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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc . 16 . operations in Tennessee . (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), December 3 . (search)
December 3.
In compliance with orders from Major-General Steedman, I abandoned the works built the day previous and fell back to a line indicated, nearer the city.
In the new position, the right rested at Judge Trimble's house, and the line extending northward across the Murfreesboro pike, the left resting near Major Lewis' house.
A substantial line of earthworks, with a protecting line of palisades and an abatis of brush in front, was speedily constructed.
During the day, the Eighteenth Ohio battery (Captain Ayleshire, commanding) was assigned to me for duty.
A strong redoubt was built for the artillery at a point where the line crossed the Murfreesboro turnpike.
My command occupied this line until the general assault upon the enemy.
The position was materially strengthened from day to day by the construction and raising of a dam across Browne's Creek, at the bridge below, on the Lebanon turnpike.
The creek ran nearly parallel to the line of works, and about two hundred yar
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 131 (search)