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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
beat a retreat, leaving about thirty men in the hands of the assailants. The two Federal columns had scarcely returned to Murfreesborough when General Mitchell, who was then in command at Nashville, learned that a detachment of Morgan's cavalry had had the audacity to establish a recruitingdepot only a few miles from the capital of Tennessee, on the Lebanon road. He started on the morning of the 6th of April with three hundred and fifty mounted men, surprised the depot at the village of Green Hill, between the Hermitage and Silver Spring, and dispersed it, taking about fifteen prisoners. Van Dorn's attack upon Franklin, by drawing Rosecrans' attention to his right, had caused him to suspend the movement which was entirely to relieve his left. But as soon as he felt reassured regarding the fate of Granger he resumed his task, and was able to lead Stanley's cavalry back to Murfreesborough. On the 20th of April, General Reynolds left Murfreesborough with his whole division, one b