Historian and author Eric Jacobson describes the terrible fighting in and around the Cotton Gin at the Battle of Franklin.
Battle of Franklin: The Breakthrough
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Franklin: The Breakthrough
November 30, 1864
Historian Eric Jacobson describes the terrible fighting near the center of the Federal line at the Battle of Franklin. It was here that the Confederates almost broke the Federal line before being shoved back by a timely counterattack.
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