Battle of Nashville | A Desperate Confederate Army | American Civil War

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In a last desperate attempt to force Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s army out of Georgia, Gen. John Bell Hood led the Army of Tennessee north toward Nashville in November 1864. Although he suffered terrible losses at Franklin on November 30, he continued toward Nashville. Hood reached the outskirts of Nashville on December 2, occupied positions on a line of hills parallel to those of the Union, and began erecting fieldworks. On December 15, the Union launched a demonstration on the Confederate right across the line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad. At the same time, the main assault fell on a cluster of redoubts on the Confederate left. The Union renewed the attack on the afternoon of December 16 and drove the Confederate troops out of Nashville. In six months of campaigning, the Army of Tennessee had lost nearly 75% of its fighting force and ceased to be a serious threat to the Federals. The Union victory at Nashville shattered Hood's Army of Tennessee and effectively ended the war in Tennessee.

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  • @ProjectPast1565
    If you’d like to support the channel, help me preserve history and get behind the scenes content, then click the link below to become an exclusive supporter. Your generosity and support will help me provide better content and help preserve our nations battlefields. www.patreon.com/ProjectPast
  • @MarshaBonForte
    How sad and shortsighted it was for the City of Nashville to not preserve more of the battlefield.
  • @Blackinterceptor999
    My Great Great Great Great Grandfather was a Corporal in the U.S. Army from MN fought in the battles of Vicksburg, Nashville, Farmington, Corinth, he was definitely in this battle you talked about here.
  • @Grant25
    Good job. A shame more wasn’t preserved
  • @bradleyhajost7161
    Thank you for presenting such in depth insights into the pivotal Battle of Nashville. 👍🏻
  • @lthom5158
    Excellent video! Never knew about the military crest! The sound effects were a great touch!
  • @Joel-in-Las-Vegas
    Terrific video and information. Looking forward to visiting Nashville.
  • @HistorySavior1941
    Awesome episode man!!! Loved every second! Too bad the tree didn’t talk back. I was interested on what it had to say as well…..maybe next time lol. Awesome video my friend!
  • @nevrock1
    Awesome video! My Greatx3 Grandfather was in Company A with the 115th Illinois Volunteer Infantry under Thomas.
  • @mushluvdbyjah9202
    In one of the decisive battles of the war, two brigades of Black troops helped crush one of the South's finest armies at the Battle of Nashville. Black troops opened the battle on the first day and successfully engaged the right of the rebel line. On the second day Col. Charles R. Thompson's Black brigade made brilliant charge up Overton Hill. Thirteenth U.S.C.T. sustained more casualties than any other regiment involved in the battle.
  • @samuelhpardew751
    My Great Grandfather was there. 36th Miss. Inf. Sear's brigade.
  • @michaelbirdsong196
    I lived just west of the city growing up I had trenches in my backyard . They were confirmed to be part of the southern line. Redoubt no 1 is pretty cool they almost tore it up . Great video love that you went to shys hill
  • @travisbayles870
    My great great grandfather and my 3 great uncle who were in the 32nd Tennessee Infantry CSA fought at Franklin and Nashville
  • @carson1861
    GREAT VIDEO.... well explained and I loved your personal touches to it all like the witness tree and the Florida troops on Sly hill who walked the same home turf in Florida where you are from. Tell your precious wife that from my Canadian perspective I didn't know a lot about the Nashville campaign but by you starting with the Confederates view on sly hill it made it 100 percent easier to visualize the union charge and the confederate defences. I could really feel it. THANK YOU... I'VE been to Franklin in 1999 and know that quite well as the prelude to Nashvile. AGAIN, THANK YOU
  • @2104dogface
    Great Job, glad to see you had the family with you , sad to see so little of the battlefield has been saved . but you managed to put out alot of great info on it . 25 days till G"burg lol i'am not counting the days
  • @jjnovotny8110
    An amazing video. You did an excellent job and are a well spoken young man. I’m going here next weekend. Other than Fort Negley, Redoubt one, Monument park and Shy’s hill, is there anything else or anywhere else I could see on the Nashville Battle? Thank you.
  • @Odin029
    As a Nashville native I've talked to quite a few people who've come to Tennessee to view the many battlefields in the state including the Battle of Nashville. Many are disappointed by how little is left of the battlefield here in Nashville. I always point out that one of the main things that is preserved is the topography of the city. It's one thing to look at lines on a map, but another to realize just how hilly and rugged the land would have been to fight on, especially after an ice storm.