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TENNESSEE: A Severe Battle at Franklin, Tenn.; HOOD DEFEATED BY THOMAS (12/2/1864)
New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 12/2/1864

Posted on 12/02/2024 6:31:13 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Dec. 1.

The following official dispatch concerning the report of the victory in Tennessee, has been received at headquarters:

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Major-Gen. Thomas:

The enemy made a heavy and persistent attack with two corps, commencing at 4 P.M., and lasting till after dark. He was repulsed at all points, with heavy loss -- probably of five or six thousand men. Our loss is probably not more than one-fourth of that number. We have captured about one thousand prisoners, including one Brigadier-General.

(Signed,) JOHN SCHOFIELD,

Major-General.

Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.

FOUR MILES SOUTH OF NASHVILLE. Thursday, Dec. 1.

Gen. SCHOFIELD yesterday fought one of the prettiest fights of the war, resulting most disastrously to the rebels, with little loss to ourselves. After three days' skirmishing, the rebels crowded our first line of works yesterday afternoon, and at 4 P.M. made a most desperate attack on our right and centre, forcing our lines to our breastworks, which were thrown up from river to river in an open field on the Cumberland Pike, which ran through the centre of the field.

At least half the rebel force engaged endeavored to pierce our centre, and come down viciously on WAGNER's Division, which, after, desperate fighting, fell back, and MANY's rebel division, of FRANK CHEATHAM's corps, got inside our works and captured two guns. Our centre was not broken, however, and, better still, Gen. WAGNER successfully rallied his troops, who charged on the enemy, recaptured the two guns, and drove the division over the breastworks, capturing one entire brigade and its commander.

At 4:30 o'clock the battle was waged with unabating vigor, the enemy having made during a half hour several attempts to break our centre.

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: civilwar; patrickcleburne
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1 posted on 12/02/2024 6:31:13 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
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2 posted on 12/02/2024 6:31:57 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...

Tennessee: A Severe Battle at Franklin, Tenn. – 2-3
From New-Orleans: An Important Success by Gen. Lee – 3
From Memphis: Rebel Incendiaries Caught Firing Government Buildings – 3
Major-Gen. Banks: He is to Resume His Command in New-Orleans – 3
Georgia: Later from Gen. Sherman – 4-6
The Incendiary Plot – 6
From the Southwest: Curious Rumor About Capt. Semmes – 6
Exchange of Prisoners: The Latest from Colonel Mulford’s Fleet – 6
News from Washington – 6-7
Editorial: Delusive Prospects of Peace – 7
Editorial: The Fierce Battle in Tennessee – 7-8
Editorial: The Border Burglars and Pirates – 8
The Facts Connected with the Sinking of the Florida – 8
The Incendiaries – 8
The Registration of Southerners – 8
Tornado at Rio Janeiro: Terrible Hail Storm – 8


3 posted on 12/02/2024 6:33:01 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

I live about 60 miles from this battlefield. I wonder if it is a State Park?


4 posted on 12/02/2024 6:37:27 AM PST by rod5591
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

They marched back and forth on my pike

Franklin pike

Not 30 yards from here


5 posted on 12/02/2024 6:39:43 AM PST by wardaddy (If the GOPe didn’t go wobbly slightest incoming flak we’d always win)
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To: rod5591; Pelham

It breaks down like this

Davidson county designates certain points like Negley and Shys Hill and the furthest encampments and batteries both sides

Franklin has the historical preservation and battlefield trust which maintain a fair number of sites and lands

Hoods HQ on Winstead hill facing north on Columbia pike south of the Carter house etc is I think maintained by an SCV chapter and the greenway just north of it by the city of Franklin

It’s all broken up polyglot managed and of course run by liberals since they gravitate to such things like polluting algae

Spring Hill and Thompson Station sites are similar run by local entities I think

Stones River or Battle of Murfreesboro is run by the federals


6 posted on 12/02/2024 6:56:23 AM PST by wardaddy (If the GOPe didn’t go wobbly slightest incoming flak we’d always win)
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To: rod5591

No there is no park at all, it’s almost all commercialize. You can walk around the outskirts of the Carter House, and a few other areas, but if you want tours of the Carter House grounds you got to pay, If you want to have a tour of the Carnton House about half a mile away you got to pay, but some of the grounds around the Carnton House grounds, or to better say it the property next to it has a walking tour you can walk that has several plaques you can read. A lot of houses and businesses around where they fought.


7 posted on 12/02/2024 7:33:11 AM PST by ReformedBeckite (1 of 3 I'm only allowing my self each day)
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To: wardaddy

thank you!


8 posted on 12/02/2024 8:48:53 AM PST by rod5591
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Thomas was a Southern Unionist. There were MANY, the followed in the tradition Jackson, “ our Federal Union, it must be preserved.”


9 posted on 12/02/2024 10:20:14 AM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: rod5591

There’s a small park with a cemetery where the Rebel lines were flanked by the union artillery posted on a bluff across the river. The Rebels carried the field and went on the Nashville but they left their brigadier generals dead on the field.


10 posted on 12/02/2024 12:15:51 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

bttt


11 posted on 12/02/2024 12:30:46 PM PST by Cottonbay
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To: ReformedBeckite; rod5591

I went earlier this year. Both tours were interesting to me, though I’ve never had much intertest in specific battles. I’m ignorant, so all of the info was new.


12 posted on 12/02/2024 12:38:27 PM PST by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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