Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-30
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= sketch os Esls .lgsusery career.

military character, carser and distf5Qufs5s8 servess
should be given.
Gen Chsa.ham is a native Of Tennessee. hevine Been
born . me city Of Nashville, on the 20h day of Octo
Ger le y where he receYed bis education and grew 40
70 msshood and by manusl labor his fsheT. farm
near that city Developed that strong physical coustu
ton which hss enabled him undergo The excessive
hArosnips and fatguss 20 which hts course Of life hs W
p9sel hlal and Fheh still retains the ygor Of i prime
His intellectual and ph5siea endovments aitad hfr,
ior military pursuits aud he embgseed the hsst oppor-
tunliy OF joining military organization by attaching
himself to the Nashville Blues IN independent yol1
teer company, m the yesr 1910 private He 10 re-
Named more through choice than otherwise for TWO
yesrs when he bscame second lieutenant and was ub
| sequenty promoted to the hrstieutenanfcv TFs re
signed his commission
Ihsn the seriean war broke ont he Vas sbsens IN
mississippi but imme sicily upon hsaying o. the 70
rencement of active ho'fiss and the bssaes ~ Paia
Ato snd Ress's Se Ia Pana he hsstsn-d 70 Nss5vi 10
without delay 20 ond % tbs Grss cz for volunteers
| Bay tne blaesH feerFanzid, numbering hun
drsd and himself chosen during bis ebsenrsl -
TIER leader He reported his company st once 10 the
governor upon DIS proclamation FOR volunteers Rod IN
less than = menta the 1st Tennessee regimen TO
which be was attached iia way 70 tue sast Of
WAC II reached the sFmr Of feoerai Taylor and pro
ceeded, as part Of It. Monterey where Il qresIv
distinguished ITSELF IN the battle at that place During
this battle Cheztham displayed BIS c3ollss4 and cor
sge n marked degree aud ct tha ssms fims eudearsd
himself 20 his comrades by his syupa by with the
wounded AMI dying Be sbored the entire night after
tue first days engagement Ia removing the suffering
and dead from the a, lot eoadnnz hs attentions to
thsae Of his own company and regmsu; 5ut those Of
ot1er commands received relief A. ha hands At the
renewsl o. ne nght tho next N 1rnng wa promptly
the had Of his company aud vas sefivlv engaged
fhroughout shat bloody struggle. suns ia the tri-
In December 1876 the lst regiment was detached
| from the army OF Gen. Taylor and sent to- Tampieq
and thence to Vera Cruz and participated ia the bril-
reduction Of the latter place During the siege thsrer
inent constantly engaged aud rendered important
services. Csptain Cheaiham, with his own company
sHd volunteers to the number of hundred and afty
men, sent out TO aid Gen Hsrney ia his celebrated
attack Madeline bridge, seven miles from Vera Cruz
which strongly fortified It was he that led ths
charge In the assault upon that position which resulted
in It's iueton and capture after short but fierce and
deadly struggle
Alter the fs Of Vera Cruz the Isrssimenf proceed.
ed with Gen Scotts army OF nvav9n and participated
IN the bloody battle Of Csrro Gordo Il In no
ton from which Captsi1 Chestham was absent When
it reached Jslaps, the twelvs months for which II en-
listed having nearly pred lt was ordered home By
! Cen Scott and reached Ma hvie on the 4th Of June
lSl7, just yesr from the day which It out
/ from the same place The regiment was hailed vi
seclamatoRs by the people Of Tennessee having already
GRAFTON Of the herce battles through which had passed
/ with so much courage and distinction OF all its Off
GERS none had won greater share Of It's honors than
Chestham, and where all hsd acted 50 heroically this
I Is saying very great deal
In September, ls47 SSe President made another cal
upon Tennessee for volunteers The response was i'm
mediate and upon the orgaOzaon Of the regimant first
formed under this call Captain Oheaiham was ca led
/ the command as colonel, '5y unanimous vote The
regiment the Sd Tennessee, left Nashville on the Sd Of
October 1871 and upon its arrival At Vera Cruz WIS
brgaded by Genersl Wm O. Butler, with he 81 Iudi.
D.
Colonel Waterheuse and ordered forward 10 the City Of
/ Mexico. Colonel Cheafham being he senior colonel
was assigned to the command of the brigade. At this
lunoture hsaFy trsin OF wagons and pack mules she
rss sent through from Vsrs Cruz was ordered 70 pro-
eeed with the command This consulted Of beside his
own, tvn hundred wagons aud Thousand mules and
though destitute of either cavalry artillery Colonel
Cheaham conveyed them safely ths City Of Mexico,
losing not single wagon or mule.
On the arrival OF the brigade at the CITY Of Mexico
General Joseph Lane was assigned 70 It's eommsad but
after few week ne was transferred cavalry c1u
mand, and Colensl Cheaiham resumed command Of the
BRIGADE aud so continued TIL the close OF the war AL
though there fighting after his return in ths com
maud Of the brigade, he acquitted himself with high
est credit - IA thfu and rnpetant general oiesr
UDon the restoration OF peace Colonel Cheahsm re-
turned to Tennessee and to Desceful pursuits In which
be continued without Interruption until the ogtlreak Of
t5e existing revolution. IL had been freq emily chosen
by ths people = positions m the militia ahs was msor
general Of the % division Of the TeBnasssg mii ls
/ time CT the bonbardmeni ana fan # Fort Sumter
This vent pro uead "a ire ,eldauS revolution 10 The
! public mind Of the State The governor imme5 aiey
convened the Legislature n extraordinary session The
conclusion as to the position Tenness was u as7na
scarcely a matter Of discussion. Ehgt most
I bloody and serious cDsUe euasl.v Ger.
