Five Tragic Hours: The Battle of Franklin
- ISBN-10
- 0870493973
- ISBN-13
- 9780870493973
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 217
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Authors
- Thomas Lawrence Connelly, James L. McDonough
Description
This volume describes the events and details of the five hour battle at Franklin, Tenn. in 1864.
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