, 1864-12-06

most desperate attempts to take the works
in front Of the I'd Division, 23d Corps, occa-
sionally getting on the parapet and planting
their flags, but the daring intrudefs, in all
cases, were either Killed OF captured. They
continued to assault part Of our lines until
lalfpast nine, when they suddenly retired,
mitted on all hands there was not such dcs-
perate fighting during the War, and In no
casc did The rrbels meet with such terrible
rcpulse.
REBEL LOSS.
Captured, about 1900; killed aud wounded,
4 200. Gen. Gordon, formerly Of the 11th
General Adams was killed, and General Scott
wounded. -..
Comparatively Small, probably about 700 in
killed, wounded and missing. We lost rather
heavily in line and deh officers, who wero
more exposed than the men who fought be-
hind the works.
CASUALTIES AMONG OFFICERS,
Among them arc Gen. Stanley, slightly
killed; Capt. Steele, of Gen. tobb's staff,
killed; Capt. Bissell, l2sth Ind, killed BY
shot through the head; Capt. Staley, 12ith
Ind, killed; Capt. Hinton, 123th Ind, NOR
tallY wounded. There are n number Of other
names which VIC hare not been able to obtain
for todays' Issue.
On yesterday, VIC spent several hours in
conversation with several wounded soldiers
in Hospital No. s, who were in the afternoon
fight Of Wednesday, and also in the subse.
quent night attack, The first one we met
was Edward Woleyer, 112th Ill. Vols, who
left Franklin about II o'clock Wednesday
night. He never witnessed so desperate q
fight as took place before our lines Of rifle
pits, The rebels charged three times in lines
fr,,,y, fnrtr In siv dnaT. hrt rnrn 1rrnf, la ok
by the Withering fire from our rifle pits and
batteries.
They made fourth charge, when our troops
left their works and charged their assatlants
in turn, driving them back in great disorder
and with appalling slaughter. In this charge
els. Our troops were portions Of the e3l and
cath divisions under Gen. Cox aud Wood.
Mir. Woleyer took o prisoner who begged that
he might not be abused, for "We are badly
enough Whipped already.
Robert Parfgan, Co. ., 18th Kentucky, shot
graspine the colors, bore them Of.
Capt Il. 4. Dunn, Co. D, 1l2th Illinois,
was badly wounded IN tie head. He display
ed tlgual bravery. No other officers wounded
seriously in that regiment IS far as heard
from.
Sergeant Martin, = Illinois. was in the fight
on "Wednesday night, and WAS buddy wounded
The rebels fought farlously, but we're resist:
ed and whipped back with q GOODNESS and
steadiuess worthy of the best troops In the
world. They held their own and never
hinched. About midnight our troops we're
ordered to iall back upon the line. In the
uatipg franklin was carried ont deliberately
and In perfect order. Here the rebeluous
sympathy Of some Of the citizens manifested
itself Enthusiastically, for no sooner had our
forces withdrawn, than the citizens fred q
large frame building in the town as q signal,
it Is believed, to The rebel forces thai the
town was evacuated. The rebel troops imme-
diately pushed in and occupied the town,
while their advance line Of skirmishers fol-
lowed our troops Us they withdrew to Brent
wood.
The rebels made not less than thirteen
charges upon our line, all Of which were re-
pulsed In the most brilliant style by our sol.
diefs, whose GOODNESS was as remarkable as
their undauntcd ya'or Was prodlgious. Every
defender Of the National flag fought as though
the blcod Of all the heroes who have fought
since the lood flowed in his veins. Rebel
lenzy proved an unequal adversary to patri-
otic courage, The attack, nevertheless was
kept up from half past s O'Clock till after u
O'Clock.
Lieut.. Col. Barrett, Of the 1lath Illinois,
was badly wounded,
Mr. Ealcy says he was In the battles of
Pittsburg Landing, Vicksburg, Perryville,
Corinth, and Pennington, but never saw
flcrccr fighting than he did at Franklin. His
position was in the rifc-pit at the right of the
pike. A rebel soldier in one of the charges
Jumped out an seized Ealey's musket. Ealey
grasped it by the muzz1e and had the end Of
rebel couple Of blows over the head with
the butt Of his muskct, and killed him. Many
hand to hand fights Of like character ac-
cured along the lines with bayoncts.
The patients are mostly wounded in the
face. hands, or aIHis, as is apt to be the case
with men lighting behind earthworks and in
rife-pits. Some Of the wounds are very bad,
but the majority will soon heal, 'althoug gh for
the present painful. The endurance and for
titude Of the sufferers are astonishing. One
young man who had not yet attained his ma
joritJ said, as the surgeon was about to be-
gin = painful operation "How Doctor do
whatever you think beet, and If I die write
that the gallant lad may not die, but live to
see the glorious redemption Of the country,
on whose altar he poured his blood.
~ know what you arc doing, boys, but it
don't hurt" said q fine stalwaTt looking man,
whose right arm had just been amputated be.
low the elbow. We Looked at his faee and
we're glad to sec that the Lethean Angel Of
chloroforn had scaled the vision Of the SOL
dier, and locked up his senses in strange be-
wildermert, That right arm will no more
b. andish the saber or pull the trigger, but its
work is not over, for lis outstretched hand
points to Heaven forever In IN eloquent sup
plicatfon for freedom
Rebel prisoners told our men that Hood
made them speech the other day at Colu1n-
bia, in which he assured his soldiers that our
troops verccomplete1y demoraliZed and would
not light that al that vas needed to capture
our whole army WAS to push on to Nashville,
then It would surrender without resistance;
Hood assured MS men that our troops would
make no tght. NJ all between Columbia and
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