Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-03
DAILY LEADER.
VICTORY IN TENNESSEE.
Battle at Franklin on the SOth.
DESPERATE ASSAULT OF
THE REBELS.
Slaughter Of the Charging
Columns.
THEIR LOSS 1900 TO 5000.
f.OOO PRISONERS TAKEN.
Union Casualties under 1000.
We publish this morning the following
special dipatches to the Cincinnati Gasntte;


We publish this morning the following
special dipstches to the Cincinnati Gazntts;
NASHVILLE, Nov. 80.
Our forces in position around Franklin
were attacked by the rebels this morning.
Fighting continued with greater or less Sc
verify throughout the day, resulting in the
repulse of the rebels, with loss estimated
at from four to FIVE thousand men killed,
wounded snd captured In theJprincipai
assault made upon our lines, the enemy
showed much bravery, but our victory was
complete, and the slaughter of the rebels
terrible. The twenty-third corps, General
Cox, and the fourth corps, General D. S.
Stanley, bore the brunt of the battle and
exhibited great valor. General Schfeld
fought the battle on q plan which had
been well digested before hand between
himself and General Thomas Oae rebel
Brigsdier General was captured Our loss
will not perhaps exceed six hundred in All.
We shall doubtless bsvemore fighting, un-
less the enemy are satisfied with this ex-
pertinent, and conclude to retire.
Our forces may fall back nearer tn Nash
vile before there is any further fighting
but of this am not certain.
SECOND DISPATCH
NASHVILLE, Deo. l.
We have further details of the battle
yesterday. The enemy commenced to
press upon our troops about o'clock P. NJ
who slowly fell back across the Harpeth
river, taking position behind some rude
field works constructed there, The enemy
Immediately advanced in large numbers,
and Chestham's and Stewards corps threw
themselves upon our centre with great
impetuosity. So vigorous and determined
was the assault upon this position Of our
lines that General Wsgner's division of
the 4th-Stanley's-Corps, after fighting
long time with desperate vslor, was finally
broken and gave way, but it is not the Gus
tom of the 4th corps to remain broken
even though they may for the time be
by numbers. They soon
rally to the charge and driving the now
somewhat disordered ienemy before them,
resumed their original position. Repeat
edly the enemy charged upon this portion
of the line but it neither faltered nor
wavered again, and the bafied foe now
turned his attention to our right, hurting
the entire strength of Stewards corps upon
this wing, with the same desperate energy
which characterized the assault upon the
center. He seemed resolved to hresk it or
sacrifice sll; but in vain; Hood in person
led his columns TO the assault, but could
not infuse into them sufficient power to
enable them TO break our right wing.
-Four distinct charges, in order of battle
four lines deep, resulted in as many dis
tinct repulses of the rebel foe; and by the
time it was fairly dark, all attacks had
ceased everywhere along our lines, and
loud shouts of victory from our gallant
leglons proclaimed a discontinue of the
foe.
The loss of the rebels in killed and
wounded cannot fall below four thousand,
and we have at least one thou sand pris-
oners in our hands. The prisoners were
brought into the city this morning. and
were in high spirits notwithstanding their
defeat. They expressed the utmost conf
dence in the ability of Hood TO take Nash
vile, and say that he fought yesterday
with but small portion of his force. We
know this to be false, but still it is certain
that we have heretofore rather underesti-
mated the rebel army. 1t seems to be
weak in artillery, having not more than
As or so pieces, all told.
During the fight we lost one section of q
battery on our center, but sfterwsrd recap
tured it. We also took five stands of col
ors. Our own loss is somewhat greater
than telegraphed you last night, and will
amount probably to one thousand men all
told. Our loss in officers is smaller than
usual Brigadier General Bradley, COM
msnding brigade in the 4th Corps, was
wounded. 1t is reported that on the side
of the rebels, General Cleburn WAS killed.
The rebel General Gordon was captured.
After the battle, our troops, appre-
hending q renewal of the attack in
the morning, commenced slowly fall
ing back, in order to take better
position nearer Nashville, where the
great battle will be fought. think
this is in strict accordance with our origi-
nal plan, and that Hood might have saved
himself his terrible repulse of yesterday
had he not been too sanguine and more
moderate in pressing upon our forces. As
it is, his first effort will be likely to make
him more modest.