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herefore General Logan wished to use his influence to have Thomas obey Grant's orders at once and thereby relieve him of the necessity of superseding General Thomas. General Thomas, being convinced that longer delay would cause him to forfeit his command, and that he would be superseded by General Logan, made the attack December 15, 1864. General Logan, receiving at Louisville the news of the battle of Nashville, at once sent to General Grant the following telegram: Louisville, Dec. 17, 1864. Lieut. Gen'l. U. S. Grant, City Point, Va. Have just arrived, weather bad, is raining since yesterday morning. People here all jubilant over General Thomas's success. Confidence seems to be restored. I will remain here to hear from you. All things going right, it would seem best that I return soon to join my command with Sherman. John A. Logan, Maj. General Thus it will be seen that General Logan made the sugges tion to return to his command after Thomas's victory, ignor