The Battle of Franklin

THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN

RECOLLECTIONS OF CONFEDERATE & UNION SOLDIERS

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DESCRIPTION Yankees claimed they won the Battle of Franklin; the Confederates believed they were the victors. Each side displayed courage (and in some cases cowardice) amid appalling slaughter, while employing outstanding tactical maneuvers and committing elementary strategical errors. These facts raise numerous important questions. Why, for example, did Union General Wagner disobey orders at a crucial point in the battle, and why did Confederate General Hood place his most brilliant fighter, Nathan Bedford Forrest, on the far right where he knew he would have almost no impact? Why did Union General Schofield callously leave his dead and wounded on the battlefield the following day, and why, strangely, did General Hood attempt to renew the battle on the morning of December 1? Why did Federal soldiers wantonly shoot down and kill Confederate General John Adams when they could have easily captured him instead, and why at Franklin was the casualty rate for Confederate officers and infantrymen the highest of any known modern battle? These and a thousand other issues have long perplexed those with a sincere interest in both this particular battle and American Civil War history. What then is the full and true story of the sanguinary conflict that took place in Middle Tennessee on November 30, 1864, the day after the mysterious Battle of Spring Hill and two weeks before the one-sided Battle of Nashville? What really happened during this violent engagement on the Plain of Franklin, rightly called by soldiers the “Valley of Death,” where the earth was so “red with blood” that it poured over the fields in “rivulets,” where in some places the bodies lay three layers deep, and where one could walk across the entire battlefield upon corpses without one’s feet ever touching the ground? Award-winning author, historian, and Franklin resident Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook addresses these concerns in his captivating book The Battle of Franklin: Recollections of Confederate and Union Soldiers, a detailed chronicle of nearly 30 eyewitness accounts by military men who were on the field of action that brisk Autumn day. Col. Seabrook, some of whose Confederate cousins were present, also furnishes narratives by civilians, clergy, women, and even children who lived through the conflict, providing additional context to a battle which, like Nashville, neither side had intended to fight. The author-editor includes nearly 200 rare illustrations and photos to accompany the footnoted text, along with an introduction, battle statistics, 19th-Century maps, appendices, and a bibliography. This book is part of Col. Seabrook’s “Hood’s Tennessee Campaign” trilogy series, which includes his popular companion books, The Battle of Spring Hill and The Battle of Nashville (this three-book series can be purchased at a discount price here on our Webstore). The Battle of Franklin is available in paperback and hardcover. (All text and images copyright © Sea Raven Press) Click on “Reviews 2” to see what people are saying about this book. And please leave a positive review on Amazon for us, thanks! DETAILS AUTHOR-EDITOR: Lochlainn Seabrook CONTENT: adult nonfiction SUBJECTS: American Civil War, Confederate history, Union history, military history, Franklin, Tennessee history ILLUSTRATED: yes (b/w) SIZE: 5.5” x 8.5” LENGTH: 150 pages COVER: paperback/perfect bound/gloss finish; hardcover/case laminate/matte finish PUBLISHER: Sea Raven Press ISBN: 978-1-943737-75-8 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-943737-76-5 (hardcover)

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“There’s good reason our author Col. Seabrook designed his book with a red cover: according to statistics alone it was the most casualty-heavy battle of the War. Confederate soldiers themselves correctly noted of Franklin that it was “as bloody a contest as ever occurred in the history of the world.” Learn more from the Rebel and Yankee soldiers who were actually at the scene. Read The Battle of Franklin: Recollections of Confederate and Union Soldiers.” - THE PUBLISHER

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