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Show iB'vffi H A J10LD STK0KK FAILS. B'Vj j ! ' THB CONFEDERATE BLUNDER. AT LmmmmmmK (S ' I' ' SPrMNO HILL, TCNN, IN 18G4. laV iM Gfl i J Molt AeeematLlieJ Welle thtrmsn HrE ' t; .'t )lirh.fl Anf l Ik. -'l.oO.U HIU ill J( Inlea .trmr a.ee.1 be a liaele. LmmmmmmmM (if! 'Ill .' ICeprtlial, Ira. tr Amerlcea Trm AnocU- mmmmmmmmmmU UI Ml uo BartBlareeereiL W IJJ I PUIKO HILL amammmK m (til i. j -"' ""n " Vifl (.'III I th.intof .leci.lte mmmmmmw mmma! ! II . n r acv Kilonof tbeclril .jl ) I lia' T yv ,wir, but II ooalil ViZ !'if ' ' IffT) 'SU mulu "," mmmmmml 'Bft , Ji ft2J IS'j Tbcr. wn not mmmmmml W jM , XJl AaVTe pmpUlatUCon ""V 'iH ijl Wmii natc. In mmmH 'oB ' H -w A j y auwmn ' H JH li fi $ ly imi ba dll net K. ,W J I X'Vnn briiin tMr -ji B iaV Sn tj ''v'' VSt np"wlitnAt H K En i 1 1 .vlS VL! 'AntJ ioccumlicd. H W' ! ii ' ff -?! rtP3 '""l H W, '.I'i ' ?tt-yi IraniulCluuu H Hr l"' fctfC?"--"' noolntltt. w ixkI (Irant pliuilvit tbtvlrtorloni trmjtA ifMtrVnritpn tl Mitth &r Jumet river Ktul ttAkl thtrv wltb IllchmotiJ all bat In t tl4gr.p. rltli.rvraHmill(lplrlU h Itlio L.I.I IhU . Roa of UulM lnUl.1 trt V to It thit th wrikr 1 It tboul 1 luitt on n mora diAiieff, will. Mr Uj mTal ho hror i ml otia of Hm mi Urn J IL llooj. Ut I iIwIiImic, (Urliiff, Tvxao, h Maclljr niftilt ( . Imv. around the corner at Bl t riasn After I the tattrr IimI hutll hltn out of AtlioU M I'cl'InK Uni tlio toe of the boot,u It J veto. I Hunt nralMlr admlltM U I IsiHcIt inil ' lie eutrljra uit be roalda t cofiewlth I hb.riiiea In open Ultle, but be lioprd Ij I, .klllfol munirrri indrawblm wir from blelonislleeof cominunlCMtloubetwrea t-lenta t-lenta n lMbllle ami irorrf kin Inlooa ( ' ataottounuuit of ell tbet tbe Uoloo ennr ! had Kelnl eoalh of TenDveee lifer U lib r jj 1 tble project la view be tiirnot aod doubled '! on U.. track northward egaln tow.nl Chat- ' Unooira, At Ttrloue potale be threatened , or attacked Sberraan'e line of eoinraunlea- i tloo, notably at AtUtoona paee where ,' kraro Coree ' Leld the f rt," and be aoon .'t hal tbe eatUfactlon of QadiDK rjbermsn'i v Y ' array alf brvten up In the haite to corrr f K ) the llal iffilata la !t rear, on! one corpe Ii reuudnlnsla AllanU. i ' Afur two meeLe of a Rime of ' fox and J jrree" Hood found bloieelf In tho prueence 1 1 of a Urge body of 8hrruua'a troope In the l 4 meuntalae of nerlbwettern Georcla and ricterinliud to tltr Uttl but when ha I v lauvaeewl hie own eoldlera he found that ' f the eplrlt of flahtlan had Tanl.bxl. lie- H ' latel dlieilcr and retreat bad filled the heart of hit bailie ecarred tcUrana with it ' . thepreeaillasbopeleeineM. In tble erUte (, liothler would SI an well oitlomolto, '!) - U lld, bo bold, and erermore be bnldl" and VA of lullaatt Hood bad an apparently ex . J"' hau.tlMeeopply. Ilereeolred toelrtbber 1 naa tba .lip once mere and inarch rapidly ,f. U .ubfllle. IxiuUrllle and Cloelnnalt II' alrike terror to the north, win tbe inllee S of I raace, who only waited a Rood ejeueo J C foratitCBKtheOhfederaey,aulbrlojrupat 1 laet oa Uraat a rear In northern Virginia, : d after rroe.lna' Ohio and tbe Mae Hldgo. J A We errr tbe dreoinof a darloit mlllury olLaHabJ fll jli adeenturrr wilder than tbatr Hut what iowowowowowr it ii