Cavalry in the Battle
On the morning of November 30, 1864, some 5,000 Federal cavalrymen under Gen. James H. Wilson were in this area. Most were located to your right front, east of the Harpeth River, but Gen. John T. Croxton's brigade remained west of the river. By late in the morning, Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest's 5,000 cavalrymen reached Franklin, and some began skirmishing with Croxton's troopers. Forrest soon advocated crossing the Harpeth to the east in an effort to flank the main Federal army. But the Union cavalry, a Union infantry division and reserve Federal artillery pieces near Fort Granger mad any flanking movement a difficult proposition. Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood opted against Forrest's proposal and instead ordered a frontal assault against the main Federal line.HM Number | HM2K1F |
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Series | This marker is part of the Tennessee: Tennessee Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Tennessee Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 513000 N 3973883 |
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Decimal Degrees | 35.90916667, -86.85591667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 54.55', W 86° 51.355' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 54' 33" N, 86° 51' 21.3" W |
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