The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-16
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Wedding ON the Rattle Field.


May 18th, 1853.
Editor Nashville Union:
Yesterday l witnessed an impressive
ceremony, one of those that once seen
will never be forgotten, "a Wedding on
the Battlefield" On the very spot where
the 18th Indiana Volunteers, alone and
unsupported, whipped a rebel brigAd'
commanded by Brig. Gen. Adams, Of
Louisians, on the 3Ist of December,
1862, and proved by three successive
charges, which each time resulted in the
enemy's discontinue, that (as Gen. Bragg
says in his official report, their position
was impenetrable, the ceremony took
place. The bridegroom, Mr. j. A Ham
alton, is q member of the 10Th Indiana
Volunteers. The bride, Miss @. E. Bean,
is a resident of Chicago, but has been
with the army as a volunteer nurse since
February, 1868. A, IL NJ they arrived
at the place selected, armed with the
Provost Marshal Generals permission to
tie the Duptial knot, and accompanied by
a large number IF friends. The Chap
lain, Rev. g. II. Lozier, after reading the
warrant, making them man and wife,
aud in forming the audience that on this
spot Mr.. Hamilton fought, bled and died"
salu,ed the bride, and the happy twain
received the congratulations Of their
friends. While thus engaged, new
couple appear d upon the scene--no other
than Major-G Generals A. Med. McCOok
add T. l.. Crittenden. They were too
late to witness the wedding, but con-
g,atulated the couple, and Gen. McCook
CALAMITY claimed the privilege of kissing
the bride, which was granted, and Gen.
Crittenden for the honor of the 21st A.
@, in which the bride had just enrolled
herself, also claimed and was granted .
kiss.
Leaving them to enjoy themselves as
best they might, we made teur of the
battlefield. On TO where the rebels
INST their first and foal repulse
On the right on Wednesday; on
- where the batteries on the
left, dealt death TO BREoKlNRIDGE's (rebel)
command; over the river to where the
graves tell how great was the slaughter
in that command, back to the house
(now in ruins) used as a hospital through
the battle, where the noble GARRscHE's
body lay through the night and where,
in the garden now overerown with
flowers, many a noble spirit shook off tine
bonds that bound it TO earth, and fed to
where call men are equal before God
As | stood there and looked over the
Geld (nOw greeDl towards where, hal
hidden by the foliage, once stood CowAS's
house, aud where long lines of hastily
constructed breast works showed the
positions Of the coDtending armies on
January I'd, the bloody panorama seemed
TO pass before me. Again / heard the
rattle Of the small arms, the sullen but
steady roar of the artillery, the whzzing
of the bullets, the bursting of the shells
the yells of victory and encouragement
and the groans Of the wounded. Again
/ saw the advancing lines of grey
crowned with bayonets, aud the stars
and bars waving, opposed by lines Of
blue, supporting the Stars and stripes
then the hAsh and rattle of the rifles, and
they were enveloped in a cloud Of smoke
But tearing myself away from these
sad scenes, to where had left the brida
party, found they were on the point Of
returning 10 town, so waited and &C,
companied them.
When reached camp, a. P. NJ Gen,
BRANSAN was drilling the division
There is bat little news in camp
Doubts and fears as to the fate Of Gen
DoDGE's command are rife. In portion
Of the force (5lst and 73d Indiana W,
are especially interested, ~ they hay,
been our travelling companions for many
a NJ mile. Wishing that all rumorl
FROM that quarter may prove untrue,
FemRin, Nouns, &o."