Under Hood’s command, The Army of Tennessee moved up through Georgia, Alabama, crossed the Tennessee River, and then entered Tennessee.  November 30, 1864 had been a beautiful Indian summer day.  At dawn, the Confederacy marched north from Spring Hill, Tennessee in pursuit of fleeing Federal forces.  General Hood was determined to destroy the Union Army before it reached Nashville.

The Battle of Franklin has been called “the bloodiest hours of the American Civil War.”

Picture (right) The Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill