Battle of Franklin

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The Battle of Franklin was a major and devastating American Civil War engagement fought on November 30, 1864, in Tennessee, noted for its intense close-quarters combat and heavy Confederate casualties.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Franklin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Franklin
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective Confederate attempt to disrupt Union control in Tennessee ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses Confederate: about 6,200 total casualties ⓘ
Union: about 2,300 total casualties ⓘ
commander Alexander P. Stewart ⓘ
Benjamin F. Cheatham ⓘ
George H. Thomas ⓘ
Jacob D. Cox ⓘ
John Bell Hood ⓘ
John M. Schofield ⓘ
linked to: John Schofield

Stephen D. Lee ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1864-11-30 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Nashville ⓘ
forceStrength Confederate: about 27,000 soldiers ⓘ
Union: about 27,000 soldiers ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to Confederate defeat at Battle of Nashville ⓘ
severely weakened the Army of Tennessee ⓘ
killedConfederateGenerals Hiram B. Granbury ⓘ
John Adams ⓘ
John C. Carter ⓘ
Otho F. Strahl ⓘ
Patrick R. Cleburne ⓘ
linked to: Patrick Cleburne

States Rights Gist ⓘ
location Franklin, Tennessee ⓘ
memorial Carnton Plantation ⓘ
Carter House State Historic Site ⓘ
McGavock Confederate Cemetery ⓘ
notableFeature frontal assaults against fortified Union positions ⓘ
intense close-quarters combat ⓘ
very high Confederate casualties ⓘ
partOf Franklin–Nashville Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Nashville Campaign

Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Spring Hill ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
tacticalSituation Confederate army launched repeated frontal attacks ⓘ
Union army entrenched in strong defensive works ⓘ
theater Western Theater ⓘ
timeOfDay fought largely in late afternoon and after dark ⓘ
typeOfEngagement infantry assault ⓘ
siege-like defensive stand ⓘ

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John Bell Hood → battle → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Army of the Ohio → engagement → Battle of Franklin (1864) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Franklin
Patrick Cleburne → battle → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Nashville Campaign → precededBy → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Nashville Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Franklin, Tennessee → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Franklin (1864) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Franklin
Carnton → usedDuring → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Carter House → significantEvent → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Battle of Franklin → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Franklin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Franklin
Robert Hicks (author) → writesAbout → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
subject linked to: Robert Hicks
Battle of Nashville → predecessorEvent → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Stonewall of the West → subjectDeathBattle → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Union campaigns of 1864 → hasBattle → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Hiram B. Granbury → notableBattle → Battle of Franklin ⓘ
Patrick Cleburne’s Division → engagement → Battle of Franklin ⓘ