Twenty Five Hours To Tragedy

Download or read book Twenty-Five Hours to Tragedy written by Jamie Gillum and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of astonishing eyewitness accounts that cover the events that occurred early in the Tennessee Campaign. Linked by narrative, the reader is placed on the field amidst the enthusiastic Confederates and the alarmed Federal troops. These were the events that preceded and led to five hours of horrific slaughter and exceptional valor at the Battle of Franklin. With well over 150 different primary sources, Twenty-five Hours to Tragedy is sure to help the reader better understand the series of miscommunications that led to the decision to make the fight at Franklin and resulted in the most tragic loss of life in a brief five hour battle the following day. --from back cover.