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'''The Battle of Spring Hill''' was a battle of the American Civil War fought on November 29, 1864 between elements of the U.S. Army of the Ohio under Maj. Gen. John Schofield and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. John Bell Hood. The battle was a strategic Union victory as Schofield's army was able to withdraw north toward other elements of the Union Army, thus saving the Union forces in Tennessee from being defeated in detail.<ref>[https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/spring-hill "Battle of Spring Hill." American Battlefield Trust. Undated. Web. 26 Jan. 2021]</ref> | '''The Battle of Spring Hill''' was a battle of the American Civil War fought on November 29, 1864 between elements of the U.S. Army of the Ohio under Maj. Gen. John Schofield and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. John Bell Hood. The battle was a strategic Union victory as Schofield's army was able to withdraw north toward other elements of the Union Army, thus saving the Union forces in Tennessee from being defeated in detail.<ref>[https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/spring-hill "Battle of Spring Hill." American Battlefield Trust. Undated. Web. 26 Jan. 2021]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [https://www.springhilltn.org/426/Battle-of-Spring-Hill City of Spring Hill page on the Battle of Spring Hill (city government website)] | ||
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spring_Hill Wikipedia article on the Battle of Spring Hill] | ||
| + | * [https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/spring-hill American Battlefield Trust article on the Battle of Spring Hill] | ||
Revision as of 23:14, 25 January 2021
The Battle of Spring Hill was a battle of the American Civil War fought on November 29, 1864 between elements of the U.S. Army of the Ohio under Maj. Gen. John Schofield and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. John Bell Hood. The battle was a strategic Union victory as Schofield's army was able to withdraw north toward other elements of the Union Army, thus saving the Union forces in Tennessee from being defeated in detail.[1]
