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

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. For more information on the battle of Nashville visit ⬇️ https://www.battleofnashvilletrust.org Need some History Swag? Check out the official Project Past Shop! https://project-past.creator-spring.com/ Interested in history and want to see future content? Hit that subscribe button and help keep history alive. 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.   / projectpast   #militaryhistory #civilwarhistory #projectpast #civilwar #historydocumentary #americanhistory #history #nashville