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Title: America: an encyclopaedia of its history and biography
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Newman, Stephen Morrell. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, Coburn & Cook publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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de-stroyed, a large amount of pro\ isionsgathered, ami the ciMUiuest of Georgia se-cured, with the loss of only five innulredmen fVt>in an armv of si\t\- thousand. llh.VRY h\ SCHOOl.CK^FT. 1864. Dec. 10. Mr. Schoolcraft,known very wiilely as an Americanwriter upon Indian allairs, died at Wash-ington, D. C, aged seventy-one years.He was born at Watervliet, N. Y.,March 28, 1793. He was well etlncated,and traveleil in the West in the interestof scientilic exploration, anil became in-terested in Indian tribes, with whom hewas brought into contact in 1821,as Indian commissioner. The grand-daughter of an Indian chief was marriedby him in 1823. His studies into Indianlite and characteristics now became theprincipal work of his days, and resultedin tliose works which iia\e such a stand-ard value tor all who investigate suchthings now. He was employed by theU. S. government in its ilealings withthe Indians. The sources of the Missis-sippi Ri\er were found in 1832 by aparty under his charge.
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i 2 i 1863-1808.) 1864. Dec. 16. Hoods Invasion ofTennessee.—Battle of Nashville. Withgreat disgust Hood learned that Sher-man would not follow him. Early inNovember Hood marched from Corinthto Johnsonville, a depot of supplies forNashville. He captured and burnt thegunboats and supplies there. Hoodthen advanced northw^ard to the Ten-nessee, where he lingered a fortnight,uncertain as to Shermans movements inhis rear. Shermans departure relievedHood, and he followed Schofield anddefeated him after a severe fight atFranklin. Thomas concentrated hisforce at Nashville, and Hood immedi-ately invested the place. For two weekslittle was done, owing to Thomaspreparation to strike, and the intensecold, which caused much suffering by thethinly-clad confederate soldiers. Impa-tient, because of Thomas delay. Grantstarted to take charge of the federaltroops in person, when he heard of theslow generals brilliant victory. On the16th of December the federals advancedto within six hundred yards of t

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