This one sounds like a telegram - and could be taken either way. John Hood and the Army of Tennessee were completely routed at Nashville by George Thomas and the Army of the Cumberland. Thomas (US) defeated Hood (CS) on Dec. 15-16, 1864 at the Battle of Nashville.
The Battle of Nashville was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15-16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and Federal forces under Major General George H. Thomas. The Union Army routed Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee destroying it as an effective fighting force.
Tennessee was Confederate state. However the people of the state were divided and many joined the Union army. Its capital, Nashville, fell early to the Union advance but many big and important battles were fought in the state. Many of the Union supporters in Tennessee were located in the eastern part of the state.
The Battle of Columbia, TN (November 24-29, 1864) is considered a Confederate victory, one of the last of the war. The Army of Tennessee under LTGen John Bell Hood moved north from Alabama into Tennessee to oppose the Union's Franklin-Nashville campaign. Unfortunately for Hood, his pursuit of Union forces under Maj.Gen John Schofield did not long distract Maj.Gen Sherman from his March to the Sea, and a month later Hood's forces were decisively defeated by the forces of Schofield and Maj.Gen George H. Thomas in the Battle of Nashville.
That's the Battle of Franklin . The Confederates weren't retreating, they were advancing. What they didn't realize was that Schofield was making a tactical retreat, in order to link up with George Thomas in Nashville, and had no wish to make a stand at Franklin. The battle was unnecessary.
John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. In the Battle of Nashville during December 1864 he was defeated by Union Major General George H. Thomas.
John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. In the Battle of Nashville during December 1864 he was defeated by Union Major General George H. Thomas.
Major General George H. Thomas
The Battle of Nashville was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15-16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and Federal forces under Major General George H. Thomas. The Union Army routed Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee destroying it as an effective fighting force.
George Thomas
This one sounds like a telegram - and could be taken either way. John Hood and the Army of Tennessee were completely routed at Nashville by George Thomas and the Army of the Cumberland. Thomas (US) defeated Hood (CS) on Dec. 15-16, 1864 at the Battle of Nashville.
Franklin, Tennessee, November 30th, 1864.
This hotel is located in the heart of Nashville. The address for this hotel is 623 Union Street Nashville, Tennessee. This hotel is located across the street from the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Actually, Union troops did occupy Tennessee in the Civil War. Some of the cities that were occupied were Murfreesboro, Gatlinburg, Nashville, and Chattanooga.
The Battle of Nashville was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15-16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and Federal forces under Major General George H. Thomas. The Union Army routed Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee destroying it as an effective fighting force.
Richmond, Virginia Improvement. The first Capital of a Confederate State which was conquered by the Union was Nashville, Tennessee
The Battle of Nashville was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15-16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and Federal forces under Major General George H. Thomas. The Union Army routed Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee destroying it as an effective fighting force.