Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-12-10
The EuIl Particulars CT the Battle
at Franklin.

at Franklin.
CISciSNAT1, Dec. 3.-Thc Nashville cor
respondent of tue Gazette furnishes the lol
lowing additional particulars of the iattle
at Frankhn
The plan Of the battle was very simple.
We had no time to get up complete plan.
US the enemy pressed us too sorely, and
obliged us to fight him of
The original plan was to withdraw the
force of General Scholield until they met
otr reiniorcements. and give the enemy bat
tie in the vicinity of Nashville, but the over
sanguinc rebels pressed too hard, and when
Scotield perceived that he could not avoid II
esntest he drew up his little army in line of
battle near Franklin.
AT 81 O'Clock in the afternoon the assault
commenced. The relel General Cheatham's
corps-was on the right, Stewards on the
left, and ). d. Lees corps in reserve, in the
centre.
| Cheatham threw his whole corps on Wag-
ner's division with great impetuosity, and
after half an hoar's desperate fighting push.
ed Wagner back on the second line, where
| they became mingled with COx's and Ru-
gers men on our left and centre.
The rchels encouraged 10y their success in
/ driving Wagner bnck, advanced with load
cheers on our second line. Their order was
very peculiar; II semi-circc two regiments
deep, extending all around our lines and
uehind every ate nate regiment were placed
others so that the assaulting columns were
six regiments deep.
The rebel General Hood appeared at
abunt o'clock p. NJ, at the the head Of
~his command, and, pointing toward our
lines, said, Break those lines, boys, and
YOU have finished the war in Tennessee.
4 l,nr l., to,
your march from Nashville 10 the Ohio
river :"
Loud cheers answered this appeal of the
rebel leader, while the whole space in front
OF our lines was crowded with the advancing
enemy.
Captain Lyman, commanding the artillery
brigade, bad placed his batteries i'll most
favorable position, and from them storms oi
shot and shell were hullgd into the charging
ranks Of the enemy
with the most reckless bravery the rebels
rushcd ON, aud when within few hundred
wards OF our works our boys opened upor
them with so terrible fire of musketry thal
it seemed as il nothing conld live before 1t
No wavcring was to be perceived in theli
advancing lines. On they came, running
10 the very parapct Of our works, and struct
their bay lonels under the logs on our Iatt.e
ments on the Columbus pike.
! The pressure was great that some o
COXs and wagners men temporarily BGN
, way.
Up to this time the brigade commando
T. hy the gallant Colonel Cpd ke, of the l25
Ohio, had been hcid in reserve. ColUnt
i Opdy Ike, 10y orders OF General STANLEY, rlist
cd forward Ni1h his brigade II restore tn
broken line
The rebels, who had crawlrd over ou
works had not time to retire. and Couchcs
and Wagners men. whose line had bee
broken but II mOm,nt before, rallied ant
attacked the enemy On tile Hank, Viii!
= Updyke charged them in front.
II y desperate hund-io hand tight ensuc
( with bayonets aud the but ends ut musk,t
! \ hundred rebels were captured here, an
> the line restored.
) For Two hours and a half the battle rage
J. all along our lines. The men OF the Four,
and Twenty.third Corps Wed with cac
! other in bravery. General NIiey's hugad
e uf the Twenty third Corps fairly cUyorc
" the ground in front of i, with rebel dca,
II The rebel General Adams WAS killed, an,
., with his horse, fell into the ditch lii iroi
II OF the l04th Ohio.
!, ScY.ptecn distinct attacks Of the cnen'
?" were rrpellcd.
% At dGsk the enemy were repulSeH at a
Is points, but the ,irins did not cease ii! nis
II O'Clock.
At least 5000 rebels were killed, woundc
vi or captured, while our loss did not probuO
lt reach 1900
NJ We have taken from the enemy thir'
lags-some regiments (among them the 5Ot
ST Ohio taking half n dozen apiece. Gcncr
X Schofcld directed the battle from fort 1
>c the north bank of the stream. where son
T. heavy guns and the batteries OF the rw,nt
:Aird Corps were placed. The latter ii
"a great service il damaging the enrmy's rig
y wing.