The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-22

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character csreer Ind distinguishes services
should be given H
f Cen CheatAam ID ! native Of Tennessee,
having been b9rnHin the city Of Nashville, pnl
the 10Th day df ort9ber, lseo. lie redeired
his education And. grew up to manhood in dat
city and BY manual labor on his fathers
farm near that city deyelopedsshat strong PLY
sical constitution which has enabled him to
undergo The excessive hardstiips and faHgues
to which his course Of life hah exposed
thin, and wBE9h sill retains the vigor of its
prime. His iiHtelIectua and physical epdcw
ments fited him peculiarly for military prr:
suits, and he embraced the first opportunity
Of joining 10 military organization by att4chihg
himself to The Nashville Blues. an indepen-
dent volunteer company, in the year ls4e. as
a private Hh 20 remained. more thEough
cheice Than 9therwise, for two years. when he
became I'd Lisutehant. and was subsequently
promoted to the1 lst Lientenancy. he re-
NAMED with this company for i've years,
when he resighed bis commission.
When the Mexican war broke out h9 W as
absent in Mis4issippi; but i'm usdiately upon
hearing Of thelconnnencement Of active hos
tsIities, and the battles of PAlo Alto aud Re
SAGA de Ia Palms, he FASTENED to Nashville
without d delsy to respond to the first eAll for
volhhteeFs Oh his arrival in Lis native city
lhe found his old company, the Blues, reor-
CANNED. numbering an hundred men and
himself chosen. during his absence. as their
Leader He reported his company at phce ID
the C Goyernor, upon his proclamation tot vol
unteers, and In less than a. Month The lnt
TennesseeI Regiment 10 which be was attach
ed, was on IT'D way TO the seat Of wHr II
reached the Ar EEny of Gen. Taylor. and PRO-
lceeded IS 4 part Of it. TO Monterey. whkre il
greatly distiHg gEished Itself in the battle at
that place Daring this battle Cheathah dis
played his GOODNESS and cour-gs in marked
degree and at The same time endeared him
self to his comrades By his synpathy with
the we ,urIded apd dying he labored the en-
tire night after the 6rst days engagement II.
removing The suffering and dead froth tic
H6eIa nor mining his attentions to those Of
Shis own compahy and regiment. bot those Of
Iother comma nds received relief at his Hands.
At tie renew ii of the fight the D@1t morning
he raspremptiy at the head Of his sompanyi
and was actively engaged throughout that
bloody struggle. resulting ia the triumph 81
our arms. q
4 In DscenBet. Is4s, the LET regiment was
detached from the army Of Cen Taylor, and
semitic Tampido, and thence to Vera Cruz
and participated in the brilliant reduction Of
1.-THE latter Place Daring the siege the regi
pent was constantly engaged. and Rendered
: important services. Capt. Cheatharn. with hi'
/. lown company and volunteers to the number q
one hundred h4 d Atty men. was sent out to aid
T Gen. Harvey IN his celebrated attack on Mad
: eliIs Bridge. tevon miles from Vera cruE
) whidh was strongly fortified. II was be tha
led tie charge in the assauIt upon that posi-
4 tion. " hich resulted in its reduction aud cap
Il tore, after q short but fierce and deadI,
, Istrnggls. 1 -
tI After the fall Of Vera crux, the lst Regi
/ neht proceeded with Gen. SCOTS army Of ip
: sasiSn. and participated in the bloody battle
Of Cerro eorHS. It wal in no action frou
| Which Capt chesthap, was absent. When ]
reAched JaIspa, the twelve months for |hicl
lit enlisted having nearly expired. It vi or
iered home By Cen Scott, and reached Nash
yills on the 4th June. ls47. just one yea
from the day on which il set ont from tn
same place. The Regiment was hailed witt
, aoclamatious BY the people of Tennfssee
: having already received the soubtiquet Of th,
/. Bloody First, |, in consideration Of the ferc,
batsles through which il had passed with 81
lmuch courage and distinct9n. or all its oi
: 6eerk none HAD won greater share 9f ii
u hr,.,ro thar, (tf and urflar. 4,
acted so heroicAlly. ibis is saJingA very Erea
!, deal
n September. ls47. the President had,
another CAL upon Tennessee for volunteers
THE response Fas immediate. ana npon tb'
Reorganization pf the regiment srst formed an
der this call. Capt. chsAthan wss called 4
the command As Colonel by : unanimous vote
IThs Regiment. the Sd Tennessee. left Nash
wills on the ID October. lS47. and upon it Al
Trivial At ' era CruH was brigaded By Gen. Wn
10. Butler with the the ID Indiana, Col Jane
Fla. Lane, and the 4th Tsnnsssse. Col W Ater
slhouse, and ordered forward to he City Q
Z Mexico. Col. Cheatban, being the senio
sslcelonsl, was 4ssigped to the command Of th
d brigade. At this juncturs heavy train 9
. wagons and pack nules. the 6rst sent thrpug
l-lfrom Vera Crpk. wss ordered to proceed Wit
The command. Thh consisted Of. beside. HI
alevn, 700 wagons and / 900 lnsle.s and thong
q destituts Of either cavalry or ARTILLERY, Co
If Che.than conveyed then safely 10 the Cir,