On a November afternoon in 1864; the weary Gen. John Bell Hood surveyed the army waiting to attack the Federals at Franklin; Tennessee. He gave the signal almost at dusk; and the Confederates rushed forward to utter devastation. This book describes the events and causes of the five-hour battle in gripping detail; particularly focusing on the reasons for such slaughter at a time when the outcome of the war had already been decided.The genesis of the senseless tragedy; according to McDonough and Connelly; lay in the appointment of Hood to command the Army of Tennessee. It was his decision to throw a total force of some 20;000 men into an ill-advised frontal assault against the Union troops. The Confederates made their approach; without substantial artillery support; on a level of some two miles. Why did Hood select such a catastrophic strategy? The authors analyze his reasoning in full. Their vivid and moving narrative; with statements from eyewitnesses to the battle; make compelling reading for all Civil War buffs and historians.James Lee McDonough is Justin Potter Professor of History at David-Lipscomb College and is the author of Shiloh and Stones River.Thomas L. Connelly; professor of history at the university of South Carolina; is the author of Army of the Heartland; The Marble Man; and Autumn of Glory; a two-volume history of the Army of Tennessee.
#2107395 in Books 2002-10-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.75 x .40 x 8.00l; .61 #File Name: 0870203282144 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy LHoffNice overview - appropriate for middle-school students0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The engaging story of a wide variety of immigrant groupsBy Midwest Book ReviewA part of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press "The New Badger History Series"; They Came To Wisconsin by Julia Pferdehirt; is the engaging story of a wide variety of immigrant groups who settled in the American Midwest state of Wisconsin during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and ranges from a variety of traditional European groups to the African Americans; Latinos; and Hmong newcomers of today. Oral histories; excerpts from the Wisconsin Historical Society's archives; interviews; and much; much more fill this rich 127-page survey of Wisconsin's plural heritage. A "must" for all Wisconsin library systems; there is also a Teachers Guide Student Materials for They Came To Wisconsin ... that is ideal for traditional classroom and/or homeschooling instruction as well.
