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John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Appendix. (search)
the field indicated that his loss was equal or near our own. The next morning at daylight, the wounded being cared for and the dead buried, we moved forward towards Nashville, Forrest with his cavalry pursuing the enemy vigorously. On the 2d of December the Army took position in front of Nashville, about two miles from the city. Lieutenant General Lee's Corps constituted our centre, resting upon the Franklin pike, with Cheatham's Corps upon the right, and Stewart's on the left, and the cavaerals Carter, Manigault, Quarles, Cockrell, and Scott were wounded, and Brigadier General Gordon captured. (Signed) J. B. Hood, General. our entire loss was about forty-five hundred. We continued our march towards Nashville, and on the 2d of December our Army took its present position in front and about two miles from the city. Lieutenant General Lee's Corps, which constitutes our centre, rests upon the Franklin pike, with General Cheatham upon his right and General Stewart upon his le