The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1883-04-18
DEATH at FRANKLIN.
Rattle IL Which Thirteen Confed-
crate Generals Where Shot.

AfA O'Clock in the afternoon the line
of battle was formed Stewart on the
r,obt. Cheatnam on the left, THEN
right and lett fanks, interlockec
like Parthian shields, composing the
center. Gen. Stephen d. Lee s
corps was held i'll reserve. Gle.
burne's position was in the center,
his DIVISION formed III three battle
lines and he at its head. Thus ar
ranged, Hood line was nearly two
niles long advancing, curved like a
Mussulmap's cimctar with the blade
10 the foe. But let us follow Gle
burne. Bugles were blowing,
drums beating and bands playing
A courier dashed up to Cleburnc S
presence and soon the word AT
tentIon!' was gwen, then IF onward,
march!'' and the column passed over
a hill and through the little skirt of
woods. Soon they emerged into an
open field and steadily they passed
On with "proper cadence" toward
the rampant of blood and death.
The Federal batteries began to open
First came solid shot booming over
the earth and tearing and crashing
through the tanks then the Shrek
lag shells flew through the air on the
wings of destruction. busting under
and above and around the men, and
1t every explosion unbinding more
wills than ever flew from Pandora
,ox. Twilight was coming on.
Forward, meu!" was repeated all
llong the line. A living sheet of
ire was poured into their ranks.
But the men pressed forward until
he terrific roar ran from center to
lank, from wing to wing.
Night came and he two armies
Ought like two blind giants in des-
pair. Cleburne's old war-cry rang
,ut above the din OF arms: Fol
ow me. boys!" Once again, and
,ga,n, and again, seven times, Gle
,urnc's division, and indeed all of
Hoods army, charged the breast
works. And once again, and again,
md again, seven times, were they |
we're repulsed. Every time the,
ormed and reformed under most |
Ealing FIRE. AT one time, Just at |
er dusk, Cleburne captured 4 por-
ion Vt the works and turned the guns
,fa Federal battery on their former
'wneis: but it was only for few
little silver rift in the
'attle clouds that envelopcd him in
darkness. 1t was the hottest fire
.leburne had ever met. II was but
me stream OF blazing hell. Confed-
rates were on one side of the breast
works. and Fcderals on the other.
den fell fiat TN their faces and fired
rom behind the bodies of their dead
Dead soldiers filled the
Blood made the
arth as slippery as an :cc-pond.
hns the fire was kept up until at
r midnight, and gradually died out.
'ut both armies held their own.
he ContederateS passed the night
he'e the, We're, just outside the
reastworks. The Fcderals, only
tew lee. off, held their cover until
ear davbreak, when they quietly
'1shed away and retreated back to
sasia5ille.
oas ~hen the u,errsw' $ sun began
''eht sp the sky, the surviving SOL
'efs iookeI-out upon sad battle
~. The o>sd were piled ono on
2 OF the other II su tul heaps, and
ounded seemed th,.er than the
aeounled stars. Horse, like men,
10 died game npon the eefcnses.
ieoarne's body lay there on tn. top
me creaat~orks, gastlr III the
eep ct death. pierced with .orty-
'ac bullets. throusl. sn,i through
Us mare had her forefcet On top Of
'eWorks. dead in that posit;sn.
Not Tar from where clchurnr lay