Episode 1 of 2

Frontal Assaults

When: November 30, 1864
Where: Franklin, Tennessee
Part of: Second Battle of Franklin, 30 November 1864

Hood's Army of Tennessee conducted numerous frontal assaults against fortified Union positions under Schofield, failing to prevent an orderly withdrawal.

Confederate Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee conducted numerous frontal assaults against fortified positions occupied by the Union forces under Major General John Schofield. The assaults were unable to prevent Schofield from executing a planned, orderly withdrawal to Nashville.

Sources

Battle of Franklin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05

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