This battle was where the hilariously named States Rights Gist (yes, that's his actual name) died.
This battle was where the hilariously named States Rights Gist (yes, that's his actual name) died. Its site featured the controversial construction of a Pizza Hut at the site where General Patrick Cleburne died. Prior to this battle, Nathan Bedford Forrest unsuccessfully argued for a flanking maneuver, but the commanding general was determined to crush John Schofield's Army of the Ohio. James McPherson wrote that this battle proved that a certain army "could assault breastworks." This battle is best known for featuring the so- called "Pickett's Charge of the West," in which fourteen generals became casualties and John Bell Hood's forces conducted numerous ill-advised assaults. For 10 points, name this November 30, 1864 battle, which in conjunction with the Battle of Nashville, almost completely wiped out the Army of Tennessee.
This battle was where the hilariously named States Rights Gist (yes, that's his actual name) died.
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