History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . icated as a Confederate Cemetery. In all these offices ofmercy, he was aided and inspired by his wife. Here sleep the heroesof Franklin, honored and lamented by friend and foe, while McGavockCemetery, their resting place, remains, likewise, a monument to JohnMcGavock and his honored wife. 419. Nashville.— Following the retreat of Schofield from Frank-lin, General Hood pursued him to the vicinity of Nashville, where heestablished his lines about two miles from the city, December , General Hood intrenched his position, and sent Forre
History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . icated as a Confederate Cemetery. In all these offices ofmercy, he was aided and inspired by his wife. Here sleep the heroesof Franklin, honored and lamented by friend and foe, while McGavockCemetery, their resting place, remains, likewise, a monument to JohnMcGavock and his honored wife. 419. Nashville.— Following the retreat of Schofield from Frank-lin, General Hood pursued him to the vicinity of Nashville, where heestablished his lines about two miles from the city, December , General Hood intrenched his position, and sent Forrest in com-mand of a force of cavalry and infantry to invest Murfreesboro, which was defended by a force of 8,000 menunder General Rousseau. General Thom-as, in the meantime, liad accunuilated anoverwhelming forceat Nashville. De-cember 15th, he as-saulted the Confed-erate lines, and wasrepulsed. The nextday, December i6th,he renewed the as-sault, and this time with success. The Confederate line was Hood retreated on the Franklin Fort Negley at Nashville. 232 History op Tennessee. Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee commanded the rear-guard, and heldthe enemy in check until the army reached Columbia. December i8th,Forrest, who had been recalled from the investment of Murfreesboro,arrived at Columbia. The gallant General Lee, while heroically pro-tecting the retreat of the army, had been severely wounded. Thecommand of the rear now devolved on Forrest. With sad hearts, the soldiers resumed the march south. TheTennesseans passed by their homes, as they had done on previousretreats, but this time with the conviction that Tennessee was perma-nently abandoned. Yet, with few exceptions, they remained true totheir colors. General Hood states in his report that the desertionswere less than 300. On Christmas Day, the Tennessee River wasreached, at Bainbridge. In two days the crossing was completed, andTennessee was no longer a battleground. 420. The War Ends.—The Confede
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