tain, and while the Legislature engaged ia perfect
ing The legal formula Of the STATES action, De people
were slresdv flying arms ia isrzs uumaer- Voua.
tssrs r5porcd 70 the governor daily 10 adnQa Of sZ
isaiiVe sc'on ana IN tns "gaonoo ut i-T7uusir7 '-
and a. is most remarkable fF.- auecst soon 1s
the sovernot was fly authorized 90 organize The 2ro
vtsonal Army OF Iernes tween Iya thou7aut men
cnrolled snd mustered into th5 seryc6 without
call By the governor. en- the 9Th OF May. lsGl General
I Gheafham sppointed Et-adisr Gen .fa il f1e
Provisional Army Of ta STATE in vvic1 csDaeity aud
militia officer he performed the valaabie
vices in the Organization Of the troops establishing
the commssary and qUarerfnasers departments and in
reducing the materials into shape consistency order
and regularity IN all which he displayed knOwpdgs
energy and ability Of the highest order.
Upon She transfer Of the army Of Teuneesce 70
the service of the Confederate States President Davis
appointed Gen Cheatham brigader in the provisional
/ army OF the Confederate Statea At thfs dme-Juy
D. Nf~ffer fff
command ola camp Of instructions Here be remained
for three months, organizing, drilling and placing in the
/ field n that time no less than nine regiments.
Tie hrst movement OF note Ia this region was t AZ OF
Gen. Pillow into Missouri. Cen Cheatham with four
/ regiments, joined Gen Pillow st New Madrid, and
NAMED with tAat aymy ~ long As It continued in Mis
souri,, his brigade advancing far Benton On the
return Of the army from Missouri Gen. Chsatham
ordered to occupy Hickman, Ky, which he did. The
very next day the Federal ganboats Lexington and
/ Conestoga csme down and commenced an attack.
| Gen. Cheathsm, with the Confederate gunboat Jack
son, Capt Hsmiltons battery ef heavy, aHd bis own
light artillery, ngaged aud drove back the Federal
squadron This WAS the hst naval engag msnt on the
Msss lpp river. The day following be ordered 60
evscuste Hickman and join Gen. Polk ct Columbus Ky
S lon after the design formed Of taking Paducah
and Gen. Cheatham, leading the advance, directed
70 occupy hayhed whienhe dia ont aIier Few days
] Gen- A. s Johnston arrived, the project aban
soned, aud Gen. Cheatham agained ordered 60 Co
On the 18th of November 1861, The Federals made an
attempt to occupy posi- ion opposite Columbus The
I battle Of Belmont the Fesult. At o'clock p 1
troops had been driven from their position III
siderable confusion, and eyeTythiu indicated COM
pete disaster to our arms Seeing this from Columbus
General Chaathsm was ordered across tho river, st his
own request add In restoring order and recovering
tn day, General Polk prom sing to send owes 70 him
Of his brigsdss possible. On reaching the
western shore, General Ches.ham very succeeded
ia raying about theusaRd men, attacked ths enemy
in flank and drove him back with heavy loss including
the capture OF number OF prisoner About this time
General Polk arrived With Preston Smiths brigade and
ordered General Cheatham to push forward in pursuit
Of the enemy who was now in full Retreat He followed
with the utmost energy, and overlook the flying foe
they reached aud were ebsIkug upon their transports
under Of their gunboats and again sssaed them
with terrible effect This the last attempt the enemy
made TO pass down the west side Of the river at this
point
upon, months after this, Ge8ersl ChestAam was
assigned the duty OF supernend-ng the removal of the
guns Of the fortifeaton and the shipment 20 the Far
| Of the lsrge amount OF ammunition pfovisons and
stores, which had accumulated ~ that point. The &C.
compshment Of this labor attended with complete
suceess-almost every article Of value being saved
The army fell back 70 Humboldt thence 20 Bethel
station thence Cofinth, aud from CoTinth General
Cheaham was ordered back TO Bethel stat7n charged
with the protection Of our left which threatened by
division Of the enemy stationed at CIumDs landing
on the Tennessee river, commanded by General L.
Wallace This he also did with entire success, defeating
every attempted advance OF tie enemy.
On the 4th Of April, 1862 General Cheatham received
orders 10 join the main army then concentrating near
bhiioh church This movement was conducted so sd
mraby that the evening Of the 5th he had reached
the Iaain army leaving General wallace st at Crumps
landing IN entire ignorance Of the movement The neXt
morning the battle Of Shiloh opened, General
oheattam's division occupying position the road
leading TO Pittshure and being of the reserve He
came into action, hewevsr, at o'clock ~ and was
constantly engaged until nightfali-hsving eopjnc-
tion with General Breckiardge, routed and captured
General Prentiss WITH several Thousand prisoners The
next morning az oeeek, be again in ne OF battle
near the old church, and the battle ragged quickly
ordered forward to the support Of General Breekin
rdgs but on an interview with that general he was
informed that the position could be maintained IL he
could protect his left Hank which ths enemy then
making the most strenuous efforts to turn. Making thu
Increment promptly by tho left flank ho Immediately
engaged an immense body Of tha enemy, and 10 the
Language Of General Pork 10 his oficla report fought
them four hours in of the most desperately con
tested conflicts Of the battle The enemy was driven
gradually from his position and though reinforced sew
II ers times during the enen he could msse no i'm
lpfession on tha part Of line Al r. d., he wa
ordered 70 fall back bot the severe pUu hasii - As
inicied upon he enery ana tne oraef na 2 3ui-fs
> with which he executed the retr graas prevented
any show Of pursuit their pars though possessing
oyer heming numbers Referring sgsip % the bearing
Of G N Cheatham's command, Gen. Polk hi taneiate
commander, IN his official report observes ln th,
operations this morning 5onday) as Tel s. the day
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