. A narrative of the civil war . . For schools and colleges . soil. Ten days later Gen, Hood took up his line of marchtoward Tennessee, with Sherman following on the3d of October. On the 12th the Confederates tookDalton, Ga.; thence they proceeded to La Fayette,Ga.; and from that place they moved across to Gads-den, Ala., pursued by Gen. Sherman as far as Gayles-ville, Ala. The latter cut himself loose from allcommunication with the north, and took up hiscelebrated movement to the sea, while Gen. Hood ad-vanced into Tennessee, driving the enemy constantlybefore him, and forcing Gen. Scholield
. A narrative of the civil war . . For schools and colleges . soil. Ten days later Gen, Hood took up his line of marchtoward Tennessee, with Sherman following on the3d of October. On the 12th the Confederates tookDalton, Ga.; thence they proceeded to La Fayette,Ga.; and from that place they moved across to Gads-den, Ala., pursued by Gen. Sherman as far as Gayles-ville, Ala. The latter cut himself loose from allcommunication with the north, and took up hiscelebrated movement to the sea, while Gen. Hood ad-vanced into Tennessee, driving the enemy constantlybefore him, and forcing Gen. Scholield to fall backfrom Columbia on the 26th of November, with theloss of a large quantity of stores. The retreat toFranklin was one of constant fighting. Skirmishingof the heaviest and deadliest character was maintainedall the way. Forrest hung like a raging tiger uponthe flank. . The Confederates pressed on—Forrest leading, Cheatham next, and Stewart follow-ing. Stephen D. Lee was still in the rear, but com-ing up. At Spring Hill Gen. Hood hoped to cut ofl. GRt)Vt COTTON GIM o n 3 > n E ^ > -1 c: Map of Battlefield of Franklin. 1864. BATTLE OF FRANKLIN, TENN. 167 the Federals defeat, but from a misunderstanding oforders they were allowed to escape during the were closely pressed the next morning, leavingevidences of their hasty retreat on every side. Inthis way the march was continued until the eveningof November 30, when Gen. Hood found himself be-fore the frowning breastworks of the town of Frank-lin. Many of the troops under him were now uponthe soil of their native State, which had long been inthe possession of the Federals. They could lookaround them and see the homes that had been deniedthem for many a long day, and for which now attheir very thresholds they were to do battle. Withsuch incentives as these urging them to action, atfour oclock in the afternoon they began one of thegrandest attacks of the war, an attack illuminated byas sublime an exhibition of
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