. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . THE RAILROAD BRIDGEACROSS THE CUMBER-LAND, 1864. GATES READY TO BE SHUTAGAINST THE CONFED-ERATES By all means, telegraphed Grant to Thomas, avoid a foot-race to see which, you or Hood, can beat to the Ohio. This wasthe voicing of the Union generals fear in December, 1864, that Hood would cross the Cumberland River in the vicinity of Nash-ville and repeat Braggs march to the Ohio. A cavalry corps was stationed near the Louisville and Nashville Railroad fortified bridge,and a regiment of pickets kept guard along the banks of the stre
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . THE RAILROAD BRIDGEACROSS THE CUMBER-LAND, 1864. GATES READY TO BE SHUTAGAINST THE CONFED-ERATES By all means, telegraphed Grant to Thomas, avoid a foot-race to see which, you or Hood, can beat to the Ohio. This wasthe voicing of the Union generals fear in December, 1864, that Hood would cross the Cumberland River in the vicinity of Nash-ville and repeat Braggs march to the Ohio. A cavalry corps was stationed near the Louisville and Nashville Railroad fortified bridge,and a regiment of pickets kept guard along the banks of the stream, while on the water, gunboats, ironclads, and tincladskept up a constant patrol. The year before the Confederate raider, John H. Morgan, had evaded the Union guards of theCumberland and reached the border of Pennsylvania, before he was forced to surrender. On December 8th a widespread reporthad the Confederates across the Cumberland, but it proved that only a small detachment had been sent out to reconnoiter—sufficient, however, to occasion Grants telegram. Note the huge gates at the end of the bridge
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