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Summary of the Battle of Franklin
The
Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864 in
Franklin, Tennessee; in Williamson County.
John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee (around 33,000 men) faced off with
John M. Schofield's Army of the Ohio and the Cumberland (around 30,000 men). Often cited as "the bloodiest five hours" during the American Civil War, the Confederates
lost between 6,500 - 7,500 men, with 1,750 dead. The Federals
lost around 2,000 - 2,500 men, with just 250 or less killed. Hood lost 30,000 men in just six months (from July 1864 until December 15). The Battle of Franklin was fought mostly at night. Several Confederate Generals were killed, including
Patrick Cleburne, and the Rebels also lost 50% of their field commanders. Hood would limp into Nashville two weeks later before suffering his final defeat before
retreating to Pulaski in mid December. Hundreds of wounded Confederate soldiers were taken to the John and Carrie McGavock home -
Carnton - after the battle. She became known as the
Widow of the South. The McGavock's eventually donated two acres to inter the Confederate dead. Almost 1,500 Rebel soldiers are buried in
McGavock Confederate Cemetery, just in view of the Carnton house.
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July 8, 2012 at 3:53 am
Porter Calhoun
Are Mr. Froedge and Franklin’s Charge aware of the ongoing Civil War stamp series which began in 2011? There is an obvious theme to these stamps as can be seen in the USPS announcements: http://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2011/pb22306/html/info_009.html and http://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2012/pb22333/html/info_007.htm. Is the campaign for a Battle of Franklin commemorative stamp an effort for a stand alone stamp over and above the existing Postal Service’s Civil War stamp series or a stamp to be included in this series? I suggest looking at a campaign to have the Battle of Franklin be one of the two 2014 stamps not yet decided on by the Postal Service.