| Show cin cincinnati Cincin cin nali tiati dec ad the gazette s correspondent gives the 1 4 11 of tta j battle at franklin the plan of the battle was very ery V simple wo we bad no ti time to get up a complete comple plan athe as the enemy us sorely and obliged u ut us t to fight off hand the original plan was to withdraw the force of schofield until meeting our ear reinforce ments awl and then g alre I 1 ive battle in the vicinity of Nash nashville villet but the over sangi sanguine tine rebels pressed us too hard and when schofield Scho Geld perceived that he could not avoid a contest he be drew up his hie little army in line of battle in front of franklin frankl in at half past 3 the rebel assault commenced by cheatham s corps on the right stewards on the left and S D lees corps in reserve on the he center cheatham Chea lliam threw his w whole bole corps on Wagner s division with great 1 impetuosity and after r a half balf hour of desperate fighting pushed wagner back on the second line where they became mingled with coxs and rogers raen men on our left and center the rebels en encouraged couraW by the success of driving lVa wagoner goner back advanced with loud cheers on our strong line their order of advance was in it a very peculiar semi carcle of two regiments deep and extended all around our lines and behind each alternate regiment were placed tour four others so that the assaulting columns were six regiments deep C capt apt lyman commanding the artillery brigade of the ath corps had placed edbis his batteries in most favorable positions and from these storms of shot and shell were hurled buried into the charging ranks with the most reckless bravery the rebels rushed on and when they were within a few hundred yards of our ranks our boys opened upon them with so terrible a musketry that it deemed as if nothing could live before it but no wavering was perceived in the advancing lines on they camp came rushing up tip to the very parapet of our works and an I 1 stuck t their air U ou ets under tho edges of the bat battec e meata meat 0 ww sure was v s so r colne v i ot cox s a and wagner temporarily gave way at this time 4 brigade commanded by col opdyke of the ohio which had been held in reserve rushed forward to restore the broken brokon line the rebels tabel who had crawled over our works had not time to retire and coxs and 11 wagner ragner s men inen broken but a moment before rallied and attacked the enemy OR oa the flank while opdyke charged them in in front when a most desperate hand to hand fight ensued with bayonets and butt ends of muskets ts some rebels were capt captured cap tired ared here and the line was restored fort for two hours bours and a half the battle raged all along the lines the mon men of the ath and 2311 corp corla vied with each aach other in bravery rileys wileys brigade of the 21 3 d corps cover covered ei the M ground in front of it with rebel dead seventeen distinct attacks of the enemy were repulsed at dusk the rebels were repulsed at all points but firing lid did not cease ceas till nine 11 no oy clock at least rebels were killed wounded and captured while our low loae will gift probably reech reach 1600 we have taken from the enemy thirty flags spine of the regi regiments mentA among them the ohio taking half a dozen a piece gen schofield directed the battle from the fort on the north bank of the stream where some heavy guns and batteries of we the corps were placed and which did great service in a damaging the ene mys info hight wing abington Waa Wa hington nov ad government has baa reee received ived information that gen sherman has captured millen on the georgia central railroad on the alt ilia his army is concentrated and it is thought that he be has bag moved to savannah before this time dirae LATEST official information from gen thomac Thomae is isthan that he hag so conceio grated bis bia forbes at ai the of nashville as to be ba fr for say 1 movement hood may venture 10 lo talk U siy |
