The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-22
"wednesday, February ~.
Revolutionary .eminlscence.
rKlBrrE 10 oEx. FRANCIS sasn.

TRIBUTE To 0ES. FRANCIS NASH.
The suhjained line. are copied from he OIisi-
nal drai., shi-b has been handed 10 Us BY frrnd.
The date Of the paper, with the locality 10 which
Il vas wnlien..she stirring events rommeEnOraied.
and the distinguished subjcoi. will render the
lines sccertaIle Ia those who take pleasure in
"reminiscences connseied with our Revolutionary
struggle. OF the accomplished gentleman aad
soldier 10 whom. The lnes are intended a ; tn
butte, il Is not necessary Cor is 10 SPEAK; his &C
tive pairiolisln, and his galIaniry in the bloody
hattie az Germantown in which be eel. viii rem
der his memory dcarlo Nonh carolnians. The
lines. with The preliminary remarks. were writ
ten BY Lieut.. Col. Alexander Marir, who, Al The
close Of The war. hcrame the Governor Of the
Stale. and afterwards Senator Of ihe United
States; they were inscribed 10 Col. Thomas
CLARK, who commanded the frst North Carolina
battalion. aud succeeded 10 Gen. MASKS com
mand. Gen. Nash was wounded an the 4ih Of
October. l771. aud died on The 7lh and the line.
were written IN camp on The 30th &c The same
month. Their publication now may be deemed
peculiarly appropriate. as CONNECTED with The
birth day of The Father Of his County. the Com.
manderjn-Chirf on that occasion. under who's,
imrlediaie command Gcasral Nash was ser,in:
.hen be fcli.
Died, on the 9Th Of this insias;, Of his wounds
which he rercived on the morning Of the iih. u
lie was CALAMITY leading ON his Brigade 10 charg,
gLe enemy near Germantosn, the Honourabl
Brigadier General FnaScfs NASH, Of The state .
North Carolina. The gcntcsl figure Of his per
son, added 10 his easy and engaging manners
gained him the affection Of all those who had th'
pleasure Of his acquaintance. In him the arm,
has losi a promising General, Of which he cav
a glorious proof, and be j. justly 10 be lamcnte'
lhy all the friends Of America.
Genius Of Freedom whiher art thou fed e
While fields Of death thy SONS undaunied tread,
i.o. where for thee Thy brightest heroes fall.
And not thy shield, to wand the winged ball;
On Bunkcl ) height great WannrS sno more
The brave MoNTcosEnr's fate We next deporc
Prinrciolls ssam'd fields to trembling Britain Tel
How, scored with wounds, the conqucTing MEa
GER fell;
New England's boast, the generous WcasTEn
slain,
Demands our tears, while Brtons ily the plain.
Last low our sorrows for ias'riie son,
Whom weeping Carolina claims her own,
The gallant NASH, who, with the fatal wound,
Though tortured well'ring ON the hostile ground
(" Fight on, my troops" with smiling ardour SAID
" lis but The Isee Of war, lie not dismayd.'
High Heaven orlain 1 FOR great designs this WOO
Which, I'LL the destined PERIOD none must know
Heroes Of old thus for their country STOOL,
Raised mighty empires, founded with their bloo'
In this new world like great events must come
Thus Athens rose, and thus imperial Rome.
Inscribed 10 Col. TnoNas cLanK, nf the liz.
North Carolina Battalion, I, his friend and mo.
oledien, humble servant,
ALEX. MARTIN.
Camp, near Germ0nio,cn,l
October 30ih, l7iT.