The Sickening part of Franklin was it should never have even taken place. Hood was ahead of Thomas at Springhill, all he had to do was move in & secure the road, he knew which way Thomas was headed. He failed to do so & Thomas slipped his entire outfit by during the night & set up defences in Franklin. Hood then tried a direct frontal attack across open ground on a well entrenched opponent. He Lost Big Time. One of my G Grandfathers was there, but his life was likely spared by the fact he had been placed in charge of the Horses & Wagons & was not directly engaged in the battle.

Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra