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Was the potential of a Confederate capture of Nashville in 1864 likely?
Notes from the Professor: Dr. Steven E. Woodworth. We asked the Professor this question: Was the potential of a Confederate capture of Nashville in 1864 likely in your estimation? Actually, I think a … more »
On This Day, 7-22-08: INF Treaty
Randy Roberts wrote 4 days ago: Gorbachev accepts ban on intermediate-range nuclear missiles In a dramatic turnaround, Soviet leader … more »
On This Day, 7-20-08: One Small Step
Randy Roberts wrote 6 days ago: At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words t … more »
From Spring Hill to Franklin - a summary of the action
tellinghistory wrote 2 weeks ago: Dr. Chris Losson, an author and teacher, provides a brief overview of the action from Spring Hill to … more »
How did the Franklin-Nashville Campaign relate to the Atlanta Campaign?
tellinghistory wrote 2 weeks ago: Dr. Chris Losson, an author and teacher, explains how the Franklin action was a continuation of the … more »
Was the potential of a Confederate capture of Nashville in 1864 likely?
tellinghistory wrote 4 weeks ago: Notes from the Professor: Dr. Steven E. Woodworth. We asked the Professor this question: Was the pot … more »
What if Patrick Cleburne had been promoted instead of Hood?
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tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: I’m sure I’m not the first to think of this question, but, what if Jefferson Davis had p … more »
What was the size of John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee when it arrived in middle Tennessee in late 1864?
tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: According to historian Eric Jacobson, the Army of Tennessee had 28,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry wh … more »
"If we are to die, let us die like men!" - video
tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: As the Army of Tennessee approached Franklin on the afternoon of November 30, 1864, John Bell Hood a … more »
The Spring Hill disaster and its impact on Patrick Cleburne - Eric Jacobson
tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Carnton historian Eric Jacobson talks about the debacle that was Spring Hill - November 29, 1864 - a … more »
John Bell Hood’s headquarters just prior to assault at Franklin, 30 November 1864
tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: This is a picture taken in 1951 of the home used by CSA Gen. John Bell Hood for his headquarters ju … more »
Interview with Civil War historian Steven E. Woodworth on Hood’s role in the Atlanta and Tennessee campaigns (1864)
tellinghistory wrote 3 months ago: Interview with Professor Steven E. Woodworth, courtesy of The Civil War Gazette. Used with permiss … more »
John Bell Hood’s headquarters just prior to assault at Franklin, 30 November 1864
tellinghistory wrote 5 months ago: This is a picture taken in 1951 of the home used by CSA Gen. John Bell Hood for his headquarters j … more »
104th Ohio soldiers writes in late November 1864
tellinghistory wrote 10 months ago: 4pp. letter from John D. Messinger of the 104th Ohio Infantry, Company D. Written in ink and datelin … more »
Sight of massed troop formations marching across open ground . . .
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tellinghistory wrote 12 months ago: About 4pm on November 30, 1864, C.S.A. General John Bell Hood launched a frontal attack against the … more »
41st Georgia soldiers mentions Hood in Atlanta (Sept 1864)
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Camp 41st Geo. Regiment Near Jonesborough September 10, 1864 Robert O. Douglass of Troup County, Geo … more »
Benjamin F. Cheatham, A Tribute to his Memory by Bishop C. T. QUINTARD.
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Southern Historical Society Papers. Vol. XVI. Richmond, Va., January-December. 1888. B. F. Cheatham, … more »
Reporting of the losses at Franklin
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: General Hood reported the loss of the army of Tennessee at 4,500. The loss of Schofield’s army … more »
A great opportunity was lost at Spring Hill, Cheatham.
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Maj.-Gen. B. F. Cheatham. “On the morning of the 4th of December,” says General Cheatham … more »
Bates on Spring Hill: conflict on Hood's orders
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Major-General Bate, referring to an interview with General Hood between the hours of 10 and 12 of th … more »
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