Hood's Command Post ~ Nov. 29-30, 1864 in Spring Hill, Tennessee

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Hood's Command Post ~ Nov. 29-30, 1864

U.S. 31, 3 miles south of Spring Hill, Spring Hill, TN , USA

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Gen. Hood and staff spent the night in the Absalom Thompson House, 2.8 miles. Advance units of his army, moving by country roads, had contacted Federal units at Spring Hill, but had not gained control of the road to Nashville. In the morning, Hood found that Schofield had eluded him and was enroute to Franklin.

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