Following the Battle of Franklin, the Federals fall back to Nashville as planned. Despite sustaining heavy losses at Franklin, John Bell Hood’s demoralized Confederate Army of Tennessee follows.
Tag: Tennessee Campaign
The Battle of Franklin
John Bell Hood directs his Confederate Army of Tennessee to make a desperate frontal assault on strong Federal defenses south of Nashville. The results prove tragic and unnecessary.
The Spring Hill Affair
John Bell Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee stands poised to cut off the Federal Army of the Ohio at Columbia, Tennessee. But miscommunication leads to missed opportunity for the Confederates in what became one of the greatest controversies of the war.
Tennessee: Hood Moves to Confront Schofield
John Bell Hood leads his Confederate Army of Tennessee north to confront John Schofield’s Army of the Ohio holding the forward Federal line at Pulaski, Tennessee.
Hood’s Tennessee Campaign Begins
John Bell Hood leads his Confederate Army of Tennessee out of Gadsden, Alabama, intending to move north and restore both Tennessee and Kentucky to the Confederacy. But Hood encounters delays and shortages as William T. Sherman readies his Federals for action.
Hood Leaves Georgia
John Bell Hood leads his Confederate Army of Tennessee in a desperate attempt to pull the Federals out of Georgia while trying to regain Tennessee and Kentucky for the Confederacy.