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The 1864 Battle of Franklin was the second military action in the vicinity; a battle fought there on April 10, 1863, was a minor action associated with a reconnaissance in force by Confederate cavalry under Major General Earl Van Dorn.
Franklin Battlefield was the site of the Second Battle of Franklin, which occurred late in the American Civil War. It is located in the southern part of Franklin, Tennessee , on U.S. 31 . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
Winstead Hill is a property in Franklin, Tennessee that has significance in 1864 for being in the Second Battle of Franklin battlefield. It is located within the Franklin Battlefield, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. [2] In the battle, Confederate troops under General Hood attacked from Winstead Hill. [2]
The McGavock Confederate Cemetery is located in Franklin, Tennessee. It was established in June 1866 as a private cemetery on land donated by the McGavock planter family. The nearly 1,500 Confederate soldiers buried there were casualties of the Battle of Franklin that took place November 30, 1864. They were first buried at the battleground, but ...
4th (34th) Tennessee (provisional) 6th-9th Tennessee; 8th Tennessee; 16th Tennessee; 28th Tennessee; 50th Tennessee; Strahl's Brigade BG Otho F. Strahl (k) Col Andrew J. Kellar 4th-5th Tennessee: Col Andrew J. Kellar; 19th Tennessee; 24th Tennessee: Col John A. Wilson (w) 31st Tennessee: Ltc Fountain E.P. Stafford (k) 33d Tennessee; 38th Tennessee
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.
It was the site of the last staff meeting of Confederate General John Bell Hood with his staff before the 1864 Battle of Franklin, on battlefield 3 miles (4.8 km) north. [2] [3] Confederate Brig. Gen. John H. Kelly died and was buried here, after a smaller, earlier battle. [2]
US 31/Franklin Rd. 3/10 mi. N of the Franklin Sq., Franklin, Tennessee: Coordinates: Area: 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) Built: c. 1846 and 1864: Architectural style: Greek Revival, Central passage plan: MPS: Williamson County MRA [2] NRHP reference No. 88000364 [1] Added to NRHP: April 13, 1988