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od's report of the battle of Nashville, was received at the War Department on Saturday evening: "Macon, January 7, 1865. "To General S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General: "General Hood reports from Spring Hill, December 27th, (17?) that, on the morning of the 15th instant, in front of Nashville, the enemy attacked both flanks of his army. They were repulsed on the right with heavy loss, but towards evening they drove in his infantry outposts on the left flank. Early on the 16th, the enemy made a general attack on his entire line. All their assaults were handsomely repulsed with heavy loss until half past 3 P. M., when a portion of our line, to the left of the centre, suddenly gave way, causing our lines to give way at all points; our troops retreating rapidly. Fifty pieces of artillery and several ordnance wagons were lost by us on that day. Our loss in killed and wounded heretofore small — in prisoners not ascertained. Major-General Edward Johnson and Brigadier-