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The clock that left them six weeks to live
A Confederate general leads his army into a desperate Tennessee campaign-will his choices decide the fate of thousands and the war?
The clock that left them six weeks to live
This episode explores the strategic decisions and desperate circumstances that led a Confederate army into the Tennessee Campaign of 1864, examining the moments when an impossible situation became irreversible.
Person: John Bell Hood
Date: November 30, 1864
Location: Franklin, Tennessee
Event: Battle of Franklin
Period: American Civil War
- The Carter House in Franklin, Tennessee, still bears bullet holes from the battle…
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