No Confederate General surrendered the City of Atlanta to Sherman's Union forces. The Confederate forces under Hood evacuated the city in September 1864. General Sherman in turn evacuated the city after burning it in November of that year, returning it to Confederate control.
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.
The fall of Atlanta in September of 1864, did not seal the fate of the Confederacy. In the East, Virginia was a stalemate. Although Union General Sherman seemed secure, it was not the case. Confederate General John Bell Hood decided to march north to cut Sherman's supply lines at the Western and Atlantic Railroad. If successful, the goal was to retake Tennessee.
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Under the leadership of Union General George Thomas, the Union won the 1864 Battle of Nashvilleon December 15th and 16th. Thomas scored a major victory over Confederate General John Bell Hood. The defeat basically destroyed the Army of Tennessee.
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.
No Confederate General surrendered the City of Atlanta to Sherman's Union forces. The Confederate forces under Hood evacuated the city in September 1864. General Sherman in turn evacuated the city after burning it in November of that year, returning it to Confederate control.
Confederate President Jefferson Davis believed that General Johnston was not adequate to turn back the advance of Union troops in Georgia in 1864. He therefore replaced him with General John Bell Hood to lead the Army of Tennessee.
General John Bell Hood had command of the Army of the Tennessee in late September of 1864. His army had 40,000 troops and Hood planned to use them in Tennessee to cut Union General Sherman's supply lines.
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.
John Bell Hood was a Confederate major general. One of his major campaigns was the Tennessee Campaign in 1864.
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.
It seemed that President Lincoln's reelection in 1864 paved the way to a quick victory in the US Civil War. There were, however, always doubters in the North that would not be convinced the end of the war was near. This attitude was enforced by Confederate General John Bell Hood's march into central and western Tennessee in late November, 1864. The reduction of Hood's army in December of 1864, renewed Northern confidence.
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.
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.
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.
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.