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ed Confederate army. This rear-guard struck back occasionally. The pursuit was suspended at Lexington, Ala., on the 28th. Thomas estimated his entire loss in his campaign, from Sept. 7, 1864, to Jan. 20, 1865, at 10,000 men, or less than half the loss of Hood. During that time lie had captured 11,857 men, besides 1,332 who had been exchanged, making a total of about 13,000. He had also captured seventy-two serviceable guns and over 3,000 small-arms. The Tennessee Centennial and National Exposition was held at Nashville in 1897, from May 1 to Oct. 30, in West Side Park (a former race-course), upon which over $100,000 had been spent in grading and ornamentation. The chief building was a copy of the Parthenon, around which the other buildings were clustered. Among the features of this Exposition were reproductions of the Pyramid of Cheops, the Alamo, the Rialto of Venice, and the Blue Grotto of Capri. About two million people attended the fair, which was a success in every way.