The National tribune., 1883-10-25

and Twenty-frst (IcCook's and Critten-
den's) were consolidated into one, (the
Fourth, under Major General Gordon
Granger, and General Thomas old corps
{the Fourteenth was commanded by Major
General J. M. Palmer. The Army of the
Tennessee-the Fifteenth, half of the Six
teenth, and the Seventeenth Corps-was COM
manded by Msjor-General j. b. Mcpherson,
and the Army of the 0hio-two divisions of
the Twenty third Corps-was commanded
by Maior-Generai j. NJ Sehofield - the
whole forming the Army of the Military
Division of the Mississippi, under Major
General w. I. Sherman. After the fall of
Atlanta the Fourteenth and Twentieth
Corps formed part of the army which
moved from Atlanta to the sea, through the
Carolinas and Virginia, across the Long
Bridge, to the grand review by the Presi-
dent. The Fourth Corps and Twenty-third
Corps fought the battle OF Franklin ON the
31st of November and, in conjunction with
that portion of the Sixteenth Corps not
with General Sherman in the Atlanta cam
paign, and commanded by General A. J.
Smith, defeated Hoods army at Nashville
on the 10Th and 10th of December, 1864
On the morning of December 10, 1854,
General Thomas ordered an attack upon
strated heavily on the enemy's right. Will
sons cavalry made wide detour to obtain
the enemy's left and rear General A. J.
Smith advanced en- echeIon and struck the
Confederate left in conjunction with the
cavalry movement. General Johnson's cav
airy division pressed back the rebel cavalry
on the extreme right. General Wood, con-
Meeting on his right with General Smith,
| carried Montgomery Hill by assault. Gen.
eral Schoheld, in reserve, moved rapidly to
the right of General Smith, enabling the
| cavalry to operate more freely upon the
enemys rear.
The whole line moved forward, General
Wood forcing the enemy from his intreuched
position while Generals Smith and SehOGeld
and the dismounted cavalry pressed back.
the rebel left some miles into the hills.
Darkness closed the conflict, which resulted
in the capture of 200 prisoners and sixteen
guns and in forcing the enemy's strong de-
fensiye line from left to right.
After nightfall General Thomas readiusted
his line, running parallel TO and east Of the
Hillsboro' pike: Schofield Twenty third
Corps ON the right, Smith Sixteenth
Corps in the center, Wood Fourth Corps)
on the left, Wilson's cavalry on the right
of Schofeld, Steedman's eolored troops hold
| the morning. At o'clock g. NJ on the
morning of the 10th, General Wood pushed
the enemys advanced line back across the
| Franklin pike into his intrenehments on the
| Oyerton Hills.
General Smith, connecting with Wood and
Sehofeld, pressed the enemy closely The
| first attack on the Oyerton Hills was forced
| back General Wilson's cavalry then made
| detour to the Granny White pike and
attacked the enemy's left and rear vigor-
ously. Generals Smith and SehofeId car
| ried the Confederate works in their respect
| i've fronts. The Fourth Corps again ad-
vanced, and the whole line assaulting the
enemy's intrenchments, routed him at ali
points with loss of 1882 prisoners and
thirty guns. Every corps did its full
duty
Its lists of battles comprise several of the
most sanguinary and decisive of the war
Mill Springs or Fishing Creek, Shiloh or
Pittsburg Landing, Perryyille or Chaplin
Hills, Stone River, Chickamauga, Missionary
Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Kenesaw,
Peach Tree Greek, Lovejoy's Station, Frank
lin, Nashville, Fort McAllister, AverysbOro,'
and Bentonville
WASHINGTON SOCIETY FORMED.
Fifty or sixty ex-oiicers of the Army of the
Cumberland met at the Ebbitt House IN Wash
| ington, d. c., on Saturday night last and
| effected a branch organization of the Army of
| the Cumberland. A committee consisting of
General J. C. Starkweather, of Wisconsin, and
General w. B. HazeH, U. 5. A, 0eIoneis H.
Brooke and G. C. knifin, and Major A. s.
Worthington, presented q constitution and by
laws, which were adopted. The first regular
meeting viii be held the first Monday night in
! December, at which time the permanent off,
GERS Will he etePfed The uacaSSarx
ments have been made with the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company for special rates
for tickets for members who desire to attend
the annual meeting of the Society of the Army
of the Cumberland this week at Cincinnati.
Members can obtain the necessary vouchers
from General r. D. Mussey, No sos Fifth
street Among those present were Generals
| Rosecrans, Manderson, and Baird, and Colonsls
Lnly and White.