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Yes. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General for distinguish himself for commanding the rear guard of Hood's Army in a series of actions which allowed the the heavy battered Confederates to retreat from the battlefield avoiding of being annihilated after their defeat at the Battle of Nashville.

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