. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . >-tnred at Cassville, ( —iI4tli O. v. I. ClIArTER XII. HOO]).S CAMPAIGN IN TENNESSEE. Hoods uriny adviinced from Florence on November 20,1864, with a force present for duty, of infantry, 38,117 ; artil-lery, 3,068; cavalry, 12,753; aggregate, 53,938. General Thomas was at ]S^ashville doing all in his powerto concentrate a force adequate to cope with Hood. TheTwenty-tliird Corps had returned from Georgia b} rail toNashville. Coxs division was sen
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . >-tnred at Cassville, ( —iI4tli O. v. I. ClIArTER XII. HOO]).S CAMPAIGN IN TENNESSEE. Hoods uriny adviinced from Florence on November 20,1864, with a force present for duty, of infantry, 38,117 ; artil-lery, 3,068; cavalry, 12,753; aggregate, 53,938. General Thomas was at ]S^ashville doing all in his powerto concentrate a force adequate to cope with Hood. TheTwenty-tliird Corps had returned from Georgia b} rail toNashville. Coxs division was sent to join Stanley, whooccupied Pulaski with the Fourth Corps, while Schofieki wentwith Rngers division to Johnsonville to repel an attack byFori-esfs Cavalry, arriving to lind that Forrest had already moved away. Schotield was then or-dered to leave two brigades at John-sonville. send the other brigade(Stricklands) to Columbia, and pro-ceed in person to Pulaski, to assumecommand of all the forces in the vicin-ity. His orders were to hold Hood inclieck should he advance long enoughto enable Maj. Gen. A. J. Smithstroops, then expected from Missouri
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