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21 |
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Union |
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CSA |
(Historical: 21 Turns) On December 7th, 1864, General Nathan Bedford Forrest set a trap for Union forces advancing from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. On a mission from his commander, General John Bell Hood, to destroy Union positions south of Nashville, Hood and his lean force had attracted the attention of two Union brigades led by General Robert Milroy. As Confederate infantry waited behind quickly constructed emplacements and Confederate cavalry waited in nearby woods to ambush the Union force, Milroy diverted his forces unseen around the flank of the Confederates throwing them into confusion. As the Union lines advanced, the Confederate infantry, unsure of friend and foe, fled to the supreme disgust of Forrest. The Confederate cavalry's role changed from trapper to savior as a charge ordered by Forrest momentarily halted the advancing Union infantry and allowed the Confederates to make their retreat. This Confederate defeat greatly lessened the pressure Hood was able to place on his Union counterpart Thomas.
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