Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-11
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CHARGE OF THE FIRST TENNESSEE
REBEI, REGIMENT AT TIL BATTLE
OF PERRYVIELE, STH OCTOBER
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BY "AoaMED."
Far aud wide o'er Perryville's ensanguinea plaSn'
The thunder and carnage Of battle Eesoundsd;
Whilst far, over thousands o. Mo9nqea au si'ii'
The riderless war-steeds heedlessly bounded.
CHEATHAM's division was bravely atiacsing'
Whilst loudly from Ibis boys rose cheer aater
p,f.-s ,hsu AfcCooE was sullenly backing,
Calamity fighting as he moved TO the rear
On cHEArHAx's Ieft srEwART's guns rOared and
whist t' IN the centre, DoSELsos onward bore;,
On the right MANEY's brigade charged and bat
Calamity driving the stubborn foe before.
Twas here kept ia reserve, impatient lay,
The FIRST tennessee" The Knights OF the hid
PAGER ,J and cba6ng. TO join the bloody Fray
To help their brave cOmTades-theT Own proves
prove.
Soon were their hearts desire TO be gratihed;
Soon were they TO charge to the lannon's grim
Soon upon the battles crimsoned wave to ride;,
Soon 20 prove themselves, worthy sons Oh the
For soon. at headlong speed, there came dashing
Hi, stssd aeaked with sweat. and foaming at the
The r-bishOp-knight of the Sword and
Who with like devotion. served Con and tho
South.
Every eye and car Of that gallant band,
Was eager turned 70 hear the old heros words;
On their guns, more firmly clinehed' was every
And from their scabbards, quick-Isaped two score
For al knew by the dash Of the old chiefs eye.
That he had hot work for every trusty gun;
And ready was every heart 10 fight and die.
To accomplish what e'er he thought should De
done
moment. along their solid rank he glanced.
And with just pride his eagle eye beamed oer
He knew by their arm mein. that when they
No equal numbered foe. could stand before
He noted each mans determined mouth and eye,
And on their checks the truly brave mans paloT;f
lie knew that theirs was the spirit-"do or die,
For Southern honor. and for Southern Valor'
And pointing toward the cannon crested height
Where LOOMS dread guns Volleyed death-dealing
lie seemed as a war-god. gathering his might,
To hurl bolts Of destruction on his path
And with look which plainly said, You must
For The be- sake Of Coo. and the land that bore
He cried. in voice above the battles din,
"Forpardl and carry everything before you
Forth they sprang. four hundred less fifty. all
As their ranks we're thinnod by wounded and
With true discipline, fearless courage and bold.
They closed each vacant file, and right onward
Towards the height. bristling in hostile array.
With uafaltering step, the heroes moved on;
And viewed their fast thinning ranks without dis
BrATeiy' determined that the height should be
iron.
With unwayering line. all dressed BIZ The right
They moved on their way, with steady step and
true;
And thus moved, even to the foot Of the height
As il on parade, for ''the soldiers in blue"
But then their rifles spOke-their wild shouts
leaped,
As a regiment % fed in route before them;
Many Of which, their bullets halted and he9ped'
As they, still resistlessly moving. charged DER
them.
Now more dreadful the carnage vOlleyed and
volcanic crater. the hills frowning crest,
Down whose bloody sides, Deaths fiery lava
Sweeping the young and the brave upon its
breast.
Like scar leaves before the autumn blast. ;" they
sank.
But their undaunted comrades pressed on O'cr
them
Pressed on. with quick, steady STEP and closed up
rank,
Hurting death into the blue ranks before them.
Brny. Looms support "a we're veterans long
And bravely did they second mis- fatal blows.
But their numbers and valor,-all were dehed.
By the on-sweeping ranks Of their "gray-back'
Looms gunners and horses went to the dust
And his terrible war dogs were hushed and still;
A few more quick bounds, a bayOnet thrust,
And the Knights of the hid Glove" had won the
hill.
But now came stern RUSSIAN, a Federal brave, -
Rapidly sweeping on with his fine command;
And hurled il like torrent, wave upon wave,
Against the brave First's shattered and bleeding
band;
The wild towering waves Of the storm-lashed
Met il, 70 hurl 1t back with fearful shock
Back. like the foiled, rock-broken waves of the
sea.
Bat thon Is heard the command along the line,
Fall baeki fall back they are thanking by the
And then more brilliant. did their great valor
As they were. of their hard won vantage bereft
Proudly. their reluctant backward way they
With suilen, defiant air, firm step and slow;
Sending back defiance and death as