 Complete the following phrase:  The 68th was not involved in the Battle of Nashville that December, in which Lt. Gen. John Bell Hoods Confederate army was nearly destroyed, but Salm-Salm did get permission to join the battle himself while the 68th stayed at their patrol stations. After Thomass victory at Nashville, the 68th was ordered to prepare to pursue what remained of Hoods army. They redeployed to Decatur, Alabama, where Salm-Salm rejoined the regiment. They skirmished with Hoods rear guard, but the rainy weather aided the Confederates escape. Salm-Salm led the regiment in the minor engagements following in January and February 1865 at Elrods Tan Yard, Hog Jaw Valley, and Johnsons Crook. As Maj. Gen. William T. Shermans Army of the Tennessee 