Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-02

man usder Sheridan In VIRGINIA. had
reached Tennessee 10 lead Thomas cav
airy. when he reached the front along
Duck rivsf he found his troopers coping
with Forrest, who was D,nt on crossing
above Columbia. east. 70 seise roads lead
ing 10 Spring Hill, in schoholdr rcag, 20
a. to cut him of from NASHVILLE. Wilson
warned Soholeld 70 abandon Columbia,
a.d strangely enough drew back his own
force by route farther east through
Hurts Corners and Mount Carmel, leaving
the road open 10 Forrest to dash on TO
Spung Hill
But Sohohcid, tor all. had the luslde
track 70 the key poiut. md acting on VII.
sons warning had sent Gen. Stanley villa
al speed back from Columbia toward
Spring Hill Il vasthe eQth Of November,
The day Of an others la isot when, " luck
counts nt aii in war. the Conicdsricy had
a last chancA AZ noon that dsy SANKEY'S
men double quicked into Spring Hill and
soon began 70 Gght with Forests troopers
for tho mastery Forrest was beaten aud
Stanley held the road open.
Yet Fotrcsi va. not liood's best card In
this game. A. tho head Of his leading
division, a crack body Of men under the
intrepid Gen. Cleburne. he had crossed
Duck river at liuey'e, and NJ noon Of that
day was marching boldly northwestward
TO the pike between Columbia aud Spring
NH, and between Stanlcy's Isolated divl.
sion aud Schohcld's main force ~ Colum.
bla. Moreover. no had aft the corps o.
Gen. s. ID. Lee south Of Duck river and In
front Of Columbia TO attack Schoneld aud
push him along the pike into the trap pre-
pared for him Al Spring Hill. At that
moment there was nothing 10 stay the
march Of Hoods 5000 Coniederates on
Nashville, iouisviilc and the north except
stnnleys band OF 1900 men at Spring Hill
and a mob Of unorganizod recruits aud
eonvaieaccnts ~ Nashville With Thomas.
Tho hope Of tho west lay with Schohold,
aud be- was virtually ~ oundcd aud cut
oil ut Columbia Hoods .opc-the iorlorn
chauce OF the south--lRy IN placing a wall
Of hayonets across tho pike aud shutting
Schoaod Oh NJ Spring Hill. when the Union
army IN the west would bc nj his mercy.
This was unexpected good fortune for
Hood aud second only 90 Shefman's ahan.
donmont Of the pursuit. And Shorman's
theories that Hood would follow him TO the
Sea, or that Thomas would hold him south
OF tNH ltuNtANctF neic was hole IN ihtui
both ~ fatal NJ a rent In balloon. Il was
only the turn Of hand that l.lncoln's fears
and Grants final doubts would BE- Justified
and Spring mn come 10 count for morc IN
history than Gettysburg or Vlcksburg
Calling Gems Cheetham and Cleburnc 70
his side, Hood directed their eyes upon the
pike where Sohoheld's wagons and their
infantry guards were moving from Colum.
bia back 10 Spring Hill. Said he 10 Cheat
ham, General, DO you zee the enemy there.
rctrcatlng rapidly to escape usi Go with
your corps. take possession Of that pike at
OF near Spring IiilL DO this At
once"
lis snbordlnatcs moved away TO obey
this command aud himself TO order up an.
other corps. and this accomplished, Seho-
fields army would bclost Forrrst'senval.
" held all Of the crossroads from tho pix
north Of Spring Hin. In line east aud
south, 20 Duck river, having bowlcd VII
sons men oil 10 the northeast out Of reach.
From > o'clock until dark there was Goa