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Tag Archives: Patrick Cleburne
Battle of Franklin – a short photo essay
My regular readers know that the Battle of Franklin is one of my favorites to study. Over the years the battle has begun to resonate with other Civil War students and its popularity has grown. The History Channel’s Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Battlefield Wanderings
Tagged A.P. Stewart, Alexander P Stewart, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Franklin Trust, Benjamin F Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Carnton Plantation, Carter House, Civil War, Eric A Jacobson, Eric Jacobson, Frank Cheatham, Patrick Cleburne, Patrick R Cleburne, Thomas Y Cartwright
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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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The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
One hundred forty-six years ago today, US Major General William T. Sherman attacked CSA General Joseph E. Johnston’s well entrenched Army of Tennessee at Kennesaw Mountain. This battle came after a long string of flanking maneuvers by Sherman, all aimed … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Wanderings, Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Alpheus Williams, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of Pickett's Mill, Benjamin F Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Charles Harker, Daniel McCook, Francis Blair, Francis P Blair, Frank Cheatham, George H Thomas, George Thomas, Grenville Dodge, James B McPherson, James McPherson, Jefferson C Davis, Jefferson Davis, Joe Hooker, Joe Wheeler, John Bell Hood, John Logan, John M Schofield, John Newton, John Schofield, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Hooker, Milo Haskall, Patrick Cleburne, Patrick R Cleburne, Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site, William Loring, William Sherman, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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Joseph E. Johnston Surrenders to William T. Sherman
On April 26, 1865 CSA General Joseph E. Johnston officially surrendered his Confederate Army of Tennessee to US Major General William T. Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina. This official surrender followed an armistice that was signed by Johnston on April … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Events, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Alexander P Stewart, Army of Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, battle of stones river, Braxton Bragg, Carolinas Campaign, James Longstreet, John Bell Hood, Joseph E Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Patrick Cleburne, Stephen D Lee, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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The Battle of Franklin – John Bell Hood’s 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign
This is part two 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 Army of Tennessee, Army of the Ohio, Battle of Franklin, Carnton Plantation, Carter House, Civil War, Civil War Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Battlefields, Civil War Preservation Trust, Emerson Opdyke, George Thomas, John Bell Hood, John Schofield, Patrick Cleburne
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Patrick R. Cleburne – CS Major General
Patrick Ronayne Cleburne(i), was born 181 years ago today, March 17, 2009. Born in Ovens, County Cork, Ireland, to a middle-class physician, Dr. Joseph Cleburne, young Cleburne would never get to know his mother, who passed when he was 18 … Continue reading