Battle of Franklin
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The Battle of Franklin: Five Hours in the Valley of Death
Movie + 2 extras
Late in the autumn of 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood led the battle-hardened veterans of the Army of Tennessee on a fateful campaign into central Tennessee in a desperate attempt to regain control of the state from Federal forces. U. S. General John M. Schofield, commanding two corps of...
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The Battle of Franklin with Joe Ricci
Daz is joined by historian Joe Ricci from The Battle of Franklin Trust to discuss the Battle of Franklin on its 160th anniversary.
The Battle of Franklin, fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee, was a pivotal moment in the Franklin–Nashville Campaign. Coming just before the armies w...
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School of the Soldier: Volume I
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Battle of Franklin -The Troops Fought With a Desperation Bordering Upon Madness
News of the Union victory at the Battle of Franklin made its way across the North, with early reports filed by correspondents. One of these writers, 1st Lt. Daniel Royse, who started the war in the 40th Indiana Infantry and served as an aide to Brig. Gen. George D. Wagner, detailed the action in ...
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A Drummer Boy's First Night on Guard Duty
Private Benjamin Franklin Whitehouse of the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery had his first night on guard duty at Fort Burnside in Covington, Ky. During his watch, he spied movement and saw a figure moving toward him. He eventually fired a shot. Here's what happened next.
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The Grant-Thomas Clash Over Nashville
In his memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant’s account of the 1864 Franklin-Nashville campaign reveals a clash of approaches between him and Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas about how to beat Lt. Gen. John B. Hood's Confederate army. Here's how it played out, and the aftermath.
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Battles of Franklin & Spring Hill - Saving The Battlefield - with Eric Jacobson
Daz is joined by historian, author and Chief Operating Officer for the Battle of Franklin Trust to discuss the story behind saving the Franklin and Spring Hill Battlefields.
Eric A. Jacobson is one of the leading historians of the American Civil War and a driving force behind the successful recl...
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A Photo Found at the Franklin Civil War Show Led Back to the Battle of Franklin
A portrait photograph of a Boston merchant found at the Civil War show in Franklin, Tenn., marked the beginning of a trip down the research rabbit hole that led to the capture of a Confederate flag at the Battle of Franklin. Here's the story.
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Hardee's Revised Stack Arms
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Casey's Stack Arms
Silas Casey wrote a drill manual which was approve in 1862 and became the predominate system of drill in the Union armies later in the Civil War. Here, explore how a group of four man can make a stack of their weapons so they can walk away and not just set them on the ground. Enjoy this update an...
