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The Franklin–Nashville campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, conducted from September 18 to December 27, 1864, [5] [6] in Alabama, Tennessee, and northwestern Georgia during the American Civil War.
The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Campaign and Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a Confederate offensive conducted in northern Georgia, northern Alabama, and middle Tennessee from September through December 1864.
All battles of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign - September - December 1864. Our Battle of Nashville page includes history articles, battle maps, photos of the battlefield and the latest preservation news for this important 1864 Civil War battle in Tennessee.
The Battle of Franklin was a military engagement that took place in Williamson County, Tennessee, in and near the town of Franklin, on November 30, 1864, during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign.
The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin–Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army.
The September 1864 loss of Atlanta was a major blow to the Confederacy. Without the city’s supply and rail network, the South was living on borrowed time. To retrieve the situation, General John Bell Hood launched an offensive against Federal lines supplying Atlanta on September 29.
Franklin, TN | Nov 30, 1864. The scale of the Confederate charge at Franklin rivaled that of Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. The action resulted in a disastrous defeat for the South and failed to prevent the Union army from advancing to Nashville. How It Ended. Union victory.
The battle of Nashville, fought December 15-16, 1864, continued the destruction of the Confederate Army of Tennessee that had begun when it suffered devastating casualties at Franklin. After that engagement, army commander John Bell Hood faced limited options.
The Franklin–Nashville campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, conducted from September 18 to December 27, 1864, in Alabama, Tennessee, and northwestern Georgia during the American Civil War.
Battle of Nashville (December 15–16, 1864), American Civil War engagement in which Confederate Lieutenant General John B. Hood attempted to retake Nashville from an occupying Federal army, despite having a significant numerical disadvantage.