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Concerns of Thomas and Schofield at Franklin?

What was on the minds of the Union Generals George H. Thomas and John M. Scofield within hours of the start of the Battle of Franklin and during the day of the actual action? Using the Wordle tool we… more →

Concerns of Thomas and Schofield at Franklin?

tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: What was on the minds of the Union Generals George H. Thomas and John M. Scofield within hours of th … more →

Tags: George H. Thomas, telegram, word cloud

Stand of Colors, HQ, US Army, Circa 1890

Major James B. Ronan II wrote 1 year ago: The U.S. colors are 80″ x 74″ and the United States Army Headquarters flag is 80″ … more →

Tags: forum observations, Antique Memorabilia, US Army 19th Century, US Army Flags, HQ US Army 1890

New York Times Headlines, December 24, 1864

tellinghistory wrote 2 years ago: GEN. THOMAS’ ARMY.; Particulars of Hood’s Defeat and Flight. Eighteen General Officers a … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, nashville, George H. Thomas, NY Times, Newspaper

Why Franklin matters, 146 years later? — 2 comments

tellinghistory wrote 2 years ago: A couple years ago I was engaged in a conversation with Widow of the South author and long time Fran … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, Battle description, interpretation

Telegram: glorious news

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) NASHVILLE, November 30, 1864. MAJOR-GENERAL SCHOFIELD, Franklin: Your telegram is … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, cavalry, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, Battle description, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: persistent attack

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) FRANKLIN. November 30th–7.10 P.M. MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS, Nashville: The enem … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, Casualties, Battle description, telegram, General Orders

Telegrams: pre-attack, trains sent to Brentwood

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) NASHVILLE, November 30, 1864. MAJOR-GENERAL SCHOFIELD, Franklin: Your despatch of … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, Artillery, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: Hood has a large force

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) FRANKLIN, November 30, 1864–3 P.M. MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS, Nashville: I have … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, cavalry, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, Harpeth River, Nathan Bedford Forrest, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: hold Franklin for three days?

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) NASHVILLE, November 30, 1864. MAJOR GENERAL SCHOFIELD, Franklin: General Smith re … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, cavalry, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: getting in a tight place

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) FRANKLIN, November 30, 1864–12 M. MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS, Nashville: Your des … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, COLUMBIA, Franklin, Army of the Cumberland, cavalry, George H. Thomas, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: map

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: (Telegram.) NASHVILLE, November 30, 1864. MAJOR-GENERAL SCHOFIELD, Franklin: Your despatches of 5.30 … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, cavalry, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, map, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: Hood cannot be held

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) FRANKLIN, November 30, 1864–9.50 A.M. MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS, Nashville: My t … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, Nathan Bedford Forrest, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: troops across the Harpeth

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) FRANKLIN, November 30, 1864–5.30 A.M. MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS, Nashville: I ho … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, Harpeth River, Nathan Bedford Forrest, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: Pontoons down

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago:   (Telegram.) FRANKLIN PIKE, TENN., November 29, 1864–1 P.M. MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS, Nashvi … more →

Tags: Franklin, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, telegram, General Orders

Telegram: Wagon bridge out at Franklin

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: (Telegram.) HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO, FRANKLIN PIKE, TENN., November 28, 1864. MAJOR-GENERAL GE … more →

Tags: Franklin, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, telegram, General Orders

New York Tribune, Monday, Dec. 5th, 1864

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: THE LATE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN —————————— … more →

Tags: John Bell Hood, Franklin, Published accounts, Battle description, Newspaper

23rd Corps (Union)

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: The 4th and 23rd Corps (U.S.), respectively served at Franklin. Here’s some background the 23r … more →

Tags: union, Jacob Cox, Army of the Ohio, George H. Thomas, 23rd Corps

NY Tribune reports on battle of Franklin, Dec 2nd, 1864 - Further Facts About the Fight

tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: THE LATE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN —————————— … more →

Tags: cavalry, George H. Thomas, Published accounts, Thomas, Newspaper

Spring Hill, Tennessee — 1 comment

graywacke wrote 4 years ago: Never been here before?  Check out “About Landing,” above.   Dan -  Yesterday, I said … more →

Tags: Eleuthera, Eleuthera Bahamas, spring hill tennessee, Spring Hill TN, Duck river, E, Battle of Spring Hill, John Bell Hood, Jessie Peters


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