The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-09

and miniature hsttlel incident 70 the ssgo Of CORN
are historical In al these Col. Dowd had. VITA his
command, his tai easre. 10 was 20 this point, and a
f,y or two fore It's evacult0n that a trait o hi,
to send O the Fick and physically incompetent 10 the
rear. DJwd instructed his Captains 10 be rigidly
-,rct Co the examination oi the men, and to excuse
none who were d, Tor d1iy signal brought the reg
meut toctibrt The Colonel, awyerhke, made q
speech 20 them. II wa3 warspsech b d and thun.
DER Sta pride and all that. AZ a certain uolnt cal
cuated OJly uT the really sick Uf The rsgt they mani.
lesied themselves Ivy first throwing OIL their heavy
knapsacss, then IA, ing aside their guns, and hna y
4qJ8tting or laying down. The Colonel then ordered
AL who were excused by their Captiins as unHt for
duty to adyante three ices 10 tile font. About 20
made tie movement, ihe really sick keeping IA nr
p aces on the ground. 'Men' said the Colonel 81
have ransDora ion 10 the carr for bu. few of yol
Your knapsacks strapped 70 your hacks ave very
heavy filled With al your cotbes aud surmpunt "a
with your blankets. 10 is three miles 10 the cer.--i
You go,you must walk there aud carry your oWn dld5
Can you DO this ~ Oh yes taptain,n eagerly re
sponded toe "ezcuseln lne Then" cart yrespJnd
I'D the Celoae!, ~ yUg eau walk that distance with
load you can DO siderable lighting yet, wllh,ls a
load, Fall oack to your PLACES, tlarernaster trans
ioft NOSE sck men on tne grOuuu there, o. ts cars ~
Ine 24th moved and the di3 Omntted l0U diu their
whole outy theioa'fer like wei men, anl bgaye!g as
The best.
On The memorable 28.h Of May, 1862, Col Dowd
was II command OF IA brigade, and was actually en-
gNRed wiili superior force uf the enemy from early
ia the mlraug until late In the alternu0uf THAT day;
tns while the evacuation WAS gong on, holding ana
defending successfully an important post about one
mile % iiCntot our works. Two heavy batteries Of
enemy IN easy r,nge piyed upon his command aluoN
itceSanuy during < eater portion Of the day. he
vas constantly at th. head Of his regiment during tie
ardl0us heuincky campaign, though greatly emaCl
aJ7J ahd eneebel from long attack Of that terr le
tOe OF The army camp fever, when, 10 Se med npOs
ole 10 shake of From Bardstuwn he W is sent by
Gen. Bragg, 20 Danyilln and Camp Dnk Robinson W
cumumud Of body OF infantry, cavalry and ar l!lrTy
70 establish depot for tue army supplies He was
actively engaged IN these arduOus duucs, until Just
before Jle hatte OF PerfyYIe when he was rclietRd
and ordered to move with all dispatch % roila lis
division. This was accomplished and he led his reg =
mtnt during the whole ot that bloody and desperate
D4ttle darnBly into the very Jaws OF DEATH pnJ sl-
Ialy and honoHblY out again, moving down aud
scattering tie ranks OF the iJe, with loss, however
ol more than 2j per cent Of his Inen in killed end
wounded
Utter prosIration from ola sickness, Abors, expos
ares, and tipues reduced Col Dowd to tie condition
It an invalid depiUug bis regiment Of bis presence az
services aIiNe appreciated by his brave devoted f,l
overs, mt the batte Of Murireesbor0. The Col is vet
IN invalid (May /, $50 though anxious and ambitious
70 5e III TIE he ngan. Though, probably, the senior
J0lJoe, 10 conmlsslon IN our western amy dong
good and ei;ent service, and with genus and capaCi
y above bis fellows, he has been overlooked Ia the
lac OF proBUOn his ambition beiug G.ti fed and nls
iiends d'daining 20 stuop for seeming, really ja,t
rewards,
Col. Dowl is Of slight figure, about feet iuc6es
hign with black short cropped hair, dark sparkling
eyes, daCk sunburnt complexion small black mous
ttche, nperal and g0atee, aa oval face, and with
decldt NapolcOnic cast 0I Gountenance, and might
reaoly ne taken for New 0deans creole, or q bona
hde Parsdn. He is graceful, cignihed courteous an
dhable, ard possessed OF n iund Of humOr combined
wIth r1le conversational powers that WIN him hosts 0
trends aud admirers whom he never loses. Wthal,
among strangers, often among fends, he Is dlttdsnt
etlrnE aud modest; courled By friends feared by foe
possessed Of nndauut.d cDnage, calm, cool IN mo-
menus ui greatest danger, idDZad by his regiment
hs iu1g iihe tired wen tflsd can9aId0As n art8a,
There Is proud future 10 reserve lor Col. Dowu, ore
Of tto mysteries We aay sunnse, but tpe alone Val
reveal. w. or Miss
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Nmnkets " Nlihln q Nyo mIles OF ltIehmnmd.