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Blacks, F.dward; Crofton, G. J. B., captured 1X63, dead; Curtis, R. K.. \\ounded near Bernsboro, Md., 1863.; Dauougherty, W. T., capum-d ;it Front Royal, August 16, 1864; Davis, Barlow; Davis, I.ddir, di-ad: I>a\i>, P. P., captured October 12, 1864; Downey, J. W., dead; Drewry, R. W., captund at Front Royal, August 16, 1864; (iainmel, Nat., promoted to lieutenant; Hudgins B. F. , dead; Hall, John, dead; Height, Wiley, killed at Haw's Shop, May 28, 1864; Jones, B. F., wounded at Trevillian, July 12, 1864; Laws, William, killed at Tood's Tavern, May 6, 1864; Marrow, D. (i. : Mears, Levin, died in Richmond in 1863; Moreland, Alphonzo, dead; Murry, John, died in 1864; Phillips, C. Hopkins, dead; Ped- dicord, Alexander; Parramore, John, dead; Sewell, J. M., dead; Selden, Henry, killed in September, 1864; Sinclair, G. K. ; Selden, R. C; Southall, Travis M. ; Sheilds, W. P.; Tilford, J. C, dead; Vaughan, Alexander, captured at Front Royal, 1864, dead; Vaughan, Howard, dead; Winder, Levin G. ; Worthington, James, dead; Walter, Isaac, dead; Wilson, Robert; Wainwright, J. C; Wray, John, promoted lieutenant and captured at Brandy Station, October ii, 1862; Wray, George; Young, W. L.

STORY OF A TERRIBLE BATTLE.

The Carnage at Franklin, Tennessee, Next to that of the Crater.

S. A. Cunningham, editor of the Confederate Veteran, tells a story of his personal experience in the great battle of Franklin.

It will be remembered that Hood had brought his army into Ten- nessee, while Sherman had gone on to the sea. Hood had almost succeeded in cutting off Schofield's forces at Columbia, having reached the vicinity of Spring Hill, between there and Franklin at night-fall of the day before the battle.

No event of the war perhaps showed a scene equal to this charge at Franklin. The range of hills upon which we formed, offered the best view of the battlefield, with but little exposure to danger, and there were hundreds collected there as spectators. Our ranks were being extended rapidly to the right and left. In Franklin there was the utmost confusion. The enemy was greatly excited. We could see them running to and fro. Wagon-trains were being pressed across the Harpeth river, and on towards Nashville. General Lor-