Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-09

IN many Ol our l+usl ioHNcAsVo INH"Vlh
have friends in this noble regiment Of cav
airy, and will be pleased to hear from them,
We give the information we find ina private
letter from friend
Messy CREEK JAS, 4, 1864.
DIR, BRowNLow' In u severe cavalry fight near
this place on Tuesday ast, our forces drove back
three time. their number and dispersed them IN con-
fusion killing and woundng four or tvcto their one
Lieut. Col. JAS T. BR0WNLuw, in command Of the
First Tennessee Cavalry led the charge, and il was
desperate Ms well us successful, lie lost eighteen in
killed and wounded, and twenty-five hor''s. lie
lost two of hi. brave officers, Captain CANNON aud
Lieut.. Cox, hut saved our battery, The General
who ordered Col. BRowNLow 10 the charge speaks
in the highest terms Of his conduct and Of the gal
lantry of the First Tennessee The Colonels men
are devoted to him, and will follow him through fire
and water and even showers Of shot and she'll
This regiment has been four out Of five
days engaged with Longstrcets forces, and
in TINT time lost thrty-ninc men and sixty
five horses. When Capt CANNON fell, NOR
tally wodndcd, the rebel murdcrcrs and
thieves robbed him Of his boots, Of his gold
ring, and of Fix hundred dollars, and sup
l'pnlnS Al'l ldu NHC N'iOiNl VI WV iNS'-
mcnt said while plundcrng him, Brown
low, damn you, we have you at last. no.
replied the brave Captain, Il am Capt, Can
non, of Col Brownlow's regiment The
Captain was taken to the house of JNo. II.
BRANNER, where he was treated kindly, and
where he died like brave and gallant pa
trot, with Il glorious Mother present to
wipe the cold sweat from his brow, God
bless the Mother, who exclaimed that she
was proud of her dying son, and only asked
that her other tire sons, in the same regiment,
might show themselves to be as good sol
dicrs He was buried appropriately and
his romans We're preceded by brass band
to their last resting place. Two years alb
sent, he had only got in sight Of home to
die before he reached there Lieut., Geo.
Cox, Of Greene county, also fell while gal
lantly leading his men, and for him it can
be said that Drawer and better soldier has
not fallen during the war, Wcpropose this
inscription for their gravc-stones
"llow sleep the bravo who sink to rest
BY all their country's wishe. blcst;
When Spring. with dcwy fingers cold
Returns to deck their mllowcd mould
She there shall press II swcctcr sod
Than Fancys footsteps ever trod
BY hands unseen their kncll is rung;
BY fairy forms their drge is sung;
There, Honor comes n pilgrim gray
To bless the turf that wraps their clay;
And Freedom shall awhile repair,
To dwell weeping hermit there
\ portion Of the men in this regiment
hung one Preston NyHaH, Of this county
few days since, and the ease needs one word
Of explanation. This bad man Mynatt
regular prosecutor Of Union men, had led
some Indians to where they seized AN old
man. Wdrp hung him with one of My
natts suspcnders, and threw him into the
creek for tcad. The old man came to him
self again, ard lived to tell the facts This
old man has Il SON in this regiment, and as
sisted by others hung thescoundrel. Served
him right Let other murdcrcrs share the
same fate! Yes, hang them up like dogs, is
our advice