Missouri 40th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
8/15/64
Organized - Missouri 40th Volunteer Infantry - Missouri
12/15/64
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE
8/8/65
Mustered Out - Missouri 40th Volunteer Infantry - Missouri
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