New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
Battle of Nashville, Which
Followed, Resulted in the
Wrecking of a Con-
federate Army.

yrHE story Of the battle Of Nashville
which took place on December 10 ana
a 1s. 1864. is a tale Of the wrecking OF
q Confederate army guided by an errauc
commander. upon tho Rock Of Chicka-
mauga." It is a story Of thrilling hghtlnS :
Of narrow escapes; Of fear and trembling :
Of patient waiting ior the right moment IN
the face of ovcrpoWering pressure una
threatened disgrace crowned by vic ory
so overwhelming that the success of Sner-
mans march 10 the sea was assured ana
the beginning Of the end was clearly to he
seen.
From the moment that General sherman
displaced the fery-heartcd, imaginative
Hood in possession Of Atlanta he began
mulline over his next project. Out OF his
thinking developed the plan for marching
across Georgia TO tire sea as a demonstra-
tion TO the south and 10 all the world that
the Confcderacy was powerless and oe-
feated organization. But the execution OF
his arts desire depended upon many
things. Hood had not been annihilated by
any means He was dancing around Sher-
man. bobbing up here and there, and dream
ing dreams as TO how he could win the war
with an army that was 50 demoralzed from
its previous experiences under his command
that IL could not be depended upon to fight
a pitched battle
Hood determined 10 attack Sherman 8
communications with the double object Of
improving the morale Of his army and hold
ing the energetic Union general in check.
30 bc buzzed around the different fortified
posts along the railroad and fore up track
bv tho mile stewards corps came upon
tho line between Kenesaw Mountain and
Allatoona and pulled mp long stretches OF
rails. : division under General :. G..
French went 90 Allatoona charged with the
capture Of some three million rations whicn
sherman had stored there. lie reckoned
without his host. General Sherman had
OWNED this move ari had ordered General
John NJ Corse from Rome 10 Allatoona.
Corse arrived there with sufficient number
OF men to increase the garrison in the fort
on the hill overlooking the railroad cut TO
two thousand men.
General French came in front OF the
place on october before daybreak Corse
having entered in the darkness Of the mid
night hour brisk cannOrade followed.
and at 80 O'Clock that morning flag OF
truce brought In an initiation from General
French to avoid needless efusion Of
blood" by surrenderne and giving FIVE min
utes in which TO decide. General Corse re-
rlied that ne and his soldiers were pre-
pared FOR the needless effUsion Of blood
whenever IL is Agreeable TO YOU
Then followed zone %: the most stubborn
cneasements Of the war in which the
small garrison fought OF an entire Confed-
crate division all % the commanding OIL
GERS being badly wounded. General Corse
himself was senseess for nearly an hour
rife bullet striking him In the face. but he
rallied when his remaining ear caught the
sound OF what he thought were the words
cease firing" As that was like the rlng-
ing of tocsin TO nm and contrary 10 DIS
notions IS TO how post should be defend
"a ne rose up and urged his men to fresh
exertions with the assurance that Sher-
man had signalled and would soon be thefe
with reInforcements The struggle was re-
ncwed and AT 3 o'clock French decided that
tho "enusion Of blood" had been sufficient
for his troops fed. leaving their dead ana
wounded behind them