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Key facts about the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Campaign and Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a Confederate offensive conducted in northern Georgia, northern Alabama, and middle Tennessee from September through December 1864.

Key facts about the American Civil War Franklin-Nashville Campaign.

The Battle of Franklin was a military engagement that took place in Williamson County, Tennessee, in and near the town of Franklin, on November 30, 1864, during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign.

Key facts about the Battle of Franklin.

Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and signer of the United States Constitution. Arguably, the most accomplished individual in American history, he was also a successful printer, publisher, scientist, inventor, diplomat, civic leader, statesman, philosopher, and helped negotiate French support during the American Revolutionary War.

As commander of the 6th and 19th Army Corps, William B. Franklin served the Union in the Eastern and Western Theaters of the American Civil War.

Key facts about William B. Franklin, commander of the 6th and 19th Army Corps, during the American Civil War.

The most one-sided Confederate victory in the American Civil War, the Battle of Fredericksburg, was fought in and around the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, from December 11 to December 15, 1862.

Key facts about the American Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg.

The Free Soil Party was a coalition of Free Soil Democrats, Barnburners, Conscience Whigs, and members of the Liberty Party that strongly opposed the extension of slavery in the American West during the 1840s and 1850s.

The Free Soil Party was a coalition of Free Soil Democrats, Barnburners, Conscience Whigs, and members of the Liberty Party that strongly opposed the extension of slavery in the American West during the 1840s and 1850s.

Officially dedicated on December 4, 1863, Freedman's Village was a federal refuge for former slaves near Washington, D.C., throughout the last half of the 19th Century.

Key facts about Freedman's Village near Arlington, Virginia.

The Freedmen's Bureau was an important agency of the early Reconstruction Era, assisting freedmen (freed ex-slaves) in the South.

Key facts about the reconstruction Freedmen's Bureau.

General Sir Arthur Lyon Fremantle was a British army officer and author of Three Months in the Southern States, a popular book based upon his travels through the Confederate States of America during the spring and summer of 1863.

Key facts about General Sir Arthur Lyon Fremantle, a British army officer and author of Three Months in the Southern States, a popular book based upon his travels through the Confederate States during 1863.

Key facts about John C. Frémont, a famous American explorer, U.S. Senator from California, and controversial political general who served in both theaters of the American Civil War.

John C. Frémont was a famous American explorer, U.S. Senator from California, and controversial political general who served in both theaters of the American Civil War.