Head Quarters 115th Regt. Ohio Vol. Infy.
Murfreesboro, Tenn. Dec. 27th, 1864
Lieut. H. H. Sheets
A. A. A. Genl.
Lieutenant:
I have the honor here-
with to transmit a report of the operations of
my regiment during Hood’s late advance into
Tennessee.
On the 25th of November as per instruct-
ions from Head Quarters Post of Murfreesboro, I
started to Duck River Bridge; at the same time
sent the adjutant northward toward Nashville,
on an inspection tour. I found the troops
from here to Duck River, supplied with the req-
uisite amount of ammunition and subsistence
to December 10th, 1864. The adjutant re-
turned November 27th making a similar report.
I immediately forwarded twenty (20) days ra-
tions to all the detachments of the regiment from
Nashville to Duck River, supplying the troops
to 1st of January 1865.
Block House No. 2 five miles from Nashville
commanded by Lieut. Geo. D. Harter was the first
attacked by the enemy. About 8 o’clock a.m.
December 2nd, 1864 a force was discovered approach-
ing the Block House a large majority of whom
were dressed in Federal Uniform. The force
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