Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-05

Hg with obstinate aud distinguished
bravery until the end OF the battle The
-ebels, encouraged By seeming success
n driving Wagner back, advanced with
ardor and loud cheers to the assault on
the second line
The order in which they advanced to
the assault vas very peculiar. A semi
circle, two regiments in depth, extended
al around our line, and behind each alter
nate regiment we're placed four others, so
that the ASSEMBLING columns were really 1
SIX regiments deep. Hood himself ap
pesred, about 1 p, N, at the heads OF
his columns Pointing towards cur
lines, he said /" Break those lines. boys,
aud you have Enished'the campaign in
Tsnnessee-break them, and there is
nothing 70 oppose your march from |
Nashville to the Ohio river" Loud |
cheers answered the rebel leader, and /
Immediately the whole space in front of /
our lines was erammed with the advanc- !
ing multitudes. Capt Lyman, CON-
manding the artillery brigade Of the
Fourth Corps, had placed his eighth bat |
terry in the most favorable positions
around our lines, and from these storms
OF shot and she'll were hurled into the
charging ranks With most reckless
bravery the rebels rushed on, and when
they were within few hundred Yards OF
our works our boys opened on them with
such terrible Gre OF musketry that
il seemed as il nothing could live before
It; bat no wavering was perceived in
these advancing lines On they eame.
They rushed up to the very parapet Of
our works, and stuck their muskets IN
der the heads Of the logs on our battle.
menls
On the Columbia pike the pressure
was so great that some Of Cox's and wag-
Oners men temporarily gave way. Up
70 this time the s-igade commanded by
the gallant Cob Opdyke, OF the l25th
/ Ohio. bad been IN q manser held in re-
/ serve. When our line gave way Rlong
the Columbia pike, it remained IN re-
serve not long. Col 0pdyke," said
Gen s. Stanley, "our line is broken
| yonder; II must be restored" IL shall
be restored, replied 0pdyke, and bis
brigade rushed boldly into the opening
The rebels, who had crowded over our
works, had not time 10 retire, aud Cox's
and WAgoner's men, broken bu; min
ute before, rallied and attacked the
enemy on the flank, while Opdyke
charged them 10 front A close hand
to-hAhd fight ensaed, with bayouets aud
buts-ends Of muskets
Hundreds Of rebels we're captured
here. For two hours and half the
battle ragged all along the line. The
men Of the 4th and 23d corps WED with
each other in bravery Relays brigade
Of the latter fairly covered the ground
in front Of il With the rebel dead
The rebel Gen. Adams was killed, and
be aud bis horse fell into the ditch To-
gether IN front of the 104th Ohio. Sew
enteen distinct attacks OF the enemy,
some Of them real, some feints, were re-
PEELED
On KimbAlrs front the fighting was
not so severe, the rebels charging buI
twice By dusk they were repalsed al
al points, but the firing did not cease
till nearly nine
At least five thoisaud rebels we're kill
ed, wounded and captured, while ouI
own less, which il greater than at frs
reported, viii probably reach ifteen hun
bred. Some calculations place the rebe
loss At seven thousand.
We have taken from the enemy in al
more than thirty flags; some regiments
, among which was the 10th Ohio
E taking half dozen apiece Gen. d. S
} STANLEY was slightly wounded in the bacl
Of the neck. Gen. Schofeld directed thi
! fight from tbs fort on the north bank o
the stream. where some heavy guns ans
batteries Of the 23d Corps we're placed
and which did great service in damaging
the enemy's right wing
Soon after the firing ceased our force
commenced to Withdraw Some it'll
diminishing took place in the neigbbor
! hood Of Brentwood. but in accordance
with orr original plan, to fight the battl
I, near the city, we continued TO withdrav
until at shutdown this evening our troop
wers ell in position around the Capita
I. Of Tennessee.
! SO ended the battle Of Franklin, on
: Of the most Desperate conflicts Of III
entire war. The ensny Is reported &
= be moving around the left flank, as If t
= attack MurfFeesboro'.
The following are few casualties:
: Brigadier General Bradley. wounded
Colonel 0bler. 36th Illinois, killed
2 Lieut Burdick, 23d Ohio Battery, xii
ed. Colonel Walters, l04th ILL.,, wound
Z ed: Captain Scovill, Goodspeed's oil
? battery. wounded; Major GoOdspeed, Il
. Ohio Artillery, slightly wounded; Majo
Ssarle, stanley's staff, slightly wounded
? Captain Bard. l04ih Ohio. killed Msjo
James and Lieutenant-C Colonel Stockton
J, 72d Illinois, wounded; Lieut. s. s. Cop,
}, l04th Ohio, wounded; Lieut. w. L. Kin
= ball, 10Th Ohio, killed.
The rebel Gen. ]. b. Sharp, wounded