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Title: The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Subjects: Mississippi River Valley -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Southwest, Old -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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etweenriver and turnpike was occupied by Jacob Coxsdivision of the Twenty-third corj^s, while beyondthe pike for another half mile stretched Rugersdivision of the same ; the remaining space on theright was filled by Kimballs division of the Fourthcorps, while Woods division had advanced beyondthe river with the long wagon-trains. On a bluffbeyond the river Federal batteries were planted,commanding the space in front of the Federalline. Wilsons cavalry were also north and eastof the river, to check any turning movement onthe part of the rebel cavalry. In the Federal line of works, just west of theturnpike, were two regiments of Andrew Smithslong-wished-for corps from Missouri. These vet-erans had just arrived, and with them was a rawregiment from Ohio, which had not yet had its baptism of fire. There were about forty piecesof artillery in the works. While these admirable arrangements had beenquickly made to receive the enemys attack, it washoped that he might defer it until the morrow.
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FRANKLIN, NOVEMBER 30, 1864 Nashville 341 Early in the afternoon a telegram from Thomasasked Schofielcl if he could detain Hood at Frank-lin for three days. Schofield replied that hethought not, whereupon Thomas ordered him toretreat that night as far as the Brent- j^g^reat uponwood Hills, in front of Nashville. Nashville or-While these messages were going overthe wires, the impetuous Hood, who had fullyawakened to the magnitude of the opportunitywhich he had lost the previous night, was prepar-ing his charge â the desperate and mighty rush oftwo army corps â against the strong Federal line.Excellent as the Federal position was in nearlyall respects, it had in it one element of weaknesswhich came well-nigh proving fatal. Of Wagnersdivision of the Fourth corps, which had been serv-ing very efficiently as rear-guard, the first brigade â Colonel Opdyckes â had taken ^^ alarmingposition within the lines, as a reserve l>lunder.just west of the turnpike. The other two brigades â

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