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1700 AD (search for this): chapter 7.85
almer were to View on the Nashville pike at the Union Cemetery, looking South-east toward Murfreesboro‘. from a photograph taken in 1884. open with skirmishing and engage the enemy's center and left as far as the river. Crittenden was to cross Van Cleve's division at the lower ford (covered and supported by Morton's Monument to the dead of Hazen's Brigade, on the position held by his Brigade in the angle between the pike and the railroad. From a photograph taken in 1884. Pioneers, 1700 strong) and to advance on Breckinridge. Wood's division was to cross by brigades at the upper ford, and, moving on Van Cleve's right, was to carry everything before it to Murfreesboro‘. This move was intended to dislodge Breckinridge, and to gain the high ground east of Stone's River, so that Wood's batteries could enfilade the heavy body of troops massed in front of Negley and Palmer. The center and left, using Negley's right as a pivot, were to swing round through Murfreesboro' and take t
December 15th (search for this): chapter 7.85
The advance of Crittenden had a spirited action at La Vergne, and again at the Stewart's Creek bridge. McCook fought at Nolensville, and the cavalry, under General Stanley, found the march a continuous skirmish; but the Confederate advance pickets had fallen back upon the main line, where they rejoined their divisions. The armies were about equally matched. Bragg's effective strength on December 10th was 39,304 infantry, 10,070 cavalry, and 1758 artillery,--total, 51,132; while on December 15th General Rosecrans's returns showed a present for duty of 51,822 infantry and artillery, and 4849 cavalry,--total, 56,671. In each army these figures were diminished by the usual details for hospital and transportation service, train guards, and other purposes, so that Rosecrans reported his force actually engaged, December 31st, at 43,400, while Bragg placed his own force at 37,712. One reason for the unreliability of official returns for historical purposes is that the absence of tr
1884 AD (search for this): chapter 7.85
ap, P. 616)--the Nashville railroad in the foreground. From photographs made in 1884. The Round forest mentioned in the text included the right of Harker's first on Cemetery, looking South-east toward Murfreesboro‘. from a photograph taken in 1884. open with skirmishing and engage the enemy's center and left as far as the rivgade in the angle between the pike and the railroad. From a photograph taken in 1884. Pioneers, 1700 strong) and to advance on Breckinridge. Wood's division wa General Rosecrans's headquarters at Stone's River. From a photograph taken in 1884. his front, but, meeting with the same reception, was compelled to retire. A sline with Manigault's Bridge over Overall's Creek. From a photograph taken in 1884. supported by Vaughan's. Turner's Confederate battery took position near the brepelled the charge of Breckinridge, January 2, 1863. from a photograph taken in 1884. swarmed down the slope they were mowed down by the score. Confederates were p
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