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The Daily Dispatch: December 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate account of the battle of Franklin . (search)
Confederate account of the battle of Franklin.
The first Confederate account of the battle at Franklin, Tennessee, which has yet been published, appears in the Macon Telegraph, derived from an officer who left General Hood's army on the 1st instant:
"It appears that the enemy, after being driven out of Columbia, evacuated Murfreesboro'; and, uniting all their forces, took up position on the high cliffs south of Franklin.
General Hood pursued them closely in their retreat, and when they formed line of battle on a series of hills below Franklin, he flanked them out of their position.
They then fell back to their fortifications on the edge of the town, where they formed a strong line of battle.
Immediate dispositions were made to assault their works, which was done in front, chiefly by Cheatham's corps, with spirit and vigor, the various commanders leading their columns, the bands playing and the men huzzahing.
"Stewart's corps was on the right, and Cheatham, aided by