Echoes of Battle: The Battle of Franklin | American Civil War

Often referred to as “Picketts Charge of the West” The battle of Franklin was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army. 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 Confederate assault of six infantry divisions containing eighteen brigades with 100 regiments numbering almost 20,000 men, resulted in devastating losses to the men and the leadership of the Army of Tennessee. Fourteen Confederate generals (six killed, seven wounded, and one captured) and 55 regimental commanders were casualties. Lets explore this battle through the very words of the men who fought at Franklin.
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[@jcarl8759]

This is my home. I’m glad to see this battle getting more and more light shined on it throughout the last 5-10 years. Truly hallowed ground.

[@cyndiebill6631]

Thank you for doing the battle of Franklin. It played such an important role in defeating the South and yet so little is known about it. Totally enjoyed this video. Keep them coming. You do amazing work bringing the lesser known battles out there for people to learn about.👍😁

[@Achewen123]

The Carnton Plantation and the cemetery they created for the honored Southern dead is amazing. A very strong family in the war of northern aggression.

[@2104dogface]

very well done, the personal stories add so much to the story telling on how the fighting was there

[@HistorySavior1941]

Awesome as always brother! So cool to see and hear the words of the men who fought here!

[@daeth7667]

I love the channel dude, one of the best that much is for sure. I was born and raised in middle Tennessee, about 30 miles south of Columbia. I love hearing anything about the civil war in my beautiful home state. Great content dude keep fighting the good fight.

[@markdegraff1950]

Good job as always James, very informative!🇺🇲

[@DustinWiseM1]

Great video. Like these Echoes of Battle as they give great information about what took place. Well done and look forward to future episodes.

[@michaeldouglas1243]

As always love the personal stories. Add a whole different view of a battle.

[@Dudenator]

You really upped your game on this one, well done!

[@Achewen123]

Well done…visited this battlefield in 2022

[@Rebelmediainc]

All sorts of fun things in this video! Enjoyed it! Franklin is my favorite battlefield because its where I caught the sickness. :)

[@jmsdeco]

Outstanding video !

[@rayparker7496]

Great video love the new fomat

[@NickyB0718]

Very interesting video, thank you

[@ukulelemikeleii]

This was a short battle lasting only a few hours, yet the casualties were extremely high. I wonder if, from a time (hour) to casualty ratio, if Franklin was the worst/bloodiest battle of the Civil War? Antietam was the bloodiest single day battle, true, but it lasted all day...

[@LeviTheNerd]

How was your trip to Chickamauga?

[@keith6234]

The map you used is incorrect. It lists 184th Ohio Inf which should be the 183rd.