Battle of Nashville
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 22,000 - 30,000
Killed or Wounded: 1,500
Captured or Missing: 4,500
Total Casualties: approx. 6,000
Confederate Officers
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Lieut. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart
Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatman
Maj. Gen. John W. Johnston
Maj. Gen. Henry D. Clayton
Brig. Gen. Mark P. Lowrey
Brig. Gen. James A. Smith
Brig. Gen. Daniel C. Govan
Brig. Gen. Henry R. Jackson
Brig. Gen. Zachariah C. Deas
Brig. Gen. Jacob N. Sharp
Brig. Gen. William F. Brantley
Brig. Gen. Edmund W. Pettus
Brig. Gen. Marcellus A. Stovall
Brig. Gen. James T. Holtzclaw
Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson
Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Featherston
Brig. Gen. Claudius W. Sears
Brig. Gen. George D. Johnston
Brig. Gen. Charles M. Shelley
Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Reynolds
Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers
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Confederate Order of Battle
Cheatham's Corps & Lee's Corps
Stewart's Corps & Cavalry Corps
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December 15-16, 1864
Nashville, Tennessee
Union Victory
Part of Franklin-Nashville Campaign
This is the end of the Army of Tennessee as an effective fighting force.
American Battlefield Trust
The Decisive Battle of Nashville - Article
Battle of Nashville - Enemies Front and Read
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Battle of Nashville Trust
The Battle of Nashville in Pictures
Redoubt No 4 Fall of the Redoubts
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HistoryNet.com
Blood Proof: USCT and the Battle of Nashville
Battle of Nashville: Enemies Front and Rear
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American History Central
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Warfare History Network
Blood on the Snow: The Battle of Nashville
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Military History Now
To the Last Desperate Inch - Inside John Bell Hood's Bloody 'Fighting Retreat' from Nashville
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Library of Congress
The Battle of Nashville
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USAHistoryTimeline.com
The Battle of Nashville: A Turning Point
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You Tube
Battle of Nashville: A Desperate Confederate Army
The Battle of Nashville: How One General's Fury Led to Catastrophe
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Civil War Atlas Maps
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Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 55,000
Killed: 387
Wounded: 2,558
Missing or Captured: 112
Total Casualties: 3,061
Union Officers
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Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch
Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Smith
Maj. Gen. James B. Steedman
Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson
Brig. Gen. William D. Whipple
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood
Brig. Gen. Nathan Kimball
Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker
Brig. Gen. William Grose
Brig. Gen. Washington Lafayette Elliott
Brig. Gen. Samuel Beatty
Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Cooper
Brig. Gen. Jacob D. Cox
Brig. Gen. John McArthur
Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard
Brig. Gen. James B. Steedman
Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft
Brig. Gen. John F. Miller
Brig. Gen. James L. Donaldson
Brig. Gen. John T. Croxton
Brig. Gen. Edward Hatch
Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson
Brig. Gen. Joseph F. Knipe
Brig. Gen. John H. Hammond
Lieut. Commander LeRoy Fitch
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Union Order of Battle
Detachment, Army of the Tennessee, Provisional Detachment (District of Etowah), Cavalry Corps
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Union Official Records
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Society, 2012. p 440-464
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Society, 2012. p 472-474
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