. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . COPYRIGHT, 1911, PATRIOT PUB. CO. THOMAS ADVANCING HIS OUTER LINE AT NASHVILLE, DECEMBER 16th Carap-firos were still sniouklcring along the side of tin abatis where the lens caught the field of Xashville, while Thomas eoneentrieforward niov(-mcrit was in progress. Note the abatis to the right of the picture, the wagons moving and ready to move in the back-ground, and the artillery on the left. White tents gleam from the distant hills. A few straggling soldiers remain. The Federalsare closing with Hoods army a couple of miles to tli
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . COPYRIGHT, 1911, PATRIOT PUB. CO. THOMAS ADVANCING HIS OUTER LINE AT NASHVILLE, DECEMBER 16th Carap-firos were still sniouklcring along the side of tin abatis where the lens caught the field of Xashville, while Thomas eoneentrieforward niov(-mcrit was in progress. Note the abatis to the right of the picture, the wagons moving and ready to move in the back-ground, and the artillery on the left. White tents gleam from the distant hills. A few straggling soldiers remain. The Federalsare closing with Hoods army a couple of miles to tlie riglit of the scene in the GUARDING THE LINE DURING THE ADVANCE osamMMm raitkltu mtii 5(asliutUr -*• 4- ■i- 4- SfiS disorganization and routed. About forty-five thousand Fed-erals Mere actually engaged at Xashville. Against them Hoodmustered some thirtj-eight thousand Confederates. At eight oclock, Steedman sent Colonels IMorgan andGrosvenor to demonstrate on the Confederate right. This wasgallantly done, in the face of a severe fire, and so closely didit resemble a genuine attack that Hood was completely de-ceived. At once, he drew troojjs from his center to strengthenthe endangered flank. Then on the Union right, infantryand dismounted cavalry moved out against the Aveakened Con-federate left. The cooperation of these two arms of the service was al-most perfect. Soon, the battle was raging along the entirefront. The Federal forces were gradually converging. TheConfederate lines were being crowded from their first position.]\Jontgomerj^ Hill, the salient point of the Confederate defense,was a strong positi
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