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Battle Of Spring HillThe Battle of Spring Hill was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on November 29, 1864 in Maury County, Tennessee. Spring Hill was the prelude to the Battle of Franklin. On the night of November 28, 1864, Gen. John Bell Hoods Army of Tennessee marched toward Spring Hill to get astride Maj. Gen. John M. Schofields Union armys life line. Cavalry skirmishing between Brig. Gen. James H. Wilsons Union cavalry and Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrests Confederate troopers continued throughout the day as the Confederates advanced. On November 29, Hoods infantry crossed Duck River and converged on Spring Hill. In the meantime, Maj. Gen. Schofield reinforced the troops holding the crossroads at Spring Hill. In late afternoon, the Federals repulsed a piecemeal Confederate infantry attack. By nightfall, the Confederates had advanced to a pincer position where they could attack and severely damage Schofield's force. Believing the battle largely finished, Hood left command of the field to his most capable commander, Patrick Cleburne after sending the order to attack Schofield. However, due to a communications failure of unknown cause, Cleburne never recieved the message, and never attacked. The result was that during the night, the rest of Schofields command passed from Columbia through Spring Hill to Franklin while the Confederate army slept. This had been, perhaps, Hoods best chance to isolate and defeat the Union army. The engagement has been described as "one of the most controversial non-fighting events of the entire war." Sources spring hill
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