Cox
Campaigns Of The Civil War.–X.
The March To The Sea/Franklin And Nashville
By Jacob D. Cox, LL. D.,
Late Major-General Commanding Twenty-Third Army Corps
Author Of “Atlanta,” Etc.
New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons
The March To The Sea/Franklin And Nashville
Chapter V.–Battle Of Franklin.
THE march of the National army from Spring Hill to Franklin was not seriously interrupted. Forrest’s troopers made an [...]
Historian-author Wiley Sword weighs in on Hood’s blunder-failure at Franklin
I recently emailed historian and author Wiley Sword to see if he’d like to weigh in on the current discussion regarding Hood’s blunder-failure at Franklin. He offered this commentary.
There are a variety of modern viewpoints involving Gen. John Bell Hood’s performance at Spring Hill and Franklin,and there often is some merit with each opinion. On [...]
Hood
Some of my most popular pages on this blog are related to CSA General John Bell Hood. To make it easier, here’s a master list of the main posts related to Hood.
Hood’s blunder-failure at Franklin? | Comments
Historian-author Wiley Sword on Hood’s blunder-failure at Franklin?
Professor-historian Steven E. Woodworth on Hood’s blunder-failure at Franklin?
Did Hood’s 1864 Tennessee Campaign [...]
Profiles of soldiers who served at Franklin
Over years past, I have posted numerous profiles on various soldiers who fought at Franklin. Most of the profiles include a period photo or image of the soldier(s) profiled.
Union
Capt Russ B. Davis, 10th Tennessee Cavalry (U.S.)
William B. Douthat served with 12th TN Cav (U.S.), fought at Franklin
Gen David S. Stanley served at Franklin
Gen Ruger, served at Franklin
Franklin resident – [...]
Reading
Here is a list of “must read” books when it comes to learning about the story of the Battle of Franklin and a few others for good measure.
Fiction
A Separate Country , by Robert Hicks.
Get to know CSA General John Bell after the war.
The Widow of the South , by Robert Hicks.
Learn the story of Carrie [...]
“Must-Know” Facts about the Carter Cotton Gin
Many people are familiar with the name of the famous Carter Cotton Gin that stood within 150 yards south-east of the Carter family house in 1864. I thought it would be a good idea to ask David Fraley to give us a little more detail about the Cotton Gin.
What size was it?
It measured roughly 36’ [...]
Franklin’s Charge wants to rebuild the Carter Cotton gin, looking to build on current momentum in Franklin
The Tennessean reported today that Franklin’s Charge hopes to buy more property at the corner of Columbia Ave and Cleburne St (across from the Cleburne Park) where a Dominoe’s Pizza and Four Star Market is currently.
The land purchase would give Franklin’s Charge a large enough tract of green space to rebuild the Carter Cotton Gin [...]
Welcome
Welcome to the BattleofFranklin.net web site. My name is Kraig McNutt.
Make sure you check out our most recent posts to the web site (see links to left).
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 [...]
Battle of Franklin – Google Map – shows location of key individuals killed
One feature of the Google interactive map of the Battle of Franklin [found at: http://www.franklinbattlefield.com] is that we identify the location where key indidviduals were killed or wounded during the action; for example, where Gen Patrick Cleburne was killed near the Carter cotton gin.
We also include some video on some content items. In the example of Cleburne, we [...]
June 2008 Dispatches
June 2nd, 2008, Memorial service at McGavock Cemetery brings out scores in Franklin
June 2nd, 2008, Carnton historian Eric A. Jacobson unveils new marker in honor of Loring’s Division at Franklin
June 13th, 2008, TN State Museum looking for Union flags from TN
June 15th, Patrick Cleburne’s pistol and kepi are reunited after 143 years
June 17th, 2008, Franklin’s [...]
How is the McGavock Confederate Cemetery laid out?
Here is the layout of the McGavock Confederate Cemetery.
Lt. Gen. A.P. Stewart’s Corp
Loring’s Division: Maj. Gen. William W. Loring – 126
Scott’s Brigade: Brig Gen Thomas M. Scott – 15
27th Alabama – 4
35th Alabama – 2
49th Alabama – 0
55th Alabama – 3
57th Alabama – 2
12th Louisiana – 4
Featherston’s Brigade: Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Featherston – [...]
Cleburne and other Confederate Generals are laid out on Carnton porch, video
The next day after the battle, December 1st, Patrick Cleburne, and three other Confederate Generals were brought to Carnton and laid out on the back porch. Jacobson eloquently tells the story. What about his Kepi? His pistol?
The bodies of Confederate Generals Cleburne, Adams, Strahl and Granbury were laid out right on [...]
Cleburne’s proposal to arm the slaves was poorly received, video
Carnton historian and author Eric Jacobson talks about C.S.A. General Patrick R. Cleburne’s proposal in early 1864 to arm the slaves to fight for the Confederacy. It was very poorly received by the military brass, and probably cost him any further major advancement in rank or position in the Confederate army.
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Historical advisors
The BattleofFranklin.net is published by Kraig McNutt. I work closely with several professional historians to make sure the information on this site is accurate. Any errors are solely the responsibility of the publisher. If errors or mis-statements are found please email me at tellinghistory [at] yahoo.com
Our historical advisors include:
Eric Jacobson, historian-author, Historic Carnton Plantation, [...]
Cleburne dies assaulting Federal works near Cotton gin, video
The divisions of Cleburne and Brown made the assault upon the Federal works around 4:30 pm. The shock-attach was so powerful it knocked three Federal regiments on their heels. The Rebels nearly landed a knock-out punch at Franklin. But Emerson Opdycke’s Brigade staunched the flow and saved the day for the Federals. In the assault, [...]
