Battle of Nashville
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
- Geographical Location: Tennessee
- Date: December 15-16, 1864
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the American Civil War. Result: Hood’s Army of Tennessee was left in shambles.
Confederate general John Bell Hood planned to move into middle Tennessee to cut off Union general William T. Sherman’s advance into the lower south. However, Hood’s operation was doomed from the start because he did not begin until mid- November and lacked troops to execute such a campaign. He failed to strike a serious blow to retreating Union forces commanded by General John Schofield. This allowed Schofield time to set up a...
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