No. 109.
Report of Capt.
Leander S. McGraw, One hundred and seventh Illinois Infantry, of operations November 23-December 1, 1864.
HDQRS. 107TH REGIMENT
ILLINOIS INFANTRY VOLS.,
Nashville, Tenn.,
December 6, 1864.
CAPTAIN: I respectfully submit the following as an official
report of the One hundred and seventh Illinois Infantry Volunteers, from the
23d day of November, 1864, to the 1st day of December, 1864:
On the 23d day of November we left Johnsonville, Tenn., on
the cars, and arrived at Columbia, Tenn., the day following. In the evening the
regiment was ordered into line of battle and threw up works. On the 26th
marched across Duck River and erected barricades, and recrossed said river on
the evening of the 27th. On the morning of the 28th was ordered to move in the
direction of Spring Hill, where we arrived about 10 p.m. of the same day; but
not halting, moved on toward Franklin, some four miles, and took position a
quarter of a mile east of the pike road, with brigade. About 1 o'clock next
p.m. was ordered to hold our position, while the rest of brigade moved onward
toward Franklin. At 2.30 o'clock skirmished briskly with the enemy, and at 5.30
took up the line of march for Franklin, where we arrived at 12 m. Threw up
works during the afternoon were attacked by the enemy about 5 o'clock in heavy
force. He charged the works time and again, but was successfully met at all
times. At one time (about dusk) four stand of colors were planted upon our
breast-works, across which the enemy charged furiously, but was met by our
brave boys and hurled back in utter confusion. In this charge the heroic
Lieutenant-Colonel Lowry fell while gallantly cheering his men on to victory,
when Leander S. McGraw, captain, took command of the regiment. On the morning
of December I was ordered to move in the direction of Nashville, where we
arrived at 12 m.
The following is a list of the killed, wounded, and missing.*
Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
LEANDER S. McGRAW,
Captain, Commanding
Regiment.
Capt. HENRY A. HALE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
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* Nominal list (omitted) shows 1 officer and 3 men killed, 1
officer and 14 men wounded, and 1 man missing.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
45, Part 1 (Serial No. 93), p. 382-3
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