The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-09

Greal rau.t a, rinlil liz, TunC. &c.
NASHVILLE, December 2.--1 have
received full accounts of the late bat.
ltle at franklin and its antecedents
which must be chronicled rs one o
the most brilliant In its general re-
suits of the war For three days
sharp diminishing was kept up during
the retirement of our army from DucE
river TO Franklin, in which time
multiplicity of exploits and successes
resulted to the national arms. Gen
Cox conducted the rear guard, and
on the Doth ult. achieved a splendid
victory over the rebels at Spring Hill
while Gen. Wilson's cavalry gained
/ n series of important successes over
] Forests advance under Roddy, on
the pike between Triunc and Spring
Hill.
During the afternoon Of the Both
ult. the rebel army sorely pressed us
under Hood, who had Cheatham'
and Stewards corps and portion o
Dick Taylor's command, numbering
in all over $4,000 men, Owing TO
Cox's gallant check at Spring Hill q
Iportion of the 4th and 23d corps were
enabled to gain Franklin carly in the
/ day, where they threw mp line oI
breast works extending from one end
to the other of the curv S in the river
behind which our entire infantry
command took position
At precisely 4 p. NJ. the entire reb-
lcl force made n charge, and succeed
ed In making temporary break in
our center. commanded Ivy Wagner.
With Characteristic impetuosity the
soldiers composing Cheatham corps
dashed into the breast works, and co
operating with the attacking party ON
their left, attempted to envelop and
destroy our right. In the nick OF
time the troops of Wagner were raj
lied, and throwing their whole force
upon the rebel column, drove back
the storming party in great disorder,
capturing several hundred prisoners.
Four times after, the rebels charged
in three lines, but were rcpulscd as
often, with great slaughter. The
rebels numbcre | ut least two to our
one, rs nearly half of the 4th and 23d
corps were in reserve.
Our breast works were over knee
high and the rebel loss in killed is
three times our own, while their
wounded are at least six times more
than ours, most of our men being
wounded in the head, arms AM body.
The artillery fire OF the enemy was
made with great precision, but their
ammunition consisted chiefly of shot
and shell, while for two hours un-
merciful quantities of murderous mis-
siles were hurled with fearful fury
into the rebel lines. All the attempts
of the rebels to gain permanent al.
vance were frustrated, and at dark
our position was unchanged, while
the rebels retreated to the cover of
the wood south OF the Columbia pike
The rebel loss, as before stated, is
lullN O,VNu, llINluhllIS w u i''Vo l'i lS-
oncrs. an unusual number of which
are officers.
Our loss reached q total of about
one thousand.
An artillery duel was kept up till
nearly midnight, when our troops
commenced crossing lIarpeth river,
binging all our trains and paraphrenl
lia over in safety before daylight
The army then returned to within
four miles Of this city, at which point
our front lines confront the enemy.
The falling back of the army is in ac-
cordance with the programme, and
the battle at Franklin, although one
of the most brilliant, was an improm-
tn affair, and brought about by the
necessity Of checking the rebel adj
vance, and insuring the safe crossing
of the river by our trains.