Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-25
FROM Gel. TURNER'S REGIMENT,
Wntten for tie Fayetteville Observer.
NO. xTTI.


Mr.. EDITOR: Bella horridi Jel1ai
The Northern Ape has been
scheming again. On the Ind inst
we were ordered by Gen. Johnson
to q small town called Martins
burg, about sixteen miles distant.
Gen. Patterson, Lincoln's ignOra-
mas, had already taken posses
sion of the above named place,
and our Regiment was placed in
marching condition in connection
with a whole routine of others, and
accordingly we fastened to our
destined place of battle-smell-
johnson drew up bis Southern he
roes III line of battle only seven
miles from the Abolitionist brag-
gadocios. We were snugly en-
sconced behind stone fences and
waited with Impotence the APP
proach Of the Yankee imps. All
day upon the 4th we were eHpec-
ting an immediate attack, but no
Icowardly Lincolnite made his APP
pearance. Patterson had a mes
sage delivered to Gen. johnson, in
which he stated, that he would at
tack us upon the 9Th, but the set
ting sun with all its golden beauty
brought no Patterson to cut the
threats of his Southern brethren.
The long chilly night of the 9th
passed tediously away and the
grey dawn began to sprinkle tie
Virginia sky with drops of glory
and lovelness, and still Patterson
was as far away as ever. He
must have had blistered feet and
icloven besides, for he was coming
seven miles very slow; in fact, after
being from Tuesday evening till
Sunday morning coming, he yet
failed to make his "eye wink" -
Johnson sent Patterson word to
convey all the women and chill
dren out of town, SO as to give
him chance to attack the place
without an indiscriminate slaugh-
ter of them. This thing Patter-
son failed to do. Rather than
murder women and children, John
son marched bach to Winchester,
and commenced fortifymg the town.
Our iron bulldogs are strongly
planted on every height, around
the suburbs Of this place The
great white throne of freedom has
been sadly defaced by northern
fanaticism, and it is our duty, it is
our exclusive privilege, to polish
it anew. But to my subject: On
/ Saturday, the 9th, however, our
picket guards fired off their guns
| and gave the alarm. Gen. Bee,
the commander CT the Brigade, led
us. forward, and one of the Missis-
sippi Regiments, l think the End,
rushed forward fully halfway to
the enemy, but not a single Lin
colnite could be seen. Mr.. Editor,
it would have done your heart good
to have seen the 1st Tennessee
Regiment at that moment. Such
i hallooing-such cheering! With
their mushets closely grasped and
eyes flashing with rage they
march ed forward until commanded
to halt. Such patriotic words as
the following were unanimously
spoken, "Well meet them and hack
the flesh from their bones. Well
have rictory or death.'" And Col.
:. Turney rode along the line, which
constituted cur Regiment, end
exclaimed, "Boys, don't let such
words as surrender be in your
book" The answer was-"never."
But while oil was suspense and
expectation-while the cheeks of
our boys were burning with battle
fever-while the very air was list
ening for the heavy roll Of the
drum-the shrill and animated
music of the fife-the sharp crack
of the rifle, or the more tlemen-
Idous boom Of the cannOn-Patter-
son was snoring away and didn't
show his hide. This, too, proved
to be false report. As | before
stated, we came from there to VIM
chester by retrograde movement.
We expect an attack here soon.
Listen. j. A. w.
Dangerous Rsition.-The Els
worth Zouaves have to be punished
to compel them to go on guard at
Alexandria. Nine were killed on
| Friday night last, four Monday, and