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Franklin battle described by Van Horne on Opdycke and Stanley
The article reviews General Thomas’s Army of the Cumberland at Franklin, focusing on Opdycke’s brigade and Conrad and Lane in holding the line after Confederates seized Carter’s Hill. It highlights Stanley’s dramatic north bank ride, the recapture of guns, and Stahl-like actions that saved Nashville, with references to Wagner’s division, Schofield, Hood, and Forrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserv Ranklin
Army of the Cumberland
Thomas B. van Horne
van Morse
Thomas
Franklin
van Ihferne
Carter
Conrad
Lane
Opdycke
Wagner
Stanley
Carter’s Hill
Twenty-third Corps
Nashville
Schofield
Hood
Duck River
Columbia Pike
Harpeth River
Forrest
Spring Ho
Spring Hill
Schotiela
Frank Tis
Frankie
Onicar
Harpeth
Spon
Theorm
Fourth Corps
Wood
Twentythird Corps
Con
Rad
Opdycka
J. D. Cox
D. & Stanley
Eial
Ohio
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