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Federal Forward Lines
at the intersection of Columbia Avenue (U.S. 31) and Fairgrounds Street, Franklin,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 54' 35.64",
-86° 52' 28.679988"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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On November 30, 1864, Col. Joseph Conrad's and Col. John Lane's brigades of Brig. Gen. George D. Wagner's Federal Second Division, Fourth Corps, were placed east and west of the road near this position one half mile south of the Federal main line. Acting Federal field commander Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox had warned Wagner that if pressed too closely by the enemy to withdraw his two brigades into the main line. Instead of conveying this order to the forward line, Wagner commanded his brigades to stay in position and fight. Lt. Gen. A.P. Stewart's Confederate Corps flanked the Federal line to the east as Brig. Gen. Hiram Granbury's Texas Brigade pierced the center. The Federal line disintegrated into a stampede as the troops raced toward the main line near the Carter House.
Erected by Salt Creek Civil War Round Table Wheaton, Il. Save the Franklin Battlefield, Inc.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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