The march to the sea : Franklin and Nashville . ns cavalryto about seven thousand equipped, five regiments being sentforward from Nashville between the 24th and 27th of themonth. These, however, did not reach him at the front tillthe 30th, and till that time his force remained inferior instrength to Forrests, even if we deduct from the latter Eod-deys division, which seems to have been detached, guardingNorthern Alabama. During the night of the 25th Schofield ordered Cox tomove two brigades of his division to the north side of theriver, and take a position covering the pontoon bridge whichwas
The march to the sea : Franklin and Nashville . ns cavalryto about seven thousand equipped, five regiments being sentforward from Nashville between the 24th and 27th of themonth. These, however, did not reach him at the front tillthe 30th, and till that time his force remained inferior instrength to Forrests, even if we deduct from the latter Eod-deys division, which seems to have been detached, guardingNorthern Alabama. During the night of the 25th Schofield ordered Cox tomove two brigades of his division to the north side of theriver, and take a position covering the pontoon bridge whichwas at the ford. On the 26th, this was strengthened bybreastworks on indented lines, where the brigades and regi-ments were separately intrenched, taking advantage of every 68 FRANKLIN AND NASHVILLE. irregularity of the ground and of groves of timber to pro-tact the force from the cross-fire of artillery which the en-emy would have from the higher ground on the south of thestream. Pits were also made for a line of skirmishers close Xt< #* i cot. Vicinity of Columbia, Tenn. to the river bank. The Fourth Corps troops were broughtinto the interior line which had been constructed on theother side, and the town and bridges were still held. Hood felt cautiously the new line in front of Columbia MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 69 but still did not attack, and the whole of his infantry beingup, he began a movement to cross the river above. Forrestassembled most of the Confederate cavalry between Hoodsright and the turnpike, and other roads leading from Lewis-burg to Franklin eastward of Columbia, trying the differentfords. Wilson was actively at work to prevent the crossing,watching the country as far as Shelbyville. The indicationsof Hoods purpose were now so plain that Schofield felt hscould no longer delay, and moved the whole of his commandto the north side of the river, in the night of the 27th, partlydestroying the railway bridge, so that the enemy could notmake use of it. He was also obliged t
Size: 1373px × 1820px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublishernewyorkcscribnerss
