Cox, Jacob D. The Battle of Franklin, , November 30, 1864: A Monograph. New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1897.

CHAPTER I Introductory 1 Results of the Campaign — Hood's Movement on Sherman's Communications — Jefferson Davis's Relations to it —Beauregard's — Hood's March across Alabama — Delay at Tuscumbia— Sherman's Decision to March to the Sea — Thomas left in Tennessee — Schofield joins him — Strength of contending Forces — Problem of Concentration — Schofield at lulaski — Hood's Advance — Schofield's Retreat to Franklin — Offer of Battle — Confederate Disaster — Tactical Problems — Comparisons — Erroneous Accounts — Official Records of the War — Schofield as Commander.

CHAPTER II From Columbia to Franklin 21 The Line of Duck River — Thomas urgent that Hood should be held back — Positions of the Armies — Hood begins the Flank Movement Telegraphic Correspondence — How not to do it — Division of Confederate Forces —Schofield's Cavalry lose Communication with him — Combat at Spring Hill — Midnight March to Franklin.

CHAPTER III Taking Position at Franklin 37 Arrival at Franklin —No Bridge or Pontoons — Hood to be held back — Schofield's Oral Directions — His Correspondence with Thomas — Delay in Arrival of Reinforcements at Nashville — Can you hold Hood back three Days ? — Orders to continue Retreat — The Posi- tion at Franklin — The Carter House — The Town and the River — The Field in Front —The Defensive Line- Repairing Bridges — Twenty-third Corps Positions — Reilly's Division — Ruger's Division — The Works on Carter Hill — Retrenchment across Turnpike — Kimball's Division.

CHAPTER IV The Rear Guard — Wagner's Division ..... 64 Guarding the Trains — Collecting the Stragglers — Halt on — Conditional Orders — Skirmishing with Forrest — Hood's Infantry press close — 'Will he turn the positiou or attack ? — ^Vaguer withdraws Lane's Brigade to Privet Knob — Conrad's farther in Kear — Opdycke's within our Works — Wagner's Message To Stanley — His Colloquy with Opdycke — His Orders to Lane and Conrad to Eight — The Sergeants to fix Bayonets — Ruger's Preparations — Confederates forming for the Attack.

CHAPTER V The Confederate Array 83 Hood at Spring Hill — Discovers Schofield's Escape — Cavalry in Pursuit — Infantry hastening after — He decides to Assault — His Cavalry Positions — The Infantry — Deployment and Formation — Stewart's Corps on Hood's Right — Cheatham's in Centre and Left — Part of Lee's in Reserve — Artillery in Intervals — Chalmers's Cavalry on extreme Left — Hood's Headquarters.

CHAPTER VI The Assault on "Wagner's Outpost 91 View from the Knoll on our Left — Skirmishing in Front — The Outpost trying to intrench — Confederate Advance — Colonel Capers's Description — Artillery opens on both Sides — Surgeon Hill's View from Fort Granger — Orders sent along our Line — To Opdycke in Reserve

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— Retreat of the Outpost — My Ride to the Centre — Momentary Break there — Reilly's Rally — Opdycke's Rush forward — Strickland's Rally — Meeting Stanley — The Din of Battle — Stanley wounded.

CHAPTER VII The First Fight at the Centre 102 Hood's Advance retarded by the Outpost — His Right Wing farthest forward — My Staff at the Carter House — Wagner also there — Messages from the Outpost — Wagner's Replies — Marshall's Guns come in — Disorganized Retreat of the Outpost — Wagner's Efforts to rally — Swept along to the Town — Cannon in the Enemy's Hands — But soon retaken — Fight over the Batteries — Reilly's Second Line charges — Fight at the Cotton-Gin — Destruction of Confederates — Heroism of their Officers — Reilly's Report — Opdycke's Formation for the Charge— Position of his Regiments — Of Strickland's— Focus of the Fight— Two Lines on Carter Hill— Turn of the Tide.

CHAPTER VIII The Fight of Our Left Wing ...... 121 Advance of Stewart's Corps — The narrowing Field — Thorny Hedges — Changes in the Array — Walthall's Report — Loring's Division strikes Stiles — Fighting in the Railway Cut — Batteries at Close Range — Loring Repulsed — The Attack on Casement — General Adams's Death — Our Line successfully held.

CHAPTER IX The Fight of Our Right Wing 130 Cheatham's Corps — Convergent Attack of Cleburne and Brown — Line of Lane's Retreat — Moore's Brigade Front unmasked — Our Artillery Cross-fire — Advance of Bate's Division — Battery at the Bostick Place — Close Quarters at Moore's Centre — Help from Kimball — Chalmers's Cavalry attack Kimball — Infantry attack his Left — Cavalry his Centre and Right — Confederates Repulsed.

CHAPTER X The Situation at Sunset 141 Determined Fighting at the Centre — Examination of Strickland's Line - Enemv holding outside of his Works — The Second Line — Relative Position of Opdycke and Strickland — Orders to the latter — Visit to Ruger — Wagner reorganizing — Visit to extreme Left — Reinforcements for the Centre.

CHAPTER XI From the Confederate Standpoint 148 Multiplication of Lines of Attack — How caused — Walthall's Description of the Assault — In the Abattis — Repulsed in Confusion — The Ditch at the Cotton-gin — Brown's Attack on the Right Centre — Bate overlaps him — Johnson's Attack after Dark — Hood's Description — S. D. Lee's — Colonel Capers's — Capture of Gordon — His Account of the Charge — Cleburne falls.

CHAPTER XII The Battle after Dark 160 In the Locust Grove — The Two Lines — The 1 12th Illinois — Reilly's Detachment — Sweeping the Ditches — Captain Cunningham's Story — The Sergeant Major's — General Strahl's Death — Hood's Reserves — Rallying on them — Later Alarms — Orders to Wood's Division — Preparations for Withdrawal.

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CHAPTER XIII Wilson's Cavalry Engagement 172 Morning Positions — Covering both Flanks of the Army — Forrest's Advance — The Fords of the Harpeth — Confederates cross at Hughes's Ford — Wilson attacks — Sharp Combat — Enemy retreat across the River — Covering the March to Nashville.

CHAPTER XIV Our Withdrawal 180 The Medical Department — Field Hospitals — Ambulance Train — Sick and Wounded sent to Nashville — Work of Surgical Corps during the Battle — Artillery gradually withdrawn — Arrangement of Skirmish Lines — Movement of the Infantry — Orders as to Kimball's and Wagner's March — Misunderstanding — March of Ruger, Opdycke, and Reilly — A burning Building — The Field in Front — The March to Nashville.

CHAPTER XV Franklin after the Battle 194 Hood's Midnight Order — Condition of his Army — Discussion of Probabilities — Confederates move by the Flank — Experiences of the Carter Family — Colonel Carter's Story — Defensive Armor — Refuge in the Cellar — The terrible Night — Captain Carter's Fate — Private Gist's Adventures — General Cooper's Retreat.

CHAPTER XVI Results and Lessons 207 Sources of Statistical Knowledge — Hood's Forces before the Battle Schofield's — Numbers actually engaged — Hood's Casualties — Loss of Officers — Schofield's Losses — Analysis of them — The Problem of Attack and Defence - Fire Discipline.

CHAPTER XVII Discussion of Wagner's Conduct 220 Natural Rise of Controversies — Corps Feeling — Good Comradeship — Wagner's Personal Situation — Disposition to befriend him — Criticisms by his Subordinates — Efforts to allay the Irritation — Correspondence — Preliminary Reports — Conrad's Report — Wagner retired from the Division — Leaves the Army.

CHAPTER XVIII Double Breastworks on Carter Hill 233 The Two Lines at our Right Centre — Conflicting Memory of Eyewitnesses — Confederate Testimony — Solution of the Matter — Bullet Marks on Brick Smoke-house — Summary of the Evidence.

CHAPTER XIX The Rallying of the Outpost Brigades .... 243 Value of Detailed Reports — Landmarks — Lines of Retreat from the Outpost— Crowding toward the Centre — Significant Omissions — Lists of Missing — What they Teach — Reports Compared — Incidents relating to Captured Flags — Statements of various Officers — Conclusions from the Facts.

CHAPTER XX An Unexpected Contoversy „ 258 Colonel Stone's Taper in Century War Rook — General Stanley's Criticism — A Violent Attack — Earlier Correspondence — Nine Points — Two Corrections — Basis of a Historical Narrative.

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CHAPTER XXI Controverted Points 266 Work assigned the Twenty-third Corps — Detachment of Fourth Corps Batteries — Orders to Ruger and Kimball — Detachments often Necessary — Articles of War and Regulations — Questions of Command — Stanley on North Side of river — His Ride to the Front — Soon Wounded — He Retires — Statements of officers — At the Field Hospital — At Schofield's Headquarters — Summary — Official Reports — Analysis of Stanley's — Contemporaneous Records — Conclusion.

APPENDICES A. General Schofield's Report 305 B. General Cox's Report 311 C. General Wood's Report 323 D. General Stanley's Report 327 E. Colonel Dow's Statement 332 F. Colonel Cox's Statements ... = .... 336

INDEX 341

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