Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-08
EASTERN TELEGRAPH
DATES TO DECEMBER
TEroro tha ROCCO River ReyeIlle. !

From the Reese River Reveille'J
Further Particulars of the Rattle ~
Franklin, Tenn.-MOst DeSPerate
Battle OF the War-SeVenteen ~
tinct Charges Made-Fiye ThousMu
Rebels killed, wounded ana Pr'o
nerS.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 5.-The Gazette,s cor
respondent gives some additional partitu,,a,iis
OF the battle at Franklin. The plan Oh JUL, 'u
was very simple. We had no time 10 81 ~
complete plan, as the enemy, presSe9T NJ u :
sorely and obliged us to fight of hana: ! ne Ui
original plan was to withdraw the loI.. ~ ~
Scho6eld until meeting our resai OF Lila
and give battle in the vicinity OF NaSnni.ie'
but the oyer-sanguine rebels pressed US w
hard, and when Schofeld perceived ne coulu
not avoid a contest, he drew up his little army
in line of battle in front Of Franklin. Al %
o'clock the rebel assault commenceu' WIN
Cheatham's corps on the right, stewart On
the left, and s. D. Lees corps IN reserve On
the center. Cheatham threw his corps on
Wagner's division with great lmPetGoslty'
and after a half hours desperate hghIhg'
pushed Wagner back on the secona me,
where they became ming led with CoNS anu
Rogers men. ..,, onoou
On our left and center the rebels, encou,
ragged by the success of driving wagner oack-
advanced with loud cheers on our Strong
line. Their order Of advance was very pecu-
liar. A semi-circle, two regiments oeep, eE-
tended all around our lines, and oehlha eacn
alternate regiment were placed Tour others,
so that the assaulting columns were SIX regl-
ments deep. Capt. Lyman, commanding the
artillery brigade OF the Fourth corps, mad
placed his batteries in most favorable posi-,
tons, and from these storms OF shot ana
shell were hurled into the charging ranks:
With most reckless bravery the rebels rushed
on, and when they were within few hun.
dred Yards Of our ranks our boys opened
upon them with so terrible musketry tire
that it seemed as il nothing could live before
it, but no wayering was perceived IN their ad-
vancing lines. On they came, rushing up to
the very parapets Of our works, and stuck
their bayonets under the edges of the battle
ments. On the Columbia pike the pressure
was so great that some of Cox's and Wag-
ner's men temporarily gave way.
At this time the brigade commanded BY
Col. Opdyke, of the l25th Ohio, which had
been held in reserve, rushed forward to re-
store the broken line. The rebels, who had
crowded over our works in considerable mum.
bers, had not time to retire, and Cox's and
Wagner's men, broken but moment before,
rallied and attacked the enemy in flank, while
Opdykc charged them in front. A desperate
hand to hand fight ensued with bayonets and
the butt ends of muskets. Some rebels were
captured here and the line restored. Fortwo
hours and half the battle ragged all along the
lines. The men Of the Fourth and Twenty
third corps Wed with each other in bravery
Riley's brigade of the Twenty-third corps
covered the ground in front oil it with rebel
dead. Seventeen distinct attacks al the enc
my were repulsed. At dusk, the rebels were
repulsed at all points, but the firing did no
stop until nine o'clock. At least five thou
sand rebels were killed, wounded and cap
tured, while our loss probably reached fifteen
hundred. We have taken from the enemy
thirty flags. Some regiments among Them
10th Ohio, taking a half dozen apiece.
General Scho6eld directed the battle from
the fort on the north bank Of the stream,
where some heavy guns from the batteries OF
the Twenty-third corps were placed, and
which did great service in damaging the enc
my's right wing.
From Shcrman-Cnpture of Milan,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Government
has received information that General Sher'
man captured Milan on the Georgia Central
road on the 29th ult. His army has concen'
trated and it is thought he has moved to Sn'
vannah before this time.
Thomas Preparing 10 Meet Hood.
The latest official information from Gen.
eral Thomas is that he has so concentrated
his forces at the Notifications at Nashville as
to be prepared for any movement Hood may
venture to make.