BATTLE OF NASHVILLE.

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to the flank of Smith’s infantry, and Knipe’s division was inreserve. Smith formed the Sixteenth Corps with Garrard'sdivision on his left, connecting with the Fourth Corps, andMcArthur’s division on the right. The division of Moorewas in reserve. On the other side Chalmers did what hecould to oppose them, supported by Coleman’s (formerlyEctor’s) brigade of infantry , 1 but the odds was too great,and they were driven steadily back. Half a mile southeastof the Hardin road the first of Hood’s detached works, con-taining four guns, was found. The batteries of McArthurand Hatch were brought to bear upon it from all sides, and,after a severe cannonade, McMillan’s and Hubbard’s bri-gades of infantry and Coon’s of cavalry (dismounted) at-tacked and earned the redoubt . 2 Stewart now recalledColeman and directed him to report to Walthall, whosedivision occupied the stone wall bordering the Hillsboroturnpike. Walthall placed him on the extension of his linesouthward, upon some high points covering the GrannyWhite road. This left the other redoubts to their fate, asChalmers was far too much over-matched to make much re-sistance with his cavalry. He had been driven back so fastthat his train, with his headquarters baggage and papers,had been captured. The next redoubt, about four hundredyards to the right, was carried by the same troops, and twoguns in it were taken. Another four-gun battery, intrenchedon a detached hill, was stormed and captured by the cavalry,and a two-gun battery by Hill’s brigade of McArthur’s divi-sion, though with the loss of Colonel Hill, who fell in the

1 This was of French ’s division, bnt French seems to have been absent, and hisbrigades were separately used as occasion required. Sears’s had been recalledfrom Forrest, and was temporarily reporting to Walthall.

3 Smith and Wilson each claim for their men the honors in the attack of allthese works, but in such a combined movement it is vain to discriminate minutelyas to the exact credit due each brigade.