The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
BATTLE or FRANKLIN.

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II. J. McGarr In the the burns Mascot.
At o'clock on the afternoon OF Mo-
vember 30, 1864, Hoods army was IN poei-
ton In front Of the town of Franklin,
The Confederate Army OF the west had
crcSsscd the Tennessee river about the mid
ole of November with about 1000 gums
ostnaung tho usual humber OF com
mlssioncd ana non-comnnssioued ofilc trs
10 accompany and form a part of the
army to he about 400. We then had kn
army OF $1,000 infantry aud artillery to
THIS Rhould bc Gddci I1nO cavalry under
the command of lieutenant General For
rest, making IN the aggregate an army of
about 5000 or 5000 OF nll arms.
We mad advanced nom THE Tennessee
river to the town OF Franklin, on our
way 10 Nashville, the capital OF Tci-
n,esce. our object was TO take tina, city
time In the trenches In front of Peters
burg.
Franklin WAS the point ON which the
right wing of the Federal army occupy
Ing Nashville rcstcd. II Ind been strong
~ fortified hy the Federal powers. ocn-
temporary with tho taking Of Nashville
ELAPSED TO solidty tho earth and IN maxi
ing their line Of hrcnstworks. 1liis limo
OF breaNlworks was fringod IN front aud
suimountcd by rows Of Usage oranpe
hcogo, which had ulso grown, stretched
and solidincd. la front OF the cmhank-
mrnt WIS a Wide and deep ditch,
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,ii"fpe,h river ana In front OF the town
Hes a plain OF about 1000 lect stretching
| huNthWafd To a range OF hills ON Tie
northern boundary OF this plain rams the
| i'arpeth river, un unique ana meRnder-
lnS stream. making iis mttmur,ns ana
j cNnu way oNcy pebbles and roclNh WIN
u musical rythm and cadence. MS IT fold
| ed aud twisted aud uhloldcd and untwlst-
eel ITSELF Ia tho npid and scrpcuusnC
! COURSE through tho nclds aud the mead
| journey.
Immediately 70 the north OF this lively
| turhuicny dashug "Ntln somebody OF
river rises a rang OF hills
Al tho foot OF these hills were the enc
NV works, llNery eighty or one humid
! iyd Yards thorH werr embr,Sures In
/ OF slN-p pound cauuuu were placed
Schoheld. with about 5000 men and nm
Immense ammunition train, and also II
| great supply traln Was rctrrutug from hc-
| lorV Hood and trying 60 reach Nnslnillo
1 ulNt Ncncrnl pnpWN" with n large Rod
oral army held Nashville. Clchuiuc, i.or-
I irR, thrAtham, Win their splendid aud
| rcuownch diVlMons formed the first Con
I icu"rhtV I'm" Of hatlc, supported by
/ freuch Supplements md other nne di-
| visions forming the second line of battle.
lhr Columbia and Nashville pike runs
| through The town, ana We had travel d
| That pike from Columbia Go Spring nm,
ana from Spring ian 10 Franklin, whore
| We NOV were
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ana rtFht OF this pike. ON the extreme
| famous brigade or rcNaa cavalry, and to
| ne liEht OF Ross and conncctinN wlth
| MN. was AruNtrour's brisadc OF MISSISSIPPI
/ chNaltN, our ARTILLERY and one corps oi
/ our infantry had not come MP.
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