Franklin-Fort Granger
Summary of Engagement (also known as Second Battle of Franklin): On June 4, 1863 Nathan B. Forrest led two cavalry
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November 30, 1864
Williamson
On November 30, 1864 the Confederate Army of Tennessee commanded by Lieut. General John Bell Hood attacked the Union Army of the Ohio under the command of Maj. Gen. John Schofield at Franklin, Tennessee. After repulsing numerous frontal assaults on the Union fortified position Schofield was able to conduct an orderly withdrawal of his army to Nashville.
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