Decisions at Franklin : the nineteen critical decisions that defined the battle / Andrew S. Bledsoe ; maps by Matt Spruill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bledsoe, Andrew S., 1974- author.

Contributor:

Spruill, Matt, cartographer.

Series:

Command decisions in America's Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Franklin, Battle of, Franklin, Tenn., 1864.

Command of troops--Case studies.

Command of troops.

Tennessee--Franklin.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The Battle of Franklin pitted beleaguered Confederate general John Bell Hood against US general John Schofield and his Army of the Ohio. The Army of Tennessee had nearly twenty thousand men when they began assaulting the US's fortified positions around Franklin. While Hood forced the Army of the Ohio to retreat to Nashville, his losses were considerable, and he would face a fortified Army of the Ohio yet again. Hood's defeat in the subsequent battle of Nashville shrunk the Army of Tennessee to less than ten thousand men and effectively neutralized the army for the remainder of the Civil War. Intended for the Command Decisions in America's Civil War series, this book examines the decisions that shaped the way the Battle of Franklin unfolded. Rather than offering a history of the battle, Bledsoe focuses on the critical decisions, those decisions that had a major impact on both Federal and Confederate forces in shaping the progression of the battle as we know it today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Before the Battles: Sunday, September 18-Thursday, November 24, 1864

Pulaski to Columbia: Thursday, November 24-Tuesday, November 29, 1864

Spring Hill: Tuesday, November 29-Wednesday, November 30, 1864

Franklin: Preparations for Battle

The Day of Battle: Wednesday, November 30, 1864

Conclusions and Aftermath

Appendix I. Battlefield Guide to the Critical Decisions at Franklin

Appendix II. Union Order of Battle

Appendix III. Confederate Order of Battle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bledsoe, Andrew S. Decisions at Franklin

ISBN:

9781621907664

162190766X

OCLC:

1333921656