Marble Hill press., 1920-01-15

erul tlrhurnc was abreast W that charging line.
He fr just al the lei; NJ my brigade. A. the Con
frdrraIrS rushed on the Federal line OF battle
gray figure on chestnut horse rode d'agonally
across the front OF the charging column The
horse went down within ~ yards of the breast.
works. The rider arose waved his sword and
led his men on foot to the rampartS: then his
brave form staggered and frlI against the Federal
line. pierced with mimic balls His corps was
swept back under n terrific fire of musketry, near
ly one.half either killed or wounded This was
Gen. PAT Cleburne. GAppause.l
A few yards on the Confederate right Gen.
George W. Gordon Of Tennessee, 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. General Carter
fell moray wounded before reaching the Federal
battle line. General Stahl reached the ditch he
stood on the bodies Of the dead and gave com
mands and rallied his men. Just in front OF my
line facing the locust thcket, General Cockrell
Of Missouri wounded, but not fatally. Not a
hundred yards away lay General Granbury dead.
He died leading the brave Texans to the works,
A minute more and General Stahl fell mortally
wounded General Waltha of Mississippi after
ward United States senator. had two horses shot
under him. Twelve Confederate generals were
either dead or wounded. Coonels were command
ing divisions captains were commanding brigades
More generals killed in that eight hours
struggle In front of that little Tennessee town than
were killed In the two days fight at Chickamauga
or the three days fight at Gettysburg where three
times many soldiers were in battle. And let Inc
emphasize this with the statement that more brig
adler and major generals were killed AT Franklin
in that eight hours fight than in the whole world
of four years and over where nearly 1900
600 soldiers In the hell Of battle. Applause
| was colonel commanding the one Hundred
and Eleventh ohio, just to the right OF the old
cotton gin. and just in front of grove of black
ocusts, Early in the fight Colonel Lowrey of the
One Hundred and Seventh Illinois, and Col Leroy
Clark of the One Hundred and Eighty-1hird Ohio
were killed, which left me the ranking officer Of
the battle line of the brigade which | commanded
to the end of the struggle. My regiment suffered
both in officers and men, the largest casualty list
Of any regiment in the Union army. [Appause,l
| had only eight officers alive and not wounded In
ten companies.
During my four years service | compelled
TO witness the agonizing aftermath of ~
battefelds. | saw the brave and intrepid General
Harkcr 20 undaunted to his death In the charge
on Kenesaw mountain General Harker was the
idol of his soldiers. | saw that splendid Ohio sol
dier, General MCPHERSON the handsomest mounted
general in army, brought on stretcher to the
left of my command AT the Howard house In the
Battle of Atlanta just as his great soul had de-
parted 10 the unknown world.
General Sherman was the commander In chief
OF the Union army In the memorable Atlanta cam
paign / commanded the brigade skirmshers the
day OF the Atlanta battle of July q, 1884, and