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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1889
Page
4
A fragmented recount of Hood's 1864 operations near Atlanta and Duck River. It details Wheeler’s raids toward Nashville, Union reverses at Columbia and Duck River crossings, and movements of Schofield, Stanley, and other commanders amid retreat and bridge destruction.
Fragmentary Civil War report details Hood marching from Teas goys toward Tennessee with 7000 cavalry, crossing toward Powder Springs and Palmetto Station. Sherman orders Thomas to back to Stevenson as Hood crosses toward Rome and Athens, with reports noting difficulty obtaining accurate moves and urging caution about Hood’s expected actions. The account cites Grant and Thomas actions and references significant troop movements and locations in Tennessee and Georgia.
A fragment recounts Union forces under Stanley near Spring Hill on November 29 and November 20, detailing Federals facing Forrest and Hood. It describes cavalry and infantry actions, setbacks, and delayed movements toward Nashville, with orders to Cheatham to seize key positions and a tense stalemate around the railroad.
General Schofield led a night march from Duck River to Franklin Tennessee, screening Hood’s Confederate forces. Ruger's division remained at Spring Hill to reinforce Stanley, while Cox's division moved toward Franklin. The troops crossed the Duck River, then built a temporary bridge as dawn broke, reaching Franklin by daybreak. The maneuver featured hundreds of inexperienced recruits marching quietly with light packs, many shedding straps to ease weight, and no stragglers lost.
The article reviews beaver cloth wraps and jackets, detailing trims in gray velvet, black and silver cords, and various furs. It notes beaver cloth wraps easy to reproduce, with options for lining, cape styles, and hussar sleeves, plus fashionable capes and ulsters for wet weather and the season.
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