Episode 9: PVT Edward Young McMorries and the 1st Alabama at the Battle of Franklin

At the Battle of Franklin, 30 November 1864, Private Edward Young McMorries and the 1st Alabama Infantry, on the eastern side of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, advanced upon the Union Army of the Ohio’s defensive lines. After successfully carrying the first line of defenses, the Confederate Army reorganized and charged the second line. Here, PVT McMorries and the 1st Alabama become caught in an intense cross fire of musketry and artillery, as they tried to carry the second line of works, but to no avail. PVT McMorries survived the battle unscathed, but takes grim stock of the casualties the next morning.

Sources used for this episode:

McMorries, Edward Young. History of the First Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry C.S.A. Montgomery: The Brown Printing Co., 1904. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044019372333&seq=11.

Davis, George B., Perry, Leslie J., and Kirkley, Joseph W. War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Ser. 1, Vol. 45, Pt. 1: Reports, Correspondence, etc. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077743031&view=1up&seq=3.

Davis, George B., Perry, Leslie J., and Kirkley, Joseph W. OR. Ser. 1, Vol. 45, Pt. 2: Correspondence etc. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077723009&view=1up&seq=3.

“McMorries, Edward Young. 1844-1906.” Accessed 18 February, 2024. https://www.lib.ua.edu/Alabama_Authors/?p=1752.