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词条 Battle of Franklin (1863)
释义

  1. Battle

  2. Battlefield today

  3. See also

  4. References

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|conflict=Battle of Franklin (1863)
|partof=the American Civil War
|date= {{Start date|1863|4|10}}
|place=Williamson County, Tennessee
|result=Union victory
|combatant1= {{flagicon|USA|1863}} United States (Union)
|combatant2= {{flagicon|CSA|1863}} Confederate States (Confederacy)
|commander1=Gordon Granger
|commander2=Earl Van Dorn
|strength1=Army of Kentucky
|strength2=1st Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee
|casualties1=100
|casualties2=137
}}{{Campaignbox Middle Tennessee Operations}}

The 1863 Battle of Franklin was fought April 10, 1863, in Williamson County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. It was a minor engagement in about the same location as the more famous Battle of Franklin (November 30, 1864), part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign.

Battle

The 1863 engagement at Franklin was a reconnaissance in force by Confederate cavalry leader Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn, coupled with an equally inept response by Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger. Van Dorn advanced northward from Spring Hill, Tennessee, on April 10, making contact with Federal skirmishers just outside Franklin. Van Dorn's attack was so weak that when Granger received a false report that Brentwood to the north was under attacck, he believed it and sent most of his cavalry northward thinking that Van Dorn was undertaking a diversion.

When the truth became known—there was no threat to Brentwood—Granger decided to attack Van Dorn, but was surprised to learn that a subordinate had already done so, without orders. Brig. Gen. David S. Stanley, with a brigade from the 4th U.S. Cavalry, had crossed the Harpeth River at Hughes's Ford, behind the Confederate right rear. Stanley attacked and captured Freeman's Tennessee Battery on the Lewisburg Road, but lost it when Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest counterattacked. This incident in his rear caused Van Dorn to cancel his operations and withdraw to Spring Hill, leaving the Federals in control of the area.

Battlefield today

Fort Granger, named after Gordon Granger, is located in Franklin in Pinkerton Park on Murfreesboro Road.

See also

  • Battle of Franklin (1863) order of battle

References

  • National Park Service battle description
  • CWSAC report update
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