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Battle of Franklin Recounted by Ohio Brigade Veteran
A Confederate breakthrough at the Carter House was halted by Colonel Opdycke’s First Brigade, aiding forces like the Sixteenth Kentucky. Letters from Nashville dated December 3 1864 recount the brigade’s reserve position, fierce counterattack, and the heroics that turned the Franklin assault into a Union victory with Gen Thomas praising the First Brigade.
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Franklin
Lyon
Twenty-third
Michigan
Carter House
Kentucky
Ohio
Robert Simpson
National Tribune
Stanley
Green Regiment
Nashville
Duck River
Thomas
Wood
Wagner