Washington telegraph., 1847-06-23
=Eom heN. q. Picayune.
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AunaEss o. fur ~ REGIMENT rENAIzzlE
NuIf sHEtHs.


ApnREss o. mt ~ EEutaENr rENNIHsEE
VOLUNTEERS.
lfs4eIlce Ia Tho ssrlea ii fAe rl4'ry
eAilIlc patriotic aud hIa,s meuiaa lraau4
fgiafo Tie tribunal q public apul1n, tho
- RrEmnuIp. lannaFssa tuIu.eHfs may
surely e.aim lhal privilege. The attack
u74aihe enemy batteries by laai agmsn'
V4z lua uu5 4ue vi lla bl4.e o. C#41
Gofl1 llal l4gl AMI although lhs ganea.
urdefs announcing llis llel Daaf its.iminy
to lhn courage OF The men aud sallan'rY Of
ils officers, The regiment Is concerned la8l
the public sbl.l AnaW tue circumstance.
OF lAr assault, lial II MAJ be juIgel h1w
lar the communication Of Official rep,us Is
drsaHing aul how TAR il has been a
tempted 10 smother up au unsuccessful eu.
lepfise ia tao ambitious phrassoi1sy uf u
military despatch. The comnludrfin.
ch.ai, tue generals al division, and tie
heals 0i dsacdnauIs have been hearl.
lhai regiment n1W asks u be heafl also,
anI tbs is all the rae1mHausa ll seeks Tor
The loss ui comrades, moved down IA an
ellsh upon which, it Is spnlenlet. !, was
preeipilslsd by tie InlAlIalioa ul a superior
o,lieer.
fbo general al division, whose military
caWe y Is impaached b. tie regiment,
lasftcahri the reward duo ouy 10 exalted
abaB.es 0r emluen, services. lie has en-.
.luYel Tie credit u leading the u Regiment
u Icunessee Volunteers upon tho dps.
pemIi eharsn in which is Tower was cut
down. lla ilsleugd ii1m ths balle deld
auI received ils hnl.lags Of the public
gratitude ior tho g.ories VI Ceuo G1uli.
The syupAid.ls ol tho people were CA.
cited Oh account Ul WauuI, which was
reported 10 have nouiy severed bis sword
arm la twain, whilst ia TACT he carried the
ball that Luh hIm n biz brccoAcs pocket,
Aul NOW the remnant OF the only regiment
uI his brigade which Was actively engaged
in battle, aud which was rapulsel wiih
terrific Slaughter without having accom-
pishci anything, comes forward ana asks
tho calm iujsman, Of lhair fellow country.
men upon tie facts as they imnspired
Tho survivors o. that fearful and needless
slaughter have the reputation OF being
driven from the field, willis, lrlul lle blood
ol TOO slain incense is eXhaicl 20 g'olj
an officer, who, Ia tho lauguag, Of tho
address, "ncilher led nor followed ia that
assault.
We have head before now, anl l5m
sources which lell 40 room 10 doubt lis
truth. a narration Of ihn events o. the bnlllc
similar to that now made public. We
have heard these same facts lom parties
who were not interested Ia the unsuccessful.
assault, beyond the concern which wus
felt by soldiers aud officers Of different
corps ior brethren in arms. And wc have
no doui, that public opinion will settle
down IN the conviction that tho 81 Reg.
monl Of tennessee Volunteer d.l all thli
men could do under the circumstances, ani
that the assault m.scauied solely because
they were commanded TO DO 600 Imp1 -ib.o
ttng by an officer who unIul ,ua exclusive
credit Of having ever uaicu5 q regiment
from tIal gtlml Stale 90 make a charge
which necessarily resulted la % rcpusr'
Tho Act iAal this regiment Immediately
rallied for another assault aud was ready
10 repeat un attack over ground upon which
in lhfc, minutes time, one loHih oi ils
msmbats was shot down, Is au evidence
OF courage OF slron c4l signi'Icaiion. These
bravo men wcro prepared 10 acd'colhem
selves lor the hunor OF thcir State aud the
glory Of the United States, and they will
moi be tho less cherished by their fellow.
citizens or ihat, the most devoted chirl,rg
when mi.Iiieesj, would only achieve an
honorable maryGdom.