In late November 1864, the last Southern army east of the Mississippi that was still free to maneuver started out from northern Alabama on the Confederacy\'s last offensive.
In a desperate attempt to smash John Schofield\'s line at Franklin, Hood threw most of his men against the Union.
John Bell Hood and his Army of Tennessee had dreams of capturing Nashville and marching on to the Ohio River, but a small Union force under Hood\'s old West Point roommate stood between him and the state capital.
In late November 1864, the last Southern army east of the Mississippi that was still free to maneuver started out from northern Alabama on the Confederacy\'s last offensive