9781596297456-159629745X-The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil had Full Possession of the Earth

The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil had Full Possession of the Earth

ISBN-13: 9781596297456
ISBN-10: 159629745X
Edition: First Edition
Author: James Knight
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: The History Press
Format: Paperback 160 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781596297456
ISBN-10: 159629745X
Edition: First Edition
Author: James Knight
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: The History Press
Format: Paperback 160 pages

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The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil had Full Possession of the Earth (ISBN-13: 9781596297456 and ISBN-10: 159629745X), written by authors James Knight, was published by The History Press in 2009. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Civil War (State & Local, United States History, Pictorials, Military History, United States, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil had Full Possession of the Earth (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Civil War books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.06.

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In late November 1864, the last Southern army east of the Mississippi that was still free to maneuver started out from northern Alabama on the Confederacy's last offensive. John Bell Hood and his Army of Tennessee had dreams of capturing Nashville and marching on to the Ohio River, but a small Union force under Hood's old West Point roommate stood between him and the state capital. In a desperate attempt to smash John Schofield's line at Franklin, Hood threw most of his men against the Union works, centered on the house of a family named Carter, and lost 30 percent of his attacking force in one afternoon, crippling his army and setting it up for a knockout blow at Nashville two weeks later. With firsthand accounts, letters and diary entries from the Carter House Archives, local historian James R. Knight paints a vivid picture of this gruesome conflict.

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