Identifier: mississippivalle01fisk (find matches)
Title: The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Fiske, John, 1842-1901
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Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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as a strongerposition. position than he had occupied in the morning, but his men were dispirited with the dayswork, while Thomass men, from the major-gen-erals down to the privates, were aglow with theinstinct of victory, and felt themselves invincible. Strong as Hoods position was, its left wing wasin danger of being turned by reason of Thomasssuperior numbers, especially in his cavalry. Onthe morning of the 16th Thomas brought hisforces close up to the enemy : Steedman on theleft by the railway facing southward. Wood next,then Smith standing across the Granny WhiteThe salient pike, then Schofield parallel to theat Shy Hill. Hillsboro pike and facing eastward,finally Wilsons cavalry threatening the enemysflank. In order to save this flank, it was necessarythat it should be sharply refused, and thus a sali-ent was created at Shy Hill,^ the steep summit of ^ So called after the gallant Colonel Shy of the 37th Georgia,slain there in the decisive charge which wrecked the Confederateleft.
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NASHVILLE, DECEMBER i6, 1864 Nashmlle 357 whicli was fortified as well as haste would permit.Upon this salient Smith and Schofield set up adeadly cross-fire, enfilading the Confederate linesin two directions. So much time had been consumed in moving thetroops into position over the execrably soft anduneven ground that noon was past before heavyfighting began. While Schofield and Smith werehammering at the salient upon Shy Hill, an at-tack was made upon the Confederate right wing atOverton Hill. Colonel Post, of Woods corps,who had acquitted himself so nobly the day before,undertook to storm the enemys en- ^, , trenchments. He was supported by upon OvertonThompsons brigade of coloured troops, ^ *from Steedmans division. The utmost braverywas shown, by negroes as well as by white men,but the assault met with a bloody repulse. Colo-nel Post received an ugly wound, and was madebrigadier-general on the field for his gallantry.His unsuccessful assault was not without its effectupon the resu

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