The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-03-20
The Federal Disaster Near Franklin,
Tenn

A correspondence Of The Nashville
Union gives the following account Of tho
! ugh. near Ffarkliu, Tom:
After advancing four or FIVE mile. with
some sklrinshlng, we encamped for night.
rasUmug cur advance on Thursday morn
ling, the enemy Resisting and falling back
from our advance with considerable evil
6ences OF disorder. Our troops were in
the highest possible spirits, and up 10 this
time, confident Of success. So vel. did
everything so to all appearances, tha,
feeling Of security oveTcaDe their vigil
ance, and led to the lee, of those pre-
cautions nhich should never he omitted.
When -e reached Thompson's Station, We
were suddenly and unexpectedly greeted
with the ;huuier OF three batteries from
as many contrasting hesgh,s, while a.
al;nos, the same iastans heavy masses Of
Infantry sppearad, As il by magic, on
either faux
The natural result Of this discovery was
some confusion, bat nevertheless our men
showed the most determined courage, and
bsld!y charged one Of the rebel batteries.
No infantry was seen near this battery
until orr men approached within a few
wards Of Il, when the rcbs!s rose from bs.
/ bind & stone fercc, where thec had been
!elTsctga,Iy eorcea.ed, and from wheuce
they poured mos! deadly fire on our.
men, first checking snt sn-n driving them
back, with heavy loss 70 Us and lille to
themselves Ga ether parts Of the field,
however, the rebels lest severely; but
completely surrounded rs our force. were
by infantry, with three batteries Of artillery
lisgorcing their death dealing missile.
fall upon them, and no reasonable hope.
Of immediate achievements, it WAS no.
strange tha. they yielded to The nexor>
able logic Of events" and most Of tho
33I Indiana, S5th Indiana 19,h Michigan
and 22l Wisconsin regiments. with their
commissioned officers, are Van Dorn's
prisoners. Our artillery was Withdrawn
without lo.s. Reinforcements we're sent
forward by General Gilbert, but had not
time TO reach tbs gr.uud to prevent the
| disaster. Stragclers continued 10 arrive
until night, and many Of tie wounded
have been brought in to day The rebels,
apparently satisfied with their achieve
,nent, fell back to Spring iIill"
The spscinl correspondent Of me Chisa>
90 TINES under date Of Frankiin, Tenn.
March 9Th, says:
| Officers were told ~ rebel officer. that
they had buried 80 federal priyates killed
outright, and 20 who Afterwards died
from wounds. They said from $50 to
/ 500 federals were Wounded, but no fed.
cral officers were killed, at least none were
toaad to bury. and bat oas, Col. J. p
Baird, Of the S5.h Indiana, wounded
! slightly.
Col. Coburn surrendered his command
in person to Gen. Forrest, who gave tho
! Colonel an escor: to iide over NE field
and look after he wounded.
The . Wisconsin lost $40 private.,
and commissioned eniccrs Col. U,ley,
Adj. Bons, Captains kellerin and Tracy,
MAJ Brown, Lieu:enants Dudley, King
man. Buell., Jennings and Newmanneye,
Tie 70,h Michigan lost 454 prisa.eA
and officers. The 33 | Indiana los, 440s
Tie S5th Indiana lost EGO.
| Considering the tierceness and length
OF the fight 1t il remarkable if the rebel
stateulen,s that none ot the above captur-
Il officers we're killed is rue,