Thomas J. Wood was a Union General during the American Civil War. Commanded the IV Corps of the Army of the Cumberland at the Battle of Nashville. The Union was a name used by many to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War. ... General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Union army in the west during the American Civil War, commanded at various times by Generals Robert Anderson, Don Carlos Buell, William S. Rosecrans, and George Thomas. ... Battle of Nashville Conflict American Civil War Date December 15–16, 1864 Place Davidson County, Tennessee Result Decisive Union victory The Battle of Nashville was a two day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the American Civil...