Grey Ghost 5K - Spring Hill, Tennessee - Running

The Grey Ghost 5K is a Running race in Spring Hill, Tennessee consisting of a Kids Run/Fun Run and 5K.

The Grey Ghost 5k presented by Tri Star Bank is named for General John Bell Hood. He was the commander of the Confederate troops stationed in Spring Hill (at Oaklawn Plantation) and charged with not allowing the Union forces to get north to Franklin and eventually Nashville. Many say he had been wounded in battle and was either intoxicated or delirious from pain medication, but the Union soldiers crept within 200 yards of Oaklawn and got past his soldiers. The next day the Battle of Franklin took place, which many say was a huge pivotal point in the war.