. The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War . ills, upon which a strong line of entrenchmentsThomass ^i*^ occasional redoubts had been»™ny. built all the way from the river-bank above the city to the river-bank interior defensive line was manned withquartermasters forces. In front of this line,on the extreme Union left, between the Lebanonturnpike and the Chattanooga railway, was sta-tioned Steedmans division. To the rear and rightof Steedman, but within the interior line, wasmassed the Twenty-third corps, commanded bySchofield, and intended to play the part of a re-serve. To the righ
. The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War . ills, upon which a strong line of entrenchmentsThomass ^i*^ occasional redoubts had been»™ny. built all the way from the river-bank above the city to the river-bank interior defensive line was manned withquartermasters forces. In front of this line,on the extreme Union left, between the Lebanonturnpike and the Chattanooga railway, was sta-tioned Steedmans division. To the rear and rightof Steedman, but within the interior line, wasmassed the Twenty-third corps, commanded bySchofield, and intended to play the part of a re-serve. To the right of Schofield came the Fourthcorps, now commanded by the veteran Wood, sinceStanley had been wounded in the battle of Frank-lin. A salient in Woods line, where the HUls-boro turnpike crossed Laurens Hill, occupiednearly the centre of the Union battle-front. Tothe right of Wood came the Sixteenth corps,under Andrew Smith, with its right wing refusedand extending beyond the Charlotte Wood and Smith were strongly NASHVILLE, DECEMBER is, 1864 Nashville 361 On the extreme right, between the Charlotte roadand the river, was stationed Wilsons fine corps ofcavalry. Behind the city the river was patrolledby gunboats. Nearly the entire space occupiedby the Federal army was enclosed by two smallstreams, Richland and Browns creeks, rising inthe Brentwood Hills, four miles south of Nash-ville, and flowing into the Cumberland river. Onthe high crest of the Brentwood range stood thehumble abode of a venerable dame, after whomthe road passing by was known as the GrannyWhite pike. About midway between GrannyWhites house and the city the space between theforks of Richland and Browns creeks was occu-pied by a low and somewhat broken line of hills,which extended northeastward as far Position ofas the Chattanooga railway. Upon Hoods line of hills Hoods army was corps was on the extreme right, bythe railway; the centre, commanded by Stephe
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