The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-04-24
The franklin Eight.


The following particulars of Van Dorn's
fight at Franklin, is taken from the cor
rcspondence of the Confederocy:
Gen. Jackson, who commanded the
advance. having expressed the opinion
that the enemy were evacuating Frank
lin, general reconnaissance was
determined upon the next day.
Forests division moved on the Lewis
burg road, and Jackson's on the Colum.
bia road. Considerable diminishing took
place. The column of Gen. Forrest met
with slight reverse. which, however, IL
soon retrieved. Armstrong; brigade led
the advance on the Lewsburg pike,
Starnes following at a distance of mile
or more. The videttes in front having
kept up with the progress of their bri
gade, so that the TANKS Of the second
brigade were left unprotected, a regi-
ment OF Yankees, the 4th U. S. Regulars,
availing themselves of this opportunity,
dashed down at full speed upon Free
mans battery, which, from accounts, was
short distance in rear of the regiment
il was ordered 10 follow. Unable, to pre-.
pare for action the gunners and drivers
left their pieces. and some of the caissons
having meanwhile wheeled about plung-
ed through the regiment behind, throw
ing them into momentary disorder
They were however soon rallied, and the
enemy were compelled TO quit the artille-
ry without damaging it much. The eff
cient regiment of Col. Biffle, displayed
GOODNESS and bravery.
On the Columbia road the Yankees
were pressed into Franklin, and large
numbers of them driven across the river
But betaking themselves to houses they
returned Calling fire which caused our
troops to retire with some losses. The
2sth Mississippi was engaged here and
acquitted itself nobly. The resuit of
this days observation was that they are
not evacuating as was supposed.
In fact we have reason to believe the
enemy had more cavalry to oppose us on
the 10th than at almost any previous
time, owing to their having been shortly
before reinforced by Stanley's force con-
sisting OF three brigades. must not
omit en- PEASANT, to state that the knightly
Capt. Freeman was taken prisoner in the
charge upon his battery, and afterwards
This was the most serious injury we re-
ceived. The blood of such hero patri-
OF calls for avenging, and in honorable COM
Out "O VIII ihiRuty hCCatOhO VI
them to expiate the inhuman deed.
Items from Richmond.
AS result of the fight at Kelley's
Ford on Tuesday last twenty Yankee
prisoners were brought to this city by the
Central train yesterday evening and
lodged in the Libby prison. 1t seems
that the enemy were repulsed five sue
cessive times in their efforts to cross the
river, and finally gave up the undertake
ing. Their loss is estimated from twenty
five to thirty in killed and wounded be-
sides those captured and brought down
last night. Our loss was one horse killed
and ore soldier slightly wounded. Eve.
rythihg was quiet at the ford yesterday
morning.
The latest reports from the scene of
General Wise's operations on the PENN
sula, derived from captured Yankees and
our own citizens, represent that General
Wise had captured Fort Magruder, least
of williamsburg with its garrison, esti-
mated at 1000 men. The Yankees had
no troops at Fortress Monroe to send to
reinforce the place-n regiment on duty
there positively refused to leave when or
dered. Gen. Dix, who was commanding
there, nau gone 10 view YorK TO try and
prevail on Gov. Seymour to send volun-
teers to aid in retaining the Peninsula
The Yankees were very respondent, and
some were moving in view of inroads by
Confederate troops. Two cargoes of sto.
len negroes had recently been sent to
Hayti from large camp near Hampton.
The bridge at Hampton was heavily pick
eted to keep off the rebels.
A Negro Hung.
One night last week a negro man be-
longing to Mr.. j. III. Earnest, of this coun-
ty, went to a house OF lone woman, o
soldiers wife, by the name of Dobbins,
and no one being present but herself and
two small children, broke open the door
and selling the woman by the throat
committed one among the most infamous
deeds known to the human mind. After
committing rape, he fled, and Mrs. Dob
bins raised the alarm, whereupon the
neighbors followed up and eau ght the
black scoundrel. The negro confessed
his guilt. He was hung on Sunday eve.
ming by some soldiers, near Henderson's
Depot, six miles East of this place, with
outjudge or jury. A just retribution.-
Mr.. Earnest fully consented to his execu-
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