waetohlulerf Sherman, dl.lanco aud tbe oof 9 j ,1 ecalteted LUoa Uoope to be met with oa H I SjSti I tie way! Aa for tbe Lit two obeuctee .jammmmmH . I '' J Hood e avldlera ware eiual to tbe march, tM I ; . , B ' T11 ,u ' belleeed U eoy Impro- ommmmmmmml WtJ! til vtked furco that could be rabed up to Im K I yt in Jt. him In all the weal. 8hertaan, Uq , B I, KA arlf.leliellet.wonldturntoaridKoback , ,'BJ j aoutb, an I that la Ju.l what be did do. leVaammmi V1" t lilv t.rant and Ebennaa bal dlMnmeed a plan . ll' ft after AllanU fell fordrawleit Hool aaay iVeaVaal R V l 'i '""" l ,lc1' " " UMU" If Alabama aeJBVjVjf i 32 JIJl byuarchlaaaUnlenarniythrouithdeoraia aaammmVjVI ' Bin fTM to thecultorto theeea. llothaireedthen aaammmmmVal US fill that Inauch elect Hood woull cerulnly aaWMVMl ' II H follow He woa In front of Hherraan at tbe aaawjVawai I M 3 I w "m tB oenclabloo woe reached. But oanmmmmmmwi I K n el when lie abaodoned hie tempo, etrlppol aoammmmmmmmU B J 1: II for the rare, about tbe ml Idle of October, aaammmmmmmwjl Nn laili andolrueaoutweetwardJcarlnjcSbcrmaa aaammmmmmmVjl U m llJiH ll. nortbern Ueorujla, he waa to all IntenU oaummmmmmmVM flKll itl u Pfrpow loo tn Trnnre.ee, for Sher- 1BhVHH H r m in had notbluit In the tl.ld to prcTcst aaammmmmmmwjl Hlf 1v '" Confederate rroaaluK from Alabama oammmmmmmmmmW BAf JJ aujwberethey dMee. .V.r.tth.Wvi,l,.r- aommmmmmmmmmn K1 'it j fit luancluo totbetbeorylhatlf hotulrched oammmmmmmmmmV ' VI 1 tho main portion of hie army t.. the tea aoVjBmmmmmmml B V I f iloo-l would follow, and though Grant at aavjBmmmmmmmi V J I li tie Utt mo neat adeleeil him to ruin Hood aowjmmmmmmwJ li " , i'i brforo ourUeit otr at a unaint, and Liu aowjmmmmmmmmf M K.I ' J ft roln woe "aaalona. If not fearful," be be- mmmmmmmmmnl ill Kb I ft'' Kan the biatorlo and ptrtureKine march, mmmmmmmmmmmmm Ik! 'J' it 3 ""' marched w eelward acroie Alabama mPmmmmmmmmT S fj IS IV ""'" ""'Uux and equipping bla avjBmmmmmmVi 'f i lltfi anuy en rouu for their wuuderful Ventura mmmmmummwai t If '9' 9 Into koatlle territory Ily the ml Idle of mmmmwemmS I Ml ltl oemtwr be waa crouln tbe Tcuueaaeo ommmmmmmmBI 11 iW at I lortnoe, Ala. Ilia numbere, Includlntf ammmmmmmmmmmf P ! pfll tla wtitf that wonld Join him, were auvavavMu y W rli about o,uuo. Another theory Sherman woVmmmmmmml i Ii l'Sfi ' 'J ,l"'" "''' remarkable campalsn waa mmmmmmmmmVI 36 IrB that hla lieutenant, Oen. Tbomaa with a mmmmmmmwl 1 SS 'ISC rorpa of about 13,uuomen nnderGeikD U. LmmmmmmVJ ! !wt iuW buuley,and an Indeflnltaforeeot mounted LmmvmaWal i VM (tjiat nr 'lvmoQned ruralry, could bold Iba j'aVmmmTVjB r 3S ltl' llnnLftho TenneiMt rlverand keen llood IVl I Wl wHr"im itrwn aau katoriKt.p ",: MuthotlL HeaneruardaddeilllioTwrn 1'lf' ii t third conn, utuler Gen. J M Scbofleld, JH 1 f wtu) atronK which be detached from bla fB B I 'lalniurmybrforeatarllnsfortheeea. loll Hill lu point of fatt, Hocl went around tbe flfl Ip 8 uiuou ami), inppoeed to be n'janHiig tbe IM Kfl aoutbern border of Tenceaaee, and OLre lilt' 'Jil acroie the rlrer made for Co'umbla, on SHltnT "uck rlrer. tbe if rect route to .Sajhtltle. rjttttratttrjai ntit I Zb 'Tie ever alert I orrnt i rece led blm and LaaVammmwl IllL Jl) l' j waaonlhe point of eelilng the croeelnseot mmwiiimmmmi J? lil ri I I ' ll" rl"r "I en the eileauce of the Union LHmmmmmmmmmmml i ll lit I ,m' ""''" riclwneU fallln back by Lmmmmmmmmmmw II t I y toriud limrvh w upim Na.billle, lame up wllmmmmmmmfi IS I'll' H t" aul"" he nay tkhoittkl beld and HB If It K urtllled Columbia. LBmmmmmmmIt llMHllll Meanwhile, I bm. J. JL ilUot. a catalry : , MuU man nadir Sbnllaa la VtMcfnU, bid recbd TeoDr.ie4 to IwU TliOtu' ct-Iry ct-Iry Whtn h rricbtl tU (root along DootrlTtr fc foaLd Mi lto9?r c?ptt wtih Forrt,bo wu bet.1 oa croitUi aboft OilumbU tut, to1i road .tad Ire toSprinclIUl, la SLoiltM rrftr,o ta torat hlu oft from Nub Til la. Vllaoa warned EcboQald tn aUaJon Cotnmbla, a. ialraoRtlr cnouc-w inw back Ma oirn ore hr a ronta farther rut ihroiiKli IIurlra Uorat n and Mount Carrot.. Uattnjt U read epa to Forrnt to daih on t SrHnalMIL Hot KnhodeM. for all hJ tht laalla trntk to th k)r point, a ad rctf n oa U 11 Ron'awArn.tiie badMotUtn Mablcywlii all apvwl tatk from Coluinbi towarU fitTlntX IU1L tt naatM 29th of .NoT.Mi.tirr tt.ndar6fAlliMi.on In l9C4whnflf lurk fount fit all In ivar, t taf ConiVUrAcr had m last chano. At neon (hat day Slanlrr'a mrndoubUfintck. into Hpr1n JJ.II atnl aoon KQ tu fbht trfUi l orraafa troop ra or tha tnaatrrr Porimt ra bratrn atul taD.fTlal4tft.mJort. . rtVotrcn wnt Ih-od'abwiirartl In tiill Ka.a. Al .- tMJ of Ma I ailM dlTLKtwD, a erack body ot turn unJrr tba IntmM nto. LVImrtM U lial tTOTeJ Dnck tlrtr at llatj', and al toon of tbal dajrwaa mar-hiaut boldly northMMtwanl to tba plka bctwrcn Columbia aod Spring Hill, an I between Staolty'a laolatca dlrl flonaod Pcbafleld'a toaln forcaatColutn bla. .Mortortr, ba bal fl tba torj of .n.H.D IMftoutbot Duck rlTtrttndln front of Columbia to attack ScboflcU auJ puah htm aIom tli plka loto tba trap pre pared for Mm t Spring Hill. At tbat inomtBl tbr wm notblng to stay tb march of Hood a VOUjO Coafrdrratra oa NaahtUK IuUtlIla and tht north rxc t Btanlry'a band of 1 000 men at Sprits 11 HI and a mob of ttnonjanUed rcmilla and convairacrieU as .aanriu wim 'iiioinaa. Tho be pa of tba wtat lay with Schofltld, And ha waa Tlrtuelly an onnded and rut oJtatColntaUa. IIoM't op-tba forlorn cl.at.ca of tba routli lay In i l.ec a wall or bayoaata Arcma tba plkaand abtiUlnjt Ucbollcld otl at H print! Hill, whtn tba Unl q artnylntbt wm would bo At hla merry Thla wai unexpected Rod fortuna fur HnndAnd arcond only totihrrmAa'a aban doontrnt of tba purault. And Sbarmati a throrla that Hood wo ild f llo.iblm to tbt ao. or that Thomai would bold I In. aoutli ot tha TcnntuMfcf Hire waa a bolt In tbrui both m fatil m a rrnt In a balloon. It w u only lb turn of a hand tliAt Untola'a fears AudUrAnl'arnaldoobta would UJiutlRcd And bptinit IHU romo to count for mnr Id LUtory than tirttjaburj or kkburrf Callluic OrG Lhratbarn and Clrburn to hU alda, Ilooil llr.tl tbtlr ajta upon tha Ikawbrn Bchoflelda vraKon anl tlrlr nfantry gnardi wrro moTln frotu Coluru HatxvcktolHprtnKHIIL Sal 1 ha to Chtat ham, Urntral d)0UMtlarneuiythn, rttrtatlnjj tapMly to cca uif (lowtlb lourcorpr, takpovMaloncf thatplkaAt or bear tiprlux 1111L. Do thU at Hl anbcrdloAtrt morrd away to obey thtacoinmaudaul hlmtolf to order up an-cithrr an-cithrr corps and thla AccompIIbl, Bcbn-fttl Bcbn-fttl 1 a army would lIal. Forrrtt scataI ryhtldaJlof thtcroMroada from tWpIko north or Spring Hill, la a lint riutAud fouth, to Dark rlrer baTlnjr, tiowlrt) ll aonamtit elf tothabirtbraatontrtf reach, iroui S o'clock until dark tbtra waa oua "ji Titt kxiitT tnini, rifrt.BATWo.H atant aklrmM ( an Laomt beaTy CKbtlng I ear bpritix Hill btlwaan &tAnly a rata and tboaa of Chrntbam and rorret,but Hood raturntdtotbarpntatduakonly to find that Chtatbaai bad not put hi lint ; Acrwa tba t4kav CIrburnt'a dlrUloa that 1 ba-1 bwa r tiled on for that feathiwl bltin drred Id tbt flrt Attampt And then coma to A deal atAQd-tllL Hood broucht with MmtbaleAdloifdlTUIonof titewart tcorpa, and learning or Cle burnt a falluro ordered that lly of troopa to form ou Claburot a IIutaoMtorarry Itacroaa tbtplkt. Hut by thla tlm btanlcyhad jjItch tbtCvi frdcrattaAtaaUof Ktnulo CkMIuk that atlrrtd up tbtlr cautluu. Tbtlr ajuanlu on tba plka at Bprbs Hill had bwn atubborutr rrpulaod, aud Statrart went about bla work on tba alow nnd aura plan of tttonnolitrlDK In tha aud hla troopa want Into blrouao Along titt plka and not a,riMt It, Aa tbt trentntt rollad on ScbofloU'a wag ona And men hjrrylng away from Colum tla marched Along tha plka under tba ajrt of tbt plcktta of Lhtalhara and tUawart and wart ArM upoa, but thty loaloualy went tbclr way Hood at length called upon rorntt to do tbt work tba Infantry lad failed In, but when tbt rmltubublt trooper, got hla tucu In Hut thty had no Ammunition aa t would net adrauca. A band of about BOUU under General Jackaon galloped on northward and at tempted to cut tba plka beyond Hprltig 11111. but w era rrpulicd, and from midnight to daylight of tbe 5uth Bcboflel I'a man re-treatiHl, re-treatiHl, vlrt naly unopposed In tha prrMnce tf tuptrlor Dumbera of tbatr lorn reitlng Idly within Mnhot efthalr march, lot Gen. Sherman to bae counted In Adranct upon each uneipUlnable conduct ou tht paitot Cleburne, Lbeatham and Kt rt, with Hood among tbtu and at their be.l, wuuM bare Uwo raadman'a folly Ilutthfttand tbAt alone aaretl Teunauee aud tbt north and cbtcked Uovit daring adventure. Th next day, at Franklin, on tht liar if tb, wbera tkbolteld brought tham to bay In tbe bend of tbe rlttr. Hood a ineu, utt tntyrphoaed In a nlibt, pitched In like bertxa to retrieve their lott fortuoea. Cleburne Anl four ether gentrala ot CbAtbama coria were killed there In Aaaaultlajj ?cto Iield a work, aud threeotbtewarla geu rrUMUlo. . lluttt wniooUte, tklio-Celd tklio-Celd had got un tbt Inalde, aud Ttrr atep that he atxouplUktd lick ward Addetto llaatreng h anl hlachaucea. I row I rank lln ba retired to .ahville, and Hood'a bol 1 game wua n At Na.hrllle, twowceka later, Thomru.wlth SchoQeld, Wllaoa and A liowly arrlTcil army from oMUaoiut, de-atrojtt de-atrojtt Hood rempMtly. and therm an e theory, thittlbomaacouMdrNftd ttew vet, waajuatllled. Hut It T.e a rarrot racAt-e, Ibt moat rcawuablt explanallou cf Hood a conduct on tbenlcbiof Nor TOia that he tired Miimlf out, b)atcatly during ttenfteruonn anl bUiiMtii.1 blkh courase oorcd out with bla wnn nwr enem In alight a thing aadynpepalA lo.t Agrent battle for NaiHtleon by iitny tt not L true tnat n alight ovetatraln o Mime -iwl tUefavultyof lluudboi, tLat bitnyarier iiwm(revenudttriTvm.il of ContwUrt.it fcrtuuea In tbe witt nd wanted oil n kravo Union OUaaterf llKoncg I Kilweit. |
