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Battle of Spring Hill (November 29, 1864), US Civil War

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Lt. General Alexander P. Stewart (CSA) (1821 - 1908)
Peter Stewart (October 2, 1821 – August 30, 1908) was a career United States Army officer, college professor, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.Early life and c...
Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Sr., (CSA) (1820 - 1886)
Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Sr., (CSA) General Cheatham, known also as Frank, was a Tennessee aristocrat, California gold miner, and a General in the Confederate States Army d...
Lieut. General John Bell Hood (CSA) (1831 - 1879)
Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessne...
Lt. General John M. Schofield (USA), U.S. Secretary of War (1831 - 1906)
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Brig. General States Rights Gist (CSA) (1831 - 1864)
Rights Gist (September 3, 1831 – November 30, 1864) was a lawyer, a militia general in South Carolina, and a Confederate Army brigadier general who served during the American Civil War. A relative of s...

The Battle of Spring Hill was fought November 29, 1864, at Spring Hill, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. The Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, attacked a Union force under Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield as it retreated from Columbia through Spring Hill. Because of a series of command failures, the Confederates were unable to inflict serious damage on the Federals and could not prevent their safe passage north to Franklin during the night. The next day, Hood pursued Schofield and attacked his fortifications in the Battle of Franklin, resulting in severe Confederate casualties.