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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XI (search)
has crossed the river on the Lewisburg pike, and is now in possession of Rally Hill. Wilson is trying to get on to the Franklin road ahead of them. He thinks the enemy may swing around in between him and me, and strike Spring Hill, and wants Hammond's brigade to halt there. Please give it orders if you know where it is. Also, I think it would be well to send A. J. Smith's force to that place. In the night of November 28-9, about 2 A. M., I received the report of the cavalry commander, having got possession of the road between Franklin and Spring Hill: Nashville, November 29, 1864, 3:30 A. M. Major-General Schofield, near Columbia: Your despatches of 6 P. M. and 9 P. M. yesterday are received. I have directed General Hammond to halt his command at Spring Hill and report to you for orders, if he cannot communicate with General Wilson, and also instructing him to keep you well advised of the enemy's movements. I desire you to fall back from Columbia and take up y
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XIV (search)
's infantry force at Columbia and Franklin was nearly one half greater than mine. The disparity in cavalry was still greater at first, but was reduced very considerably by the arrival of cavalry sent from Nashville by General Thomas, especially Hammond's brigade, which arrived in the field on the 29th, too late to assist in holding the line of Duck River. It follows that Hood had an opportunity to conduct operations against an adversary of, at the most, only two thirds his own strength in . Croxton's brigade, which had been held in reserve on the Hillsboroa pike, as soon as the success of these dispositions had become apparent was ordered to march rapidly across the country to the Granny White pike, and beyond the right flank of Hammond's brigade; but owing to the lateness of the hour and heaviness of the road over which he was compelled to move, he secured but few prisoners. This report also seems to be silent in respect to any order from General Thomas. There was another
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XXIV (search)
Sherman's anxiety to have me accept the assignment to West Point. But very soon after my arrival in the East I found that I was also expected to preside over a board of review in the case of General Fitz-John Porter and in that of Surgeon-General William A. Hammond; and that my junior in rank, MajorGen-eral Irvin McDowell, could not be given a command appropriate to his rank unless it was the division which I had consented to vacate. Of course I could not but feel complimented by this indicathings at once, nor yet could I fail to see that, after all, my care of West Point had not been considered of so vital importance, since it would not interfere with the all-important revision of the army regulations, and the retrial of Porter and Hammond. But I had given my consent, though under erroneous impressions as to the reasons and necessity, to what my superiors desired, and hence determined to keep my thoughts to myself so long as the promises made by General Sherman were fulfilled.
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
28, 1864, 212 Hamilton, Col. John, organizes light-artillery school, 426 Hammond, Brig.-Gen. John H., needed at and ordered to Spring Hill, 209, 217, 258; battle of Nashville, 268 Hammond, Surg.-Gen. William A., board of review in case of, 443 Hampton Roads, Va., trip of Grant and S. to Cape Fear River from, 294, 295; reliance on Stanley, 215, 216; mistake in orders of Nov. 29, 1864, 216, 217; Hammond ordered to report to, 217; invites military criticism, 219; crosses the Harpetn at, Nov. 29, 1864, 215 et seq.; Cox at, 216; movement to Franklin from, 216; Hammond ordered to, 217; possibilities of Hood's movements against S. at, 230, 231 of Hood across Duck River, 211; advises S. to retreat to Franklin, 212; orders Hammond to Spring Hill, 217; difficulties of communicating with, 218; desires to hold ts Hood's crossing of Duck River, 213; to cover Franklin and Spring Hill, 214; Hammond ordered to report to, 217; battle of Franklin, 221-224; ordered to fall back t