On November 4th and 5th, Rebel cavalry under Nathan Bedford Forrest along with two captured Union boats attacked the Union supply depot at Johnsonville, Tennessee, causing major damage.
Abraham Lincoln defeated his former commanding general of the Army of the Potomac and was awarded his second term as President of the United States.
William T. Sherman began his march to the sea on November 10th. Two days later, he sends a message to General Thomas at Nashville. It would be the last communication from Sherman until December 13th.
On the 14th, Sherman divided his army into two columns of 30,000 men each, providing a left and right wing to his march. By the 16th, he had marched almost 100 miles, destroying the cities of Rome, Cartersville, and Marietta.
At Griswoldville on the 22nd, a cavalry action took place, after which Sherman's troops pushed back two regiments of Georgia militia, continuing the Union march.
Another action took place at Buckhead Creek on the 28th when Federal cavalry defeated a Confederate attempt to halt Sherman's advance.
On November 30th, Confederate forces under General Hood attempted to assault the fixed fortifications at Franklin, Tennessee. He had a brief success penetrating the center of the Federal line, but a heroic counterattack pushed his forces back. Hood sent his army into the stout defenses repeatedly, essentially destroying his men in the effort. The Union Commander, John Schofield, was able to extricate his soldiers and pull back to Nashville where he joined up with George Thomas. Hood lost 14 of his generals either killed, wounded or captured in this battle.
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