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
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.
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.
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.
Certainly not. He led the Army of Tennessee in the only complete rout that a Confederate army ever suffered. Nashville had been strongly fortified over many months by George Thomas. Hood's army had no hope of achieving anything there.
No, the Union did not start the Battle of Nashville; it was a Confederate offensive led by General John Bell Hood that initiated the engagement on December 15-16, 1864. The Union forces, commanded by General George H. Thomas, were positioned defensively in Nashville. Hood aimed to break the Union lines and gain a decisive victory, but the battle ultimately resulted in a significant defeat for the Confederates, leading to the end of their campaign in 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.
John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He led the Army of Tennessee in 1864. In the Battle of Nashville during December 1864, General Hood and the Army of Tennessee were defeated by Union forces led by Major General George H. Thomas.
he opted to take a defendsive stance and await a union attack
To prevent John Hood's Army of Tennessee linking up with Joe Johnston in Carolina. Hood was routed by George Thomas, his army shattered, and Tennessee was safe for the Union after that.
Grant defeated Lee, as planned. Sherman failed to defeat Joe Johnston's Army of Tennessee (later John Hood's), but this army was totally routed later by George Thomas at Nashville. Sherman then went on to cross Georgia and the Carolinas, which definitely shortened the war, finally defeating Joe Johnston in command of another Confederate army.