Dick had no doubt that they were about to meet the foe of Perryville face
to face again.
The enemies were largely the same as those of other battles in the west.
The Northern army advanced in three divisions toward Murfreesborough.
McCook, whose division contained the Winchester regiment, was in the
center, General Thomas led the right wing on the Franklin road, and
General Crittenden led the left wing. Bragg who was before them had
nearly the same generals as at Shiloh, Hardee, Breckinridge, and the
others.
Dick knew that the advance of the Northern army would be seen at once.
This was the country of the enemy. The forces of the Union held only
the ground on which they were camped. Thousands of hostile eyes were
watching Rosecrans, and, even if Bragg himself were lax, any movement
by the army from Nashville would be reported at once to the army in
Murfreesborough. But they had a vigilant foe, they knew, and they
expected to encounter his pickets soon.
"They're probably watching us now through the fog and rain," said Colonel
Winchester to Dick as they left the last house of Nashville behind.
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