"Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin, November " Topic
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Tango01 | 01 Mar 2019 9:21 p.m. PST |
…. 30, 1864 "John Bell Hood had done his job too well. In the fall of 1864, the commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee had harassed Federal forces in north Georgia so badly that the Union commander, William T. Sherman, decided to abandon his position. During his subsequent "March to the Sea," Sherman's men lived off the land and made Georgia howl. Rather than confront the larger Federal force directly, Hood chose instead to strike northward into Tennessee. There, he hoped to cripple the Federal supply infrastructure and the Federal forces that still remained there—the Army of the Cumberland under George Thomas. Hood hoped to defeat Thomas's army in detail and force Sherman to come northward to the rescue. On November 30, in a small country town called Franklin, Hood caught part of Thomas's army outside of its stronghold of Nashville. But what began as a promising opportunity for the outnumbered Confederate army soon turned grim. "I do not like the looks of this fight," one of Hood's subordinates said; "the enemy has an excellent position and is well fortified."…."
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Shagnasty | 04 Mar 2019 7:44 p.m. PST |
"The gallant Hood of Texas played hell in Tennessee." |
Tango01 | 05 Mar 2019 12:04 p.m. PST |
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