major General John Schofield. The Army of Tennessee wanted to stop the Union Army from retreating to Nashville. The Army of Tennessee was not able to do this.

The Confederate made a frontal assault to Schofield's army. The assault had 6 infantry divisions. The six divisions had eighteen brigades with 100 regiments. This assault had 20,000 men in total. This assault was sometimes called  "Pickett's Charge of the West". This charge led to many losses in the Army of Tennessee. There were 14 confederate generals with casualties (six killed, seven wounded, and one captured). There were 55 regimental commanders were casualties. After the army lost against George H. Thomas in the Battle of Nashville, the Army of Tennessee retreated.

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Memoirs and primary sources

 . First published 1880 for the Hood Orphan Memorial Fund by G.T. Beauregard.


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Other websites

 Battle of Franklin: Battle Maps, histories, photos, and preservation news (Civil War Trust)
Animated map of the Battle of Franklin  (Civil War Trust)
 A blog-database for descendants of the Battle of Franklin
 Google Map of the Battle of Franklin 
 Battle of Franklin.net
 Animated history of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign 
 Save the Franklin Battlefield, Inc.
 Carter House Museum
 Carnton Plantation
 McGavock Confederate Cemetery
 West Point Atlas map, Battles of Spring Hill and Franklin
 Historic map of Franklin, Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association

 On this date in Civil War history – Battle of Franklin – November 30, 1864

Category:1864 in Tennessee
Category:American Civil War battles