Battle of Franklin

Hood (South) traps Schofield (North) on the Columbia Pike at Spring Hill, then lets the whole Union army slip past in the dark.

Schofield (North) digs in with the Harpeth at his back; Hood (South) orders a frontal charge across two miles of open field, with almost no guns.

A momentary break-in at the Columbia Pike is sealed by Opdycke (North); the Army of Tennessee bleeds to death at the cotton gin, losing six generals.

Four dead generals laid out at Carnton; Cleburne (South), who had proposed freeing the slaves, falls, and what the South would not give up.