Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-12-10
Fight and Victory at franklin.

The late battle at Franklin and it ante
cedents, was Que of the most brilliant in it.
general results of the war. For three dny.
sharp skirmishing was kept up during the
retirement of our army from Duck Rivel
20 Franklin, during which time nultipi
city of exploits aud successes resulted 10
the Union arms
Gen. Cex conducted the rear guard, and
on the 20 b ult. achieved a splendid victory
over the rebels at Spring IIill while Gen
Wilson's cavalry gained series OF import
ant successes over Forests advance, under
4 ddy. on the pike between Turner's and
Spring HILL
During the afternoon of she 80 b ult.,
the Rebel army was sorely pressed under
Hood, who had Chatham aud Stewart.
Corps and portion of Dick 4 ylor's
command. numbering in all over $4,000
men Owing TO Coxs gallant check a,
Spring Hill, portion of the Fourth and
Twenty third Corps were enabled 10 gain
F'auklin early in the day. where they threw
up line Of breaslwoiks. ex ending from
one end 10 the other OF the curve in the
river behind which our entire infantry COM
mand took position esa
A. -four O'clock afternoon tho entire Reb.
el force made charge aud succeeded in
making temporary break 10 our center,
commanded by Wagner. With character.
istic impetuosity the soldiers composing
Cheatha ms Corps dashed into the breast
works and cooperating with The the att
tacking party on their left attempted 10
envelope and destroy cur fight. In the
MEX ot time the troops of wagner we're raj
lied, and throwing their whole force Oh The
Rebel column, drove back the storming
party in great disorder and captu ing sev.
eral hundred prisoners. Four Times after
The rebels charged on these lines. but were
repnlscd as often will great slaughter.
The Rebels numbered at lenst Two 10
our one, as nearly half Of the 4lh and 90 !
Corps. were in reserve The rebel loss in
Killed is three times ours, while their wound
ed Is at least six times as large as ours
lbe wounds Of our meI are mostly in The
head. arms. and body.
The artillery FIRE of the enemy was
made with great precision, but their amuui.
1ion consisted chiefly Of shot and shell,
""'o W. wv uouTs Immense QnaualllcS OF
more Dnrderous missiles were hurled with
fearful fury into the Rebel lines All the
attempts of the Rebels to gain perma-
nent advantage wee frustrated, and at
dark the Union position was unchanged,
waile the Rebels retired under cover of The
Columbia pike.
The rebel loss, as before stated, Is fully
5000, including over 1000 prisoners, all
usual number OF whom were officers. Our
loss reached total of about 600.
An artillery duel was kept up till near
midnight, when our troops commenced
crossing Harpetah River, bringing all our
trains and parLphernaIa ever iu safety
before daylight
The army then retired 10 within -four
miles OF Nashville, at which point our front
line confronts the enemy. The falling back
Of the army is in accordance with the pro.
gramme, and the battle at Franklin, al
though of the most brilliant kind, was an
inpromplu affair, and brought about on ing
to the necessity Of checking the Rebel
advance, 10 secure safe crossing Of the
river by our troops.
Additional reports Increase the magni-
tude of the victory. Thirty staBds OF
eolors were captured by the Uuion forces.