. . time than it takes to tell it, the-boxes were smashed in withthe butts of muskets andeach man helped himself,while the men cut the baominto pieces and passed themaround as they was well-nighfamished, and crackers andraw meat were eaten witha keen relish. Notwithstanding h i sgalling repulse and thecrippling of his army bygreat losses, General Hoodfollowed closely upon Scho-field. On December 3rd hedrove in the Union outpostsand established his Hueshalf way around Nash-ville, his Banks reaching tothe Cumberland r
. . time than it takes to tell it, the-boxes were smashed in withthe butts of muskets andeach man helped himself,while the men cut the baominto pieces and passed themaround as they was well-nighfamished, and crackers andraw meat were eaten witha keen relish. Notwithstanding h i sgalling repulse and thecrippling of his army bygreat losses, General Hoodfollowed closely upon Scho-field. On December 3rd hedrove in the Union outpostsand established his Hueshalf way around Nash-ville, his Banks reaching tothe Cumberland river aboveand below the Smith, of the Sixty-fifth, was disabled at Spring Hillby a bullet which struck the plate of his sword-belt, directlj 0the stomach. The plate stopped the ball, and no doubt saved themajors life, but the violence of the blow placed him hars de com-bat. It was a long time before he fully recovered, although heresumed command at Nashville. When he was disabled at SpringHill he was succeeded by Captain Howenstine, who was stricken. REUBEN W. TITUS, SERGEANT, COMPANY C, SIXTY-FIFTH. COLOR-BEAR FK AT NASHVILLE. lXf>4.] CKHWSOMK E X lK K I 1 N C down a few minutes later. During the remainder of the engage-ment, and through the battle at Franklin, the Sixty-fifth wasably commanded by Major Samuel L. Coulter, of the Sixty-fourth. A lingular and hlood-curdling exj>erience was that of IsraelO. Gaskill, of Company B, Sixty-fifth. In the wild scamper forthe works he found himself directly in front of the Sixth battery,the guns of which were double-shotted, and men stood graspingthe lanyards, impatient for the word to fire. Between the cannon,the parapet bristled with the muskets of the One Hundred andFourth Ohio, loaded and cocked, with a finger upon every was impossible for Gaskill to get over the intrenchment, andhe could only drop into the ditch and wait for an opportunity tosoak: the works. In an instant the parapet was ablaz
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