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Description:Excerpt from Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: Commandery of the District of Columbia The object of the invasion of Tennessee by General Hood was outlined in the general orders of Beauregard, to "deal rapid and vigorous blows - to strike the enemy while dispersed, and by that distract Sherman's advance into Georgia." Hood had pledged his troops that they should eat their Christmas dinner in Nashville; and to redeem that pledge and accomplish the declared object of the campaign required rapid movements. Well he knew that to allow his opponent time to concentrate his scattered forces, would render the fulfillment of his pledges difficult, and jeopardize the entire campaign. Hence the rapidity of his movements. It was General Thomas' design on assuming command, to make the Tennessee River his base of operations, but the tardy movement of the widely-scattered detachments comprising his command, prevented his assuming the offensive and offering battle in the heart of the so-called Confederacy. The three veteran divisions of A. J. Smith and Winslow's cavalry, while on the way to join him, were temporarily diverted to Missouri to assist in the expulsion of Price. Steed-man was holding the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, which it was not prudent to abandon until the enemy's plans were developed and his objective point known. The Fourth and Twenty-third Corps, under Schofield, were to the front, in the vain endeavor to check, or at least delay the advance of Hood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: Commandery of the District of Columbia (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: Commandery of the District of Columbia (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: Commandery of the District of Columbia The object of the invasion of Tennessee by General Hood was outlined in the general orders of Beauregard, to "deal rapid and vigorous blows - to strike the enemy while dispersed, and by that distract Sherman's advance into Georgia." Hood had pledged his troops that they should eat their Christmas dinner in Nashville; and to redeem that pledge and accomplish the declared object of the campaign required rapid movements. Well he knew that to allow his opponent time to concentrate his scattered forces, would render the fulfillment of his pledges difficult, and jeopardize the entire campaign. Hence the rapidity of his movements. It was General Thomas' design on assuming command, to make the Tennessee River his base of operations, but the tardy movement of the widely-scattered detachments comprising his command, prevented his assuming the offensive and offering battle in the heart of the so-called Confederacy. The three veteran divisions of A. J. Smith and Winslow's cavalry, while on the way to join him, were temporarily diverted to Missouri to assist in the expulsion of Price. Steed-man was holding the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, which it was not prudent to abandon until the enemy's plans were developed and his objective point known. The Fourth and Twenty-third Corps, under Schofield, were to the front, in the vain endeavor to check, or at least delay the advance of Hood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: Commandery of the District of Columbia (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: Commandery of the District of Columbia (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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