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Battle of Franklin Quiz

*1.	Question - Required - The Confederate offensive into Tennessee that eventually led to the Battle of Franklin was initiated by John Bell Hood after the loss of what major Southern city? Petersburg Vicksburg Atlanta Savannah
*2.	Question - Required - John Bell Hood's November 1864 invasion of Tennessee was focused on recapturing this city Memphis Nashville Spring Hill Vicksburg
*3.	Question - Required - The day before the Battle of Franklin, John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee engaged Union forces in the Battle of Spring Hill. What made this battle so important to the Battle of Franklin? Hood would learn that Schofield's forces were numerically weaker than his That the Union army would remain vulnerable to flanking attacks by quicker Confederate forces Schofield's exposed force would narrowly escape destruction and would become a formidable foe behind the breastworks at Franklin Wounds to Patrick Cleburne and Ben Cheatham would force Hood to utilize less experienced division commanders at Franklin.
*4.	Question - Required - The Confederate assault at Franklin on November 30, 1864 first struck an advanced position held by roughly 3,500 Union soldiers under the command of George Wagner. What impact did this advanced line have on the battle? It slowed the Confederate advance which allowed the Union army to bring up reinforcements It split the Confederate assault thus limiting its offensive power at the center of the Union line A captured George Wagner would provide important intelligence on the Union positions Wagner's shattered troops, retreating towards the main line, would act as a human shield for approaching Confederates
*5.	Question - Required - The Battle of Franklin swirled through and around many natural and man-made landmarks. Which of these was not one of those landmarks? Shy's Hill The Cotton Gin Carnton Plantation The Carter House
*6.	Question - Required - The fierce close-quarter fight at the Battle of Franklin led to the death of 6 Confederate generals. Which of these generals survived the Battle of Franklin? States Rights Gist Patrick Cleburne John Adams Benjamin Cheatham
*7.	Question - Required - General Patrick Cleburne, upon receiving the order to attack, told his staff that "If we are to die, let us die ______." Somewhere else Like men Fighting Here
*8.	Question - Required - The Confederate assault against the eastern flank of the Union position faced a prepared defensive tangle made of this material Osage orange branches Prickly Pear cactus Sharpened willow trees Wild rose bushes
*9.	Question - Required - Despite great odds, the Confederate forces nearest the Columbia Pike were able to breach the Union main line and threatened the entire Union position. What Union colonel led a counter-charge that helped to stop this breakthrough? John Schofield George Thomas Emerson Opdycke Tod Carter
*10.	Question - Required - The Union counter-attack included 350 men of the 12th Kentucky and 65th Illinois who were equipped with 1860 Henry repeating rifles. Which of the following statements is not attributable to the Henry rifle? The Henry had a rate of fire of roughly twenty-eight rounds per minute In 1864 the Union army created special veteran units trained to use the Henry rifle The 1860 Henry would be the progenitor of the famous Winchester lever-action rifle of Wild West fame The Henry fired .44 caliber rimfire cartridges at a relatively low muzzle velocity
*11.	Question - Required - After its signal victory at Franklin on November 30, 1864, the Union army under Schofield would conduct the following operations on December 1, 1864. They would launch a counterattack that would drive Hood's forces from Tennessee They would evacuate Franklin and continue their retreat northwards They would launch a hasty assault that was repulsed by Hood's forces near Winstead Hill They would do almost nothing, sitting in their trenches awaiting another attack.
*12.	Question - Required - Despite losing much of the Franklin battlefield to urban sprawl, there have been a number of battlefield preservation victories at Franklin. Which of these is not one of those recent victories? Preserving 110 acres on the eastern flank of the Confederate advance Reclaiming the Pizza Hut lot near the breakthrough site Reclaiming the Cotton Gin location Reclaiming the Domino's Pizza lot near the breakthrough site

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