The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-14


sHnhxyILLs. Tsxs-, April 9, isa3.
To raE EprroG or rHs CaArrAsoosA REsKl.s
have feeessly seen IN the newspapsr Of vafioos
st1na aosssas as 1hs asrstoss uf sss OF cszeeis
Mo have disslagsisaea thAmsplves In the as,A. and
II 6sve thought tilss such netcs of ths career Of
Cdr c. Tyse, one Of the hsasest asd best oticers
tn shp csnsst rass asrytce. might prove unnter
|sstinE % yYay feaaafa .Efsfsthps caassotsd With
sh. history OF the gslaet snd aissingsishsd nsa
whc heading er afiss 70 vietofy 4 OF interest.
notsniy 20 Anesd fats OF hshe bet % the soldier
in the camp .-,.' .sS a. .Ea -i,-
Col. Tyler ono Of the frst rsemhsr. OF ihs or
saniEAtie lon Of tksK. O. e.. and In the State of Mary
end, sss, the hesd ana bsut si ss,ss srder. BY
tirng sksrtioas hsys spah,ed 70 salIst ppRsrd OF
two thopssp members, ameng them many Of the
srss mskia the skass ,sca as ExGN.t .tTsSusa.; Rx.
tsev.ksN esiJ odRe hasdn, Gaseetof or tbe Po<t OF
BALTIMORE, dursnz Ruehansas sslrsinlstatioa; Col.
Geo HUGE who e tkat lsss. .ssse-srast- -alss
~sAs@g geFe4Sfvt M the U: S. Csngres.. and host
o' othtrs Of liIs arst inteIIscs ia ths stats. CO..
Tyhf went 20 Harpcrs cry sa lhs time " The John
Brown raid. With Q company OF K, G. Cis, aud a.
lsehe - sss stattusv % stvsn tnl hgs dptors.
L. Sss net b sshisa ts sag GhAt In addIee 90 ths
oath usually admin stered 10 the X. G.. o. all whb
we're rccivea into the different organizations OF thu
urt'r tn Hayisud were swosn 70 remsiA Ia their
If tho irreprassiSle eonaloa of Seward o.. aud re-
pei the iuvadas OF our rights and cur Hbsniss. A
bzt!siiot OF these Maryland X G, c.. wss In the Ard
bau!is OF Mansssas. As she Time Of the John Brown
raid, Col. Tyles- In oonmsnd of full rssineet
one thousand sironEs armed and equipped I'd ieady
fos duty at q noments notice.
p Tbe services of th,s fegfHi,ut were tendsreS 10
Cow Hicks ct that eme. 10 rspel any pprixas ~.
tempted invasion by The A Aboi.tiouIsts, which was
At. = tsu
h<ard the Col. spea Of the Character Of 10 " HIeka
In terms nyssss hus aa,tsrf,g To the man. Hs fay
believed at the time, ihAt Hicks more than half sym
psthised With John Brown aud his sdbesents. Sob
quent events have not failed % Justify the belief
In ssrssm smber 1860, Cqi. Tyler rrno~sd 10 Msn,.I
pills. from wach place he entered the servlcs of the
State as a private In the 18th regiment Tennessee
vefupteess ia ase rst call Of Gov. Hafrs Tor troops
In April, ASA. As net long suffered 10 resnAlx
70 the ranks. bat Wsa soqp appsinied Qasrssrnassr
of the regiment and Afterwards Of Gen. Cheathsn's
Bsgsde. whtie acting IN the latter capacity, he
commanded. by eeramoa cosseat OF both oHicers and
mar. the 18th regrasni T. " tbs Aeid Of Belmont
where he conducted himself with great Eallantry.-
soon Aftsr this he wss elected by vots OF more
shan fous TO LII Colonst of shat s.gpent md ~
sach. the Colonel bsing shsens, commended the rea
usent the bloedy Geld Of shiIoh, where more than
han his command were Killed or wounded. himelf
regimen, In May, ls5a he elected Celensl. and
served with distinction la that capacity until the
e~acnstion Of Kentucky t fall. having his SesiDsai
again ;ut 10 pieces at Fcryvi!'e TN the return Of
The army frotn keulucky no was appo nted Provost
General, Army Of Tennessee, BY Gen. Bragg, In
which capa city he Is now serving.
lam glad To be able adj that this gallant aud
| comp iissed offcsa has bean strongly reoommsnded
by all the Generals here for premption 10 hrssas
and may also ada that coastant hard service aud
srue merit. military md pessousa. are ~o~th aay-
thing iecomrae hdatonn, the veH earned pruise-
ttion will soon be sHsrded him. Faithful. prornps
aud energetic In The discharge Of every duty hine
TO and confederate OF his yet strict Ia dsciphns
brave and sailfal upon ,he heid in shert, having
serred bis country no5ty for txo years, exhibiiiss
npon ii the bosdosi Sc Ids ef ths wsx tte high
qaaltsies ef the essansInder, che ceaRy viR be
Eiad to see him promoted TO htosder sphere OF ac
tioa. ,.. H. L. /.
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