5th Iowa cav soldier – Schlapp – writes about being captured near Corinth
Letter for Sale — 5th Iowa Cav. (Curtis Horse) – August Schlapp
Tells story of action at Lockridge’s Mill, TN (part of Siege of Corinth) where the 5th Iowa suffered severe casualties, over 60 soldiers captured, including Schlapp
The 5th Iowa was engaged in Hood’s middle Tennessee campaign, fought at Nashville and was much engaged in Hood’s [...]
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Letter for Sale — 5th Iowa Cav. (Curtis Horse) – August Schlapp
Tells story of action at Lockridge’s Mill, TN (part of Siege of Corinth) where the 5th Iowa suffered severe casualties, over 60 soldiers captured, including Schlapp
The 5th Iowa was engaged in Hood’s middle Tennessee campaign, fought at Nashville and was much engaged in Hood’s [...]
129th Illinois soldier writes about battle of Nashville and Hood’s retreat
Raleigh, North Carolina,
April 20, 1865,
…Nov. the 28 we was ordered to Nashville to defend the place agains Rebel G. Hood. December 1 we got there and dug trenches 2 days and 1 night. Dec. the 4 & 5 considerable skirmishing. The 6 & 7 considerable firing on picket with a little fight. We lost several….the [...]
63rd VA infantry soldier writes about Franklin, post-battle
While in camp at Tupelo, Mississippi, 2nd Lt. Samuel Robinson , Co. G/I, 63rd Virginia Infantry, wrote home to his wife Lydia in Virginia………
Tupelo, Mississippi
January 15, 1865
“We have been marching and fighting all of the time on the 30 day of November we had the hardest little fight that has bin during this campaign but [...]
Were Virginia CSA boys represented at Franklin?
It is often stated that every Confederate State was represented at Franklin except Virginia. Well, thanks to Larry Cockerham let’s just set the record straight. Some CSA Virginia boys were involved at Franklin and even died due to the engagement. Here’s what Larry wrote to tell me. Thanks Larry.
As a descendant of Pvt. Whit Parker [...]
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CWPT’s animated map of Battle of Franklin is excellent
If you enjoy learning about battles by studying maps then you’re going to really like the new Battle of Franklin animated map created by the CWPT.
The map is developed using Flash technology and is divided into four major sections: (1) Hood invades Tennessee, (2) the Affair at Spring Hill, (3) the Battle of Franklin, and [...]
Giving John Bell Hood a fair shake?
In a recent book signing in Nashville, novelist Robert Hicks made this statement, “The difference between my new novel – A Separate Country – and most written accounts about John Bell Hood is that I put ‘novel’ on the front cover.”
Hicks went on to explain how he believes John Bell Hood has gotten a bum [...]
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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 [...]
Reports of Maj. Frederick A. Atwater, Forty-second Illinois Infantry, of operations November 20-30, 1864.
No. 58.
Reports of Maj. Frederick A. Atwater, Forty-second Illinois Infantry, of operations November 20-30, 1864.
HDQRS. FORTY-SECOND ILLINOIS INFANTRY,
Nashville, Tenn., December 5, 1864.
I have the honor herewith to transmit to you a report of the operations of the Forty-second Regt. Illinois Volunteer during the battles of Spring Hill and Franklin, Tenn., November 29 and 30, 1864, [...]
Reports of Lieut. Col. Milton Barnes, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry, of operations November 29-30, 1864
No. 55.
Reports of Lieut. Col. Milton Barnes, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry, of operations November 29-30 and December 15-16, 1864.
HDQRS. NINETY-SEVENTH REGT. OHIO VOL. INFTY,
Near Nashville, Tenn., December 5, 1864.
SIR: I have the honor herewith to submit the following report of the part taken by this regiment in the recent engagements with the enemy in the vicinity [...]
Gen. George H. Thomas’ report of the Battle of Franklin
O.R.–SERIES I–VOLUME XLV/1 [S# 93]
NOVEMBER 14, 1864-JANUARY 23, 1865.–Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee.
No. 1.–Report of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, U. S. Army, commanding Department of the Cumberland.
[The following section of Thomas' report relates specifically to the action at Franklin on 30 November, 1864.]
The withdrawal of the main force from in front of [...]
What was the size of John Bell Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee when it arrived in middle Tennessee in late 1864?
According to historian Eric Jacobson, the Army of Tennessee had 28,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry when it arrived in middle Tennessee in late 1864. Hood took over the Army of Tennessee in July from Johnston. There were 8,000 Federals garrisoned at Nashville at the time.
Hood would lose at least 7,500 at Franklin (30 Nov [...]
“101 Stuff”
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 Cumberland (around 30,000 men). Often cited as “the bloodiest five hours” during the American Civil War, the Confederates lost between 6,500 [...]
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Kraig McNutt is the Director of The Center for the Study of the American Civil War (CSACW), which houses the Kraig McNutt Civil War Collection. The CSACW was founded in 1995. He has been a serious student of the American Civil War since the early 1980s and has been publishing Civil War related content [...]
