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Forgetting Nashville
Among the twenty-five bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, Nashville—fought December 15-16, 1864—stands as among the most “forgotten.” Only two major works, by Stanley F. Horn and James Lee McDonough, have chronicled the engagement. The reasons for this are … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Memory
Tagged Battle of Nashville, George H. Thomas, John Bell Hood, USCT
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Happy 200th, General Thomas
200 years ago this weekend George H. Thomas was born in Southampton County, Virginia. The link below is an appreciation of Thomas I did in 2014. Pap Thomas to the Sledge of Nashville
What Did They Know?
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Dwight Hughes When considering historical events, it is too easy to wonder, given what happened, why in the world our ancestors did what they did. But we must remember that they … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Navies, Personalities, Politics, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Albert Edward, Alexander Stephens, Army of the James, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, Charleston South Carolina, CSS Florida, CSS Shenandoah, George B. McClellan, George Thomas, James Longstreet, James Waddell, John Bell Hood, Jubal Early, March to the Sea, Mobile, Osprey, P.G.T. Beauregard, Petersburg, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Selma, Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Tallahassee, Ulysse S. Grant, William T. Sherman
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The Strategic Impact of the Battle of Nashville
When Maj. Gen. George Thomas’ Union forces drove the Army of Tennessee from their position south of Nashville on December 16, 1864, it signaled an end to John Bell Hood’s invasion of Tennessee. Hood’s army in shambles, any hopes of … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, General William T. Sherman, George Thomas, John Bell Hood, John Schofield, March to the Sea, Petersburg, Ulysses S. Grant
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Bled From the Top: Confederate Officer Corps in the 1864 Tennessee Campaign
When the Army of Tennessee returned to its namesake Confederate state in November 1864, the chance to provide a glimmer of hope for the South in the West marched with it. By early December, that same force was decimated after … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 1864, Arthur Manigault, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Spring Hill, Confedeate leadership western theater, Confederate, Daniel Govan, Edward Johnson, Francis Cockrell, Franklin-Nashville Campaign, George Washington Gordon, Henry Jackson, Hiram Granbury, Jacob Sharp, John Adams, John Bell Hood, John C. Brown, John C. Carter, Otto Strahl, Robert Bullock, Samuel French, States Rights Gist, Stephen Dill, Thomas Benton Smith, Thomas Scott, Zachariah Deas
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Pap Thomas to the Sledge of Nashville
The battle of Nashville had ended in a great victory for George Thomas. Congratulations flowed in, but Thomas did not rest on his laurels. Pressing ahead through bitter weather, Thomas drove his infantry and cavalry against Hood’s defeated forces, in a … Continue reading
Nashville: The Second Day
Despite the results of the 15th, Hood determined to fight. That night he pulled his army back two miles to a more compact line, anchored on both flanks by hills along the Franklin Pike (US 31 today) and Granny White … Continue reading
Hood Remembered: The Sesquicentennial
Today, ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Sam Hood. Sam Hood is a descendant of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and author of the forthcoming The Lost Papers of John Bell Hood. He has also written a biography of … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Spring Hill, Hood-Remembered, John Bell Hood
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Top 15 Posts of 2013—Number 2: Review of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General by Stephen M. Hood
Newton’s second law of motion, roughly paraphrased, informs us that “an object at rest stays at rest, while an object in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force.” This law of physics encapsulates Stephen M. Hood’s … Continue reading
Review of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General by Stephen M. Hood
Newton’s second law of motion, roughly paraphrased, informs us that “an object at rest stays at rest, while an object in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force.” This law of physics encapsulates Stephen M. Hood’s … Continue reading
