The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-27

q coal DlaCk that l na0 r1UQon IN many
fierce conflicts from Rocky Face to
Atlanta, was shot. He fell with .
deadening thud. l never knew how
many bullets pierced his quivering
body. But was young and spry then.
and was at the front to witness the
elimination Of the charge.
How Pat cieburne Died.
"On the left of my command the
Federal lines gave way. And this Is
something historical upon which his
torians have written conflicting &C.
counts. l am going to clear that up.
On the left of my command the Fed
eral lines gave way. General Gle
burne was abreast of that charging
line. He fell just at the left OF my
brigade. As the Confederates rushed
on the Federal line Of battle a gray
figure on a chestnut horse rode tiia-
gonally across the front of the charg-
ing column. The horse went down
| within fifty yards of the breastworks
The rider arose; waved his sword, and
led his men on foot to the ramparts;
then his brave form staggered and fell
against the Federal line, pierced by
mimic balls. His corps was swept
back under a terrific fire Of musketry,
nearly one-half either killed or wound
"A few yards on the Confederate
right Gen. George ". Gordon of Ten
nessee, who was also abreast of the
charging line. fell just under the fresh
earth Of the breastworks. He was
| wounded and captured, as he refused
| to fall back. Near this spot Gen. John
Adams also fell. He stood upon the
parapet and was fatally shot, his horse
falling across the breastworks. Ny
old friends, Gen. Jack Easement of
Ohio, was commanding a Union bri-
gade where General Adams fell. Deep
ly touched with his splendid courage,
General Easement had cotton brought
| from the old ginhouse and placed un.
der the dying soldiers head. You are
too brave a man to die said Case
ment. and I wish I could save you
Genral Carter fell MORALLY wounded
before reaching the Federal line. Gen.
eral Stahl reached the ditch; he stood
on the bodies Of the dead and gave
commands and rallied his men. Just
thicket, General Cockrell Of Missouri
was wounded. but not fatally. Not
hundred yards away lay General Gran
bury, dead. He died leading the brave
Texans to the works. A minute more
and General Stahl fell, mortally
| wounded. General Walthall OF Missis-
slppi, afterwards United States sen
ator. had two horses shot under him.
Twelve Southern Generals Fell.
| twelve Confederate generals were
either dead or wounded. Colonels
were commanding divisions Cap
tains were commanding brigades.
More generals were killed on both
sides in that eight hours struggle
In front of that little Tennessee town
than were killed at Chikamauga, Or
the three days battle at Gettysburg
| where three times as many soldiers
were engaged.
And let me emphasize this with
the statement that more brigadier
generals were killed at Franklin in
that eight hours fight than in the
whole world war, where nearly Is mil
lion soldiers were in the hell of bat
tie. The struggle closed at midnight.
Our dead lay across and inside the
breastworks from river to river. Out
side the breastworks, in a wider and
thicker line, lay the Confederate dead.
Amid the smuke and CRIME Of battle,
the dun clouds hiding the stars, the
Blue and the Gray looked alike to
me-"
At this point Of General Sherwood's
speech, which had been listened to
with breathless interest. the members
broke into loud applause. and Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike rose to
their feet. He resumed:
! II stood upon the parapet just be-
fore midnight and saw all that could
be seen ! saw and heard all that
my eyes could see, or that my rent
soul could contemplate in such an
awful environment. 1t was a Specta-
Gle to appale the stautest heart. The
wounded. shivering with the chill OF
November air; the heart-rending cries
Of the desperately wounded; and the
prayers Of the dying filled me with
an anguish that no language can de-
scribe. From that hour to this, l
have hated war. During my four
years service / was compelled to wit
ness the agonizing aftermath of over
forty battlefields. saw the brave
and intrepid General Harker go I'M
daunted to his death charge on Kene-
saw Mountain General Harker was
the idol of his soldiers. l saw that
splendid Ohio soldier, General Nc
Pherson. the handsomest mounted
general in our army. brought in on a
stretCher to the left of my command
at the Howard House in the battle
Of Atlanta, just as his soul had de-
parted to the unknown world.
Polk Died at the Front.
Il commanded the brigade skirmsh
line the day of the battle Of Pine Noun