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Franklin, battle of.
General Thomas had sent General Schofield southward to confront Hood's invasion of Tennessee in 1864, and he took ons under A. J. Smith, coming from Missouri, had not arrived, and Schofield fell back, first to Columbia, and then to Franklin, not far below orrest after a sharp fight with the guerilla chief.
At Franklin, Schofield disposed his troops in a curved line south and west of the town, y rolling plain over which Hood must advance in a direct attack.
Schofield had about 18,000 men. At four
Battle-field of Franklin o'cloc remainder were on his left.
The Confederates fell fiercely upon Schofield's centre, composed of the divisions of Ruger and Cox, about 10,000 strong.
Their sudden appearance was almost a surprise.
Schofield was at Fort Granger, and the battle, on the part of the Nationals, was c ,253 soldiers, of whom 1,750 were killed and 702 made prisoners.
Schofield's loss was 2,326, of whom 180 were killed and 1,104 missing. The
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Goldsboro , Junction of National armies at. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kenesaw Mountains , action near (search)
Kinston,
The county seat of Lenoir, N. C., and an important shipping port for cotton and tobacco.
On Dec. 14, 1862, there was an engagement here in which Wessell's brigade of Peck's division and the 1st, 2d, and 3d brigades of the 1st division of the Department of North Carolina took part; and on March 14, 1865, the city was occupied by the National forces under General Schofield.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Military order of the loyal Legion, (search)
Military order of the loyal Legion,
an organization founded by officers and ex-officers of the army, navy, and marine corps of the United States, who were engaged in the Civil War of 1861-65.
Only the eldest direct male lineal descendant, according to the rules of primogeniture, is eligible to membership.
There are in all twenty-one commanderies, one representing the District of Columbia, and each of the others representing a State.
In 1900 the total membership was 9,043.
The following were officers: Commanderin-chief, Lieut.-Gen. John M. Schofield; senior vice-commander-in-chief Acting Volunteer Lieut. Charles P. Clark; junior vice-commander-in-chief, Brig.-Gen. Henry C. Merriam; recorder-in-chief, Brev.
Lieut.-Col. John P. Nicholson; registrar-in-chief Brev. Maj. William P. Huxford; treasurer-in-chief, Paymaster George De F. Barton; chancellor-in-chief, Brev.
Brig.-Gen. William L. James; chaplain-in-chief, Brev. Maj. Henry S. Burrage.