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Tag Archives: Battle of Spring Hill
Central Tennessee Civil War Era Graves – a photo essay
Recently, I visited the Volunteer State – Tennessee. I had business in the Nashville area, but I took an extra day of vacation to visit Franklin and Spring Hill. I recently provided short photo essays on both of these battlefields … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Affair at Spring Hill, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Spring Hill, Benjamin F Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Bushrod Johnson, Bushrod R Johnson, Bushrod Rust Johnson, Civil War, Dick Ewell, Frank Cheatham, George E Maney, George Maney, John Adams, John Brown, John C Brown, John Calvin Brown, Richard Ewell, Richard S Ewell, Sam Watkins, Samuel R Watkins, William B Bate, William Bate, William H Jackson, William Hicks Jackson, William Jackson
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Spring Hill Battlefield – A Short Photo Essay
On November 29, 1864, CSA Lieutenant General John Bell Hood’s Army of Tennessee attempted to block US Major General John M. Schofield’s retreat route to Nashville. His goal was to place his army across the Franklin-Columbia Turnpike at Spring Hill, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Battlefield Wanderings, Civil War Trust
Tagged Affair at Spring Hill, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Spring Hill, Civil War Preservation Trust, Civil War Trust, John B Hood, John Bell Hood, John M Schofield, Patrick Cleburne, Patrick R Cleburne, Rally Hill, Rippavilla Plantation, Thomas Cartwright, Thomas Y Cartwright
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Battle of Franklin – 146th Anniversary
Today is the 146th anniversary of the Battle of Franklin. After the fall of Atlanta, on September 2, 1864, CSA Lieutenant General John Bell Hood pushed his Army of Tennessee northwest into Alabama. His plans were to push into southern … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Studies, Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Affair at Spring Hill, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Spring Hill, Civil War, Franklin Nashville Campaign, George H Thomas, George Thomas, John Bell Hood, John Hood, John M Schofield, John Schofield, Thomas Cartwright, Thomas Y Cartwright
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Thomas Y. Cartwright Interview at the Famous Lotz House
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Thomas Y. Cartwright, expert historian on the Battle of Franklin, at the Lotz House. This interview compliments my three part series on CSA General John Bell Hood’s 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign (click HERE … Continue reading
From Atlanta to Spring Hill – John Bell Hood’s 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign
This is part one of a three part series on John Bell Hood’s Franklin-Nashville Campaign. Part one can be accessed by clicking HERE. Click HERE for animated maps of the affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin – … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Studies, Significant Battles
Tagged A.P. Stewart, Alexander P Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Ohio, Battle of Spring Hill, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Civil War, Civil War Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Battlefields, Civil War Preservation Trust, Columbia TN, David S Stanley, Emerson Opdyke, Frank Cheatham, Franklin Nashville Campaign, George Thomas, Jacob D Cox, John Bell Hood, John Schofield, Rippavilla Plantation, S.D. Lee, Stephen D Lee, Ulysses Grant, William Tecumsah Sherman
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John Bell Hood’s 1864 Tennessee Campaign – A Series
Yes, I do know it is the Christmas season. Yes, I do know that I should be very supportive of my family. After all, there is much shopping, and decorating, to do. However, it is all the season of my … Continue reading