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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 14 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 3 1 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Repelling Hood's invasion of Tennessee. (search)
ed to be in the hands of the enemy. At 11 P. M. General Cox arrived with his division, and soon after Schofield returned to Spring Hill with the welcome news that the way was open. From Thompson's Station he sent his engineer officer, Captain William J. Twining, to Franklin, to telegraph the situation to General Thomas, all communication with whom had been cut off since early morning. Captain Twining's dispatch shows most clearly the critical condition of affairs: The general says he will notCaptain Twining's dispatch shows most clearly the critical condition of affairs: The general says he will not be able to get farther than Thompson's Station to-night . . . He regards his situation as extremely perilous. . . Thinking the troops under A. J. Smith's command had reached Franklin, General Schofield directed me to have them. pushed down to Spring Hill by daylight to-morrow. This was Tuesday. The day before, General Thomas had telegraphed to General Schofield that Smith had not yet arrived, but would be at Nashville in three days--that is, Thursday. The expectation of finding him at Fran