Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-02

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Correspondents Of ths Union and Aniersas
Fort HsNRY, TESSEssEH RIVER, Sept. aI.-Tkis
day being the anniversary Of the baille Of Mepts-
reys Capt. TAYLOR, of the artillery was dirested 10
fire = salute Of eleven guns, at I2 o'cIssE. The
regiment was formed on the bank of thu beautiful
Tennessee, ard the salute was fred in gdzirable
style, in the presence Of large number Of ladies'
and gentlemen the steamer Kirkman having landed
with pleasure party on board.
The gun used was beautiful six FOUNDER. from
the mandatory of sur enterprising felIOw-sti.en
T. II. BRENNAN, ErQ and it is indeed a monument to
his aklIl in thu manufacture of guns This piece il
such faYoriss with the ariIsrists that they have
named her 'HWeet lips"
After the Galute the Colonel invited, and he whole
command joined IN drinking long life to Col. HET>
MAN." One Of the soldiers,after significant smack
Of the lips, nAiTely remarked, faith, wish our
Colonel had fought battle every day in the year.
At dress parade this evening the following address
wa read
This day fifteen years ago was conmeRsd the
! bsttle Of Monterey-an engagement in which the
| Tennessee troops suffered most severely. There
are some here who have vivid recolectioas Of the
scenes then and there enacted
1t was q struggle in which the reputation Of
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that portoR of it which now coupessE the
Confederate States of Amerioa y for the soldiers
| furnished by the South in the war with Mexico,
were volunteers Trash from the walks Of private
life. entirely unused and unaeeustomed 70 the pFi-
vations and hardships Of campaign, strangers to
the scenes Of blood and carnage incident q hard
i field. They gave up for the time the enaearments
4 Of home laid aside the peaceful employnsnts Of
civil life, and at their eOuntrys call, assumed the
regalia tOsk up the Of the soldier and under
took the stern duties of war.
The hosts that then stood shoulder TO shoulder
confronting 3 common enemy are now arrEyed
against each other in this unholy, fratricAl wsr.
| which is being wsged against the South; nen who
then fought aide by eide, are now lighting ace to
face; officers who then rallied under the same n az,
srs BOW struggling for the supremacy Of rival ban
/ neFs.
The Old soldier who then, in the prime Of Life,
was COMMANDMENTS chief Of the whole forces in the
country, now in his dotsge, commands tia North
ern army, which seeks to invade and OYerran, con-
| quer and subj the whole South.
| To-day Davis Beauregard, Johnston, Lse. Pillow
| Foster Cheathan, Asgruder, Bragg. s9d the other
gall ant leaders CT the armies of tie South are Gel
ebrating the victory at Monterey this day, fl
| teen years ago, when Scott was Commander-in-
Chief while some Of them are fresh from the bloody
! field Of Manassas, where they were sgnAly trium-
plant, over the same great commander.
| The anniversary Of the bSttle Of Aontersy-s
day to be remembered by TennesseanI, when the
"bloody first" lost Cns hundred sad five man killed
| and wounded on the first day.
| Some who now occupy places in these rsska, well
remember the slaughter and tie victory Of tkAt Say
| so glorious to American arms.
he whe now commands the fenth Tennessee Reg
iment was present. and assisted in that struggle bore
ia tolls aud exulIsd 10 the vietSry won, sad hopes
lead this regiment in tbs preseat war; to ylcAories
fully brilliant and much less fatal than that of
Monterey With tear of ~ mpAthetc REINSURANCE
for those wis CALAMITY fell let exult over the
victory 80 nobly won, and IS Tennessee kai deg won
. name more duralle than Monumental bras, let rs,
on this its anniversary, coVensns with sash ether
and our commander, that far as lies iEOur power
that good name shall be perpetuated.
So passed the 2l't at Fort Henry, may Al these
o. our companions in arms who shared ihs tolls
AMI glories Of that memorable day live t. esy the
Feiurn of many anniversaries, aad my easS win
for himself wreath Of unfEding lauesi in the
p-esent struggle. u.