340 The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War

the enemy. The Federal line, entrenched upon

rising ground, was convex in shape,

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the Federal resting both fianks upon the Harpeth

army at river. About half a mile from itsFranklin,

extreme left this line of battle crossedthe turnpike from Columbia. The space betweenriver and turnpike was occupied by Jacob Cox’sdivision of the Twenty-third corps, while beyondthe pike for another half mile stretched Huger’sdivision of the same ; the remaining space on theright was filled by Kimball’s division of the Fourthcorps, while Wood’s division had advanced beyondthe river with the long wagon-trains. On a bluffbeyond the river Federal batteries were planted,commanding the space in front of the Federalline. Wilson’s cavalry were also north and eastof the river, to check any turning movement onthe part of the rebel cavalry.

In the Federal line of works, just west of theturnpike, were two regiments of Andrew Smith’slong-wished-for corps from Missouri . These vet-erans had just arrived, and with them was a rawregiment from Ohio , which had not yet had its“ baptism of fire.” There were about forty piecesof artillery in the works.

While these admirable arrangements had beenquickly made to receive the enemy’s attack, it washoped that he might defer it until the morrow.