. . riage of his plan to strife idly blow at Sprin Hill, (General Hood pushedforward his aim\, dt t<mined to assail Schofield atFranklin, where he hopedto catch him in the con-fusion of crossing the Hpeth. Stung by the repning wonts of their chief,Hoods subordinate com-manders were in a State ofmind which wouldthem to fight with the ut-most desperation, shouldthe opportunity a r . The van of the rebel armywas but two or three milesbehind the rear of Scho-fields column, and aboutone oclock halted withinit of tli< 1 army. By thre
. . riage of his plan to strife idly blow at Sprin Hill, (General Hood pushedforward his aim\, dt t<mined to assail Schofield atFranklin, where he hopedto catch him in the con-fusion of crossing the Hpeth. Stung by the repning wonts of their chief,Hoods subordinate com-manders were in a State ofmind which wouldthem to fight with the ut-most desperation, shouldthe opportunity a r . The van of the rebel armywas but two or three milesbehind the rear of Scho-fields column, and aboutone oclock halted withinit of tli< 1 army. By three oclock the corpsof Stewart and Cheathamwere all up and they wformed for the battlefields of the war were so free from obstructions, or of-d so little cover for an attacking force. For a mile in front ofthe Union line I md was nearly flat, an immense cotton- field, affording to those behind the intrenchments the greatest fa-cility for the free use of musketry and artillery. It should havebeen said that Woods division, of the Fourth COrpS, was sta-. THOMAS U. EHLERS, FLUST LIBl:TI-;NA NT, si\ rvrFOORT\ at Rocky Face Ridge, Ga„ May oth, !■• |] \N I\ I IFTCE. 655 tioned as a reserve upon the north hank of the river, where, also,on a high hluiT, was posted such artillery as could not find posi-tionupon the line of defence. For three hours the soldiers of Conrad and Lane lay behinda slight earthwork which they had thrown up, watching for thefoe. It was about four oclock when the peering eyes of our twobrigades discerned the long lines of gray emerging from a Wagner should have been with his brigades at the front,but he chose to Stay in the town. Word was instantly dispatchedto him that the rebels were preparing to assault. instead ofordering Conrad and Lane to withdraw to the works, he againdirected them to fight and hold their position as long as rawest of our recruits, not a month in service, would haveknown better. The Confeder
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