CHAPTER XVIII.
BATTLE OF FRANKLIN.

"When the Federals saw the second line of Confederates (or, more properly, the masses of men) approaching, they abandoned the position in our immediate front. Ensign -. -. Flowers of the Fourth mounted the parapet and waved his flag. W. D. Street, Seth Speight, Jeff Olive and a few others of the bravest spirits crossed the entrenchment and advanced a few yards, but finding themselves almost surrounded by Federals and facing a deadly hail of minnie balls they retired behind the entrenchment, but kept up a fire on the enemy."