Infectious diseases are infections transmitted by organisms such as viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi. These organisms live on or in the human body, where some have beneficial roles, while others cause diseases, according to Mayo Clinic.
After its defeat against Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas in the subsequent Battle of Nashville, the Army of Tennessee retreated with barely half the men with which it had begun the short offensive, and was effectively destroyed as a fighting force for the remainder of the war.
William Franklin, Sarah Franklin Bache, Francis Folger Franklin total 3 children