The Army of Tennessee in Retreat: From Defeat at Nashville through the Sternest Trials of the War

Following the Battle of Nashville, Confederate General John Bell Hoods Army of Tennessee was in full retreat, from the battle lines south of Nashville to the Tennessee River at the Alabama state line. Ferocious engagements broke out along the way as Hoods small rearguard, harried by Federal Cavalry brigades, fought a 10-day running battle over 100 miles of impoverished countryside during one of the worst winters on record. See more