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聯邦軍隊在田納西州那什維爾城外的防線：1864年12月
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那什維爾之戰 (Battle
of Nashville) ：聯邦軍隊於1864年12月16日突破南方聯盟的防線
在那一年的11月時，南方聯盟的將軍約翰‧虎德 (John
B. Hood) 帶領田納西軍隊離開阿拉巴馬地區前往那什維爾，準備要截斷由威廉‧雪曼 (William
T. Sherman) 所領導之聯邦軍隊的補給線。但是當時的條件卻相當嚴苛：地面上都結冰了，軍糧也幾乎已經耗盡。從亞特蘭大一路行進到那什維爾的士兵們說：「我們的鞋子都破了，我們的腳也被磨傷流血…..地面都被雪覆蓋住，我們又沒有食物。」但是他們還是完成了這趟路程。不幸的是，聯邦軍隊比這些疲憊的南方聯盟軍隊早先一步到達那什維爾。
In November, Confederate General John B. Hood had led the Army of Tennessee out of Alabama toward Nashville in an effort to cut off Union General William T. Sherman's supply line. But conditions were hard: the ground was frozen, rations almost completely gone. Soldiers marching from Atlanta to Nashville described the long walk: "Our shoes were worn out and our feet were torn and bleeding . . . the snow was on the ground and there was no food." But they made the journey. Unfortunately for these weary Confederate soldiers, the Union army had arrived in Nashville first.
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