The Army of Tennessee in Retreat - From Defeat at Nashville through "the Sternest Trials of the War"

Following the Battle of Nashville, Confederate General John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee was in full retreat, from the battle lines south of Nashville to the Tennessee River at the Alabama state line. Ferocious engagements broke out along the way as Hood's small rearguard, harried by Federal Cavalry brigades, fought a 10-day running battle over 100 miles of impoverished countryside during one of the worst winters on record.

List of contents

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1.¿Friday, December 16, 1864: Hood's Devasted Confederate Army in Full Retreat

2.¿Saturday, December 17, 1864: Battles and Skirmishes in Williamson County, Tennessee, Including Confrontations Along the Franklin-Columbia Pike and Four Battles in One Day

3.¿Sunday, December 18, 1864: The Arrival of Nathan Bedford Forrest

4.¿Monday, December 19, 1864: Columbia, Tennessee

5.¿Tuesday, December 20, 1864: Hood Quits Tennessee, Heading South

6.¿Wednesday, December 21, 1864: Alignment of Three Federal Infantry Corps Attempted-Washington vs. Thomas

7.¿Thursday, December 22, 1864: Racing through Columbia

8.¿Friday, December 23, 1864: Alabama within Sight

9.¿Saturday, December 24, 1864: Richland Creek

10.¿Sunday, December 25, 1864: Anthony's Hill (King's Hill, or Devil's Gap, Tennessee)

11.¿Monday, December 26, 1864: Sugar Creek

12.¿Tuesday, December 27, 1864: Tuscumbia

13.¿Wednesday, December 28, 1864: The Final Chapter-Hood Crosses the Deep River

Appendix I: Casualties from the 1864 Tennessee Campaign Retreat, December 17-26, 1864

Appendix II: Order of Battle: Confederate Rear Guard and Federal Advance

Appendix III: Battle Flags Captured on the Retreat

Appendix IV: Biographical Sketches

Appendix V: Medal of Honor Recipients

Appendix VI: Voices from the Past

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

O.C. Hood lives in Franklin, North Carolina.

Product details

• Authors: O. C. Hood, O.C. Hood
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.12.2018
• EAN: 9781476672922
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7292-2
• No. of pages: 260
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 322 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, Tennessee, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / Military / United States, c 1800 to c 1900, History of the Americas, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War