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 the attack, but by the time they got up tt was then dark and the men could not ba got Into proper position to ensure success. The two corps biv- ouacked at Spring EIill. and scho- fields army, unmolsstsd filed by go near that their wagons could be heard on the stony pike On the morning of November S0th. the race was renewed. but schcAeid had the advantage of being ahead of his foes. He was so
 hardly pushed however, that he was obliged to sacrifice considerable por-
 ton Of his wagon train, everturnfng and burning the wagons or cutting
 down the wheels. and shooting the animals whenever they blocked the re-
 treat & the infantry. In some cases
 whole teams could be seen lying dead
 in the traces. At another point
 quarter masters wagon had been over
 turned and for rods around the road and held was streWn with blankets. About noon when about four miles
 south of Franklin the Federal cavalry deployed along a wooded crest runs. ming at right angles to the Columbia Pike and covered the wearied infan- try while filing into the infrench-
 ments at Franklin. These intrench- ments had been carefully constructed and had already received their baptism or blood the year prior, April 10th. 1S6S, when General Van Dorn attacked General Granger and was repu1sed The inner line was a regularly con structed earthwork with ditch on the outside about three feet deep and five feet wide. From the bottom of the ditch to the top of the parapet was least six or seven feet Heavy timbers or head logs crowned the top of the parapet, space being left be- tween the logs and earth to allow the soldiers to fire. And an abbattis
 of locus protected the front. Two
 hundred and fifty or 300 yards in front of this open field with gentle slope in tervening was another connected line
 of earthworks. made by digging
 ditch about eighteen inches or two feet in depth and throwing the dirt to the front Outside of this were detach- ed rife pits. This was the nature of
 the works on each side of the Coium- bia Pike where the heaviest lighting around Franklin in a semi-cirole touching Pig Harpeth river above and
 below the town, a length. of mile
 and half, As Stewards corps. which was in the advance, came up,
 the Federal cavalry also withdrew in- to Franklin. The Confederate forces rapidly deployed, Stewards corps rap- luAy LOFiHAttB tue TlEnl ana NuedLudHl,S s the left Johnson's division of Lees
 corps being still in the rear. Stewards corps was formed in line of battle be- tween the Nashville and Decatur Railroad and the Lewisburge Pike, about one and one-quarter miles from Franklin and three quarters of mile from the union lines The corps were
 so fronted that an advance would take l 1t across the railroad, striking the aHAFnVs& 1lnA hA <Hota sta
 Pike Wallthalrs Division was in the center with Quarles's brigade on the right. In front of Walthall was deep cut in the railroad. which was not discovered till the advance was be- gun and which necessitated his nov I ing by the left flank as subsequently stated to avoid the obstacle. Much struggling was caused by the forced
 marching of the two preceding days
 and probably not over fifteen thousand or sixteen thousand men of Stewards and Cheathams corps were engaged | In the battle. and Johnson.s division, say two or three thousand did not take part till the main attack had failed about seven D. m. The artillery with ! the exception of the section of two Napoleon guns, did not participate in | the battle. Forrest cavalry was held in reserve on the Hanks, General For rest himself being with the infantry during the charge. General Schoheld's force was composed of the 4th corps. which was officially reported ten days after the battle to have numbered 14,- | TO men, the 2srd corps 10.207 men and the 44th Mo, and 72nd Ill. unas-
 signed. A Federal officer stated that ! they had more men than could stand
 at the works. the lines in some places
 being six deep, those in the rear load l ing for those at the front While wait | ing the completion of the formation, the men of the regiments first in line
 were quietly discussing the probable
 issue of the impending battle; some with an eye to the future were pick ing white beans from the dead vines
 in a field in our front others no less industrious were eating every crunb
 in their haver-sacks. Among the lat