, 1865-12-06


were burned forward to him by the Governors Of
the West tern Stutes. All troops fit for nny military
cuty we7c collected and sent forward from The hos
pltals abssntees On lsase %sTe eanea n tee en- en-,
armed and organized for duty In the 1ntrench-
mepts, and two divisions Of yeteau infantry, under
command Of Gsneral A j. Smith, that had been
II, were pushed forward to General Thomas. BY
these mems hts fotes were speedily awel!ed; When
concentrated, to 90 army nearly as large Is that Of
drawn In from exposed conditions and points n0t
required 10 be held, the Notifications OF Nashville
were strengthened, and every preparation YVES made
ad,aneed 10 Columbia, where bis aiIeasps TO ctoes
etai schoneld, Who rspulsed .he enemy many
lore in front Of Columbia was Withdrawn
on the night Of The eJlh Of November, and a
position takeu q F1nnkhn on the morning Of the
bloody battles OF The war. 'tThe enemy" says
Genenl Thomas, N his report, :" followed closely
ates General Schoheld's rear guard IN the retreat
formed 70 1spjds and sdvaneeI 10 assault ~ our @ rors
repeating stack nfter attack during the cntire aer-
noon, ano rs late 10 p hts efforts to break our
was e1cel1enly choeen, With moth tanks resting on
the river. and bis men frnly held their ground
ssainrt an overwhelming enemy, who was repulsed
given by General Schoeld in Ills report, transmit
ted herewith apd TO which respectfully refer. il
$50 Killed, 1,u23 wounded, md i,1N mi-sme. ma
to Nashville TO- prisoners, including one general
officer md 81 stands OF colors. Nal uen. D. 5. Stau-
!ey, commanding 41h corp, ,wns severely wounded at
command which had been tempo1arIly oyerpcwered
By an oyerwhelmlpg nttack OF the enemy. Al the
time Of the battle The cnemy's loss Wis k1owa to
be teye'e, and vas estlmated At SOD The e1aet
occupation OF Franklin by our forces, after the
battles Of December Is snd t6, at brentwood Hills,
near NASHVILLE, and ara given as follows: Buried
upon the field, ,f50: disabled and placed IN hos
pilal at franklin, $500, which, with the 7Oa pris-
ouels already reported, makes IN aggregate loss Of
ass9, amone whom were eix general otncers killed,
suits Of this s1Gnh victory cannot be 100 highly
appreciated; for 1t not only seriously checked The
ensmys advance, and gave General sehoGald tune
vile, but 1t also caused deep depression among the
men Of Hood'e army, making 1hem doobly cautious
IN thttt kubeequeut movements"
On the night nfieE the battle Of franklin, Cen
ernl Schoaetd. by The direction Of GeA ee7l Thomas,
te hack 10 Nashville, tn front Of which city on The
heights: lies Of battle vas formed by noon Of the
Nashville On The I'd or December. The intense
severity o. the e weather prevented Operations tor
,ess! ay boh ses 1s :, ss ,s r.
Weatl er moderated, and General Thomas, barring
completed bis preparations, Issued orders fos bat
!le TIC ensuing day A. an carl hcur on :hs e morn.
ou>ly contested mil nishtaal. s+fhe total result
w. The capture or sixteen pieces Of artillery and
1Spu prieonefs. besides several hundred 4tands OF
fmall arms md about forty wnsuns.. Tha enemy
bad been forced back at all points, With heavy loss.
aud onr casualties we're unusually Light. The be-
hdslnt OF Tho troops wle for seadDe6s
and aacrity IN every movement ,an4 the original
e battle vd.A aa, lew alteration., was strictly as
or ea.,le darine ins right On sae ground @ oceupied
2. lsr: While preparations were mad; 70 rene" the
battle at an curly hour on the morrow"
E31f1 1rYtf ~ nm
In the morning. AT 3 O'Clock IN the afternoon, the
enemy = f,ron: poaitiop on ovczioa's Ilul was as
Lowing The ,elsec. q the Fourth Corps, Generals
smitA's and Sclodeld's commands ulo:ed against
r. tncmy's orks In thrlr respective fronts, curry.
IN S,-en places, and Capturing al his artillery
gis genera G,srs. Our less Vas remarkably small,
nsh g. wi seas
aaacaso III Lne encmy simultaneously with Schofeld
rn Q, Granny Wit % Pke, s est % Cd II;
retreat By That rout:. Woods and 3teet1nan's
,hcePs, ,h nea5nS .ae saoSts Of victory coming from
the assault on Oye1ion'a Iii. md, aithoneh ruect.
Ing yt1y heavy dre The onavs was Irresistible ar-
ns po 9nr
fusion through the Brentwood Pass, the Fourth
Corps in close pursult with WIS continued for
fsseIal s miles hen darkness c;osed The assas and
two days operations there were i. lG prfopera
csptured. including Isl officers Of nll grades trom
dns ne on.sOs e. Mo05 General Co.,, fytec p!sses Of artillery
duned Oh the field all OF his dead and wounded"
al the battle Of Nashville Hoods army, which at
ouGtime vas considered tho best drilled and most
formidable rebel torce set On foot duEing the war
disappeared Us m army organfzation- Commanded
sIccesstyesy BY Bragg, Johnston, and Hood, many
bloody feds proved The couEasS ofths eoldIegs and
ments 81 this army were pursued from Nashville
20 the Tennessee river By the main forces Of Gen.
Thomas. and were followed md harassed for two
port Gen. Thomas remasks: ,tTo Col. Palmer and
bis command Ia accorded the credit Of giving
nooN's nEmy the Last blow OF the eauaraigu, 4: q
distance Of over two hundred miles from where we
arst strnck the enemy on the 15tn Of December,
near Nashville" What troops escaped IRON the
pursuit were aflerward united With other fragments
laid down their arms to Gen. Sherman at Raleigh.
While the events that have been mentioned were
transptnE IN the raaln armies, other military ope-
general result by ha1assin and weakening the enc
John Morgan, i1vaded Kentucky, and was defeated
sna On se 1s DAY ss59 5ane jeSn Morgan
surprised and killed. and h1s staI captured BY Gen.
G1lem On the 9Th day Of september, 1904. In the
breckinddge, Dnke aud vaughn, was repalsed By
Gen. Ammon, and tsircn tfom East re1nessee- An
s1psditon, under Gen. @ st9nenaa n and Gen. 9nf- M
ginia destroyed the works at that place, broke up
The railroads, and inflicted great destruction upon
the eneny's supplies and Communications.
river, large rebel force advanced under Sterling
Price INTO Kansas, and penetrated thence Into the
dspa,tment of Tie Missouri. but ney were at
Other military operations, Of greater or less mag.
Ni,h disaster, some with brilliant <uccess. of The
mond the capture Of Plymouth and its garrison, a.
the commencement Of the year, by the rebels unde,
Iloke; the defeat Of the expedition from Memphis,
cbaeTt af u sad Fol1tss snd % m s ezpeao1
10 Andereonv!llc. On the other hand, the raids o.
Grtcr-on from Memphis, IN December, OF stoneInan
ss@a nsa epon se sns
brought the Eebels to solemn sense Of the snEer
ings eaused to themselves BY the war they had m
| II the commencement Of The year 1865 all hearts
wete more anxious than ever to bring the waE TO
speedy Close, Every prepafat!un to that end waa
mandels In lie held. Adequate appropriations
were voted and new popular loans authorized BY
Congress-, Further MEASURES Tor recruiting 4tte
n% of Saf on of men rs pus
prompt execution. The State executives renewed
thclr labo1s in calling Tor volunteers. The people
rapid reerpii began IN al the States, md VA
al It's height when Richmond tell. Troops were ri
that time being raised, organized. armed and
faa2Rss 4 10 I d :E q
through the caroiinas and In vtrgfnla II. a, e
looked for speedy and decisive result that a ,ni
end the naE. The military position Is thus state
nip March, 1895, General Candy was rnr .rtnp a
adequate force against Moh1e, md tho ats aJ deni
ing y, under General olss Iayloss nomas wa
rom Middle @ssa ma. rnat
DIeyet Major General Wilson. agat' At he enemy
| nd or General
L,nehburr-and assembling The remainder oi
available forces. preparatory 0 otenttve operation
nom Eass IT, Tennessee; TEN ri Sheridan c,val
| and James " ere eonranu az tnc enemy under 1.
1 tn his defences oi Riehr end aud Petrssb1ry; &C
eral S.oneman, With b. armies. re-enforced by III
q General ecnoneed. Was at Gold1boro'; Qeuer
pafgu asainst Tho enemY under Ki,hv Srn}ih ~, NJ
PRICE, west Of th, Mississippi; and General Ha
GoSK was eoHr ntrat1uG a torro In the vicinity
ope9ate to guard hsEaDt lavsson ef
.csg gmEat te. orfs show t1at on the frst Of Marc
aeoo, 1oe e, aggregate national military force Of
aIms, or GERS md men, was nine hundred and 5,
tf-nxe no1sand i've hundred and nlnety.one, 10 n
asana Jle fotce present for dIty.... co.,
oo cstached service In the different militia
II. ae!a Rospisais o. anils for duty. 81 81
in general hospitals or On aick leave at
| Absent % fnf.ough o. as prisoners Of wlr. si.s
Absent without leave. 49,
Grand aggregate. te......-.............. t65,.
This force IVES augmented on the arat OF VI,
i 1sGc, by enltstments TO tho number OF one mflli
I'VE hundIed @ n sEd sixteen OF al arms, officers =
Tic asgresate available force present for dut,
tie frst Of March vas distributed IN the dfaeEs
Army Of thc Potomsc. s. ....,..,...,....... 1os,s
I Head9usrtazs military division Of the Mis-.
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