Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-02

"sEK rnK kSEair rnEEg, EKrBEATINo."
slant skirinishiag and.some heavy fighting
near Spring Hill between Stanicy's men
aud those Of Cheatham aud Forrest, but
Hood returned 10 the spot At dusk only TO
ilnd that Cheathan bad not put his line
across the pike Clcbufne'A division that
had been relied on for that feat bad blum.
dercd IN the first attempt and then come
10 = dead standstll Hood brought with
him the leading division Of Stewards corps,
and learning Of Cleburne's failure ordered
that body Of troops 70 form on CleburneA
line 10 az TO carry 10 across the pike. But
by this time Stanley had given the Con.
fedcrates a taste Of genuine hghting that
stirred up their caution
Their assaults on the pike at sprlag Hin
had been stubboruly repulsed, aud Stewart
went about bis work on tho slow and sure
plan Of accommodating. In the end biz
troops went Into blyouae along tho pike
and not across IL.
~ the evening rolled on sehoneld's wag-
ons and men hurrying away from Colum.
hia marched along the pike under the eyes
OF the plekeis Of Chatham aud Stewart
and wore hrcd upon. but they zealou.ly
went their way Hood at length called
upon Forrest 10 do tbs work the infantry
had failed In, but when the redoubtAble
trooper got his men In line they had no
ammunition and would not advance.
A band Of about 900 under General
Jackson galloped on northward and at.
tempted TO cut the pike beyond Spring
llill, but were repuised. and from midnight
10 daylight Of the Both Sehoheld's men 10.
treated, virtually unopposed In the presence
Of superior numhers Of their foes resting
idly within oarshot Of their march For
Gen. sherman TO have counted In advance
upon such unr1plainable conduct on
/ the part Of Cleburne, Chestham and For,
rest, with Hood among them and at their
head, would have been madmAn's folly.
But that and that alone saved Tennessee
aud the north aud checked Hoods daring
adventure.
The next day. at Franklin, on the Har,
| peth. where sohoheld brought them TO bay
In the bend Of the river, Hoods men, meta
mOrphosed In night, pitched In like heroes
TO retrieve their lost fortunes. Cleburns
and four other generals Of Cheatham'i
corps were killed there In Essaultlng Soho
FIELDS works, aud three OF Stewart'a gen
erals fell also. but Il was too late. seho
field had 20, ON the inside, aud every steE
that he accomplished backward added q
his streng b and hisohAnces. From Frank
lin be retired 10 Nashville. and Hoods bold
game was mp. Al Nashville, two week.
later, ThomrS, with Sohoacld. Wilson and :
newly arrived army FROM Missouri, dc
stroyed Hood completely, and Sherman
theory, that Thomas could defend the west
was Justified. But IL was narro- escape
Tho most reasonable explanation o
Hoods conduct on the night oi Nov. ~ Il
that he tired himself out physically durinI
the afternoon and his usual high couragl
oo2ed out with hlA waning energy.
10 slight n thing ~ dyspepsia lott a grea
battle for Napoleon, Why may II not b.
true that u slight oycKtrain OF s0ns sensi
tive faculty OF Hood on that busy amer
noon prevented a reversal Of Confederate
fortunes IN the west and warded Oh
grave Union disasterl
GRoRGE L. KuAER