The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-02

! Confederates, he exclaimed. Lay me down
! and save the flag" His wish was obeyeo
I and the banner was rescued, but the Con
/ federate lines soon closed around the help
/ less hero and he died prisoner of war two
DAYS later
The hot little battle of Franklin. Tenn
/ Nov. 80 1864, had the distinction of count
ing more dead generals among its slain
belonging TO one side than any of the great
fields of the war. The fight began after 4
o'clock in the afternoon, and before the
sun went down five Confederate general:
lay dead. Chief among them was Mai
Gen. Patrick K. Cleburne, the 'Stonewal
of the West" Cleburne had a singular ca,
reer. He was foreigner by birth, and en-
tered the Confederate service as a private
and with no other leverage than native
! ability won his way TO a major general.
ship.
There had been some unpleasant Incl.
dents in the Hood campaign OF invasion
leading up to Franklin, and Cle6urne had
been involved, but on the eve OF the des-
perste charge, after forming his division
in three lines of attack. he said to Hood.
General, am ready. and have more hope
in the final success of our cause than have
-
fired" With these words he sounded the
charge and to both friends and enemies
he seemed animated with unusual despera-
ton. In one wild rush the division broke
the first Union line, and then for the rest OF
the short afternoon the fury Of the contest
has no parallel Where Cleburue led. thir-
teen distinct charges We're recorded By
Union officers. Commands overlapped and
fnsa = rraraea1= ~ 10 -
saulting column were killed. were wound
ed and was captured inside the Union
works. Gen Hood said that the field re-
called TO him the terrible scenes of carnage
he had passed through at Gaines Mill, An
tietam and Gettysburg. No one survived
that could tell exactly how Cleburne met
his fate, but his body was found at the
ditch of the Union works, whore the Con
federate dead lay thickest, and 1t IS be
lieved that be fell late in the action in at
tempting 10 resist countercharge by
Union reserves
4 lion OF the deck, who fell on the very
threshold of bright career. was Col.
Charles Ellet, father Of the Union steam
ram fleet on the Mississippi Ellet was a
civil engineer who volunteered to con
struct and lead a fleet OF steam rams II
imitation Of the dreaded Confederate Aer
rilBac. When the Union gunhost feet
started down the Mississippi IN June,
Is62. Ellet accompanied it with a squadron
of wooden steamers armed With rams. The
Confederate teet. consisting OF eight heavy
irunclsd vessels, steamed up the riyer 70
meet the Union armament. and Ellet dashed
into the line, IN face Of heavy fire. with
the rams Queen Of the West and Monarch.
He stood on the deck q the Queen and d.
recTed her with such force and precision
as 10 send his first antagonist 70 the bot
tom 81 one blow. OshsT Confederate ves-
sels soon closed IN around JEe Queen. and
Eller received 4 pistol Shog IN the knee that
proved mortal. and Though he sank under
1t he lay on deck throughout the engage
nenJ directing his rams until tae Coufed-
crate notilla was destroyed and his son
and subordinate Officer. Charles II. Ellet,
had unfuried the stars and strips n
Memphis 10 signaiiZe rae victory and re
ceiVed the surrender % the CITY III the
name Of the gouBsteSl hero.
GEORGE ! kHNER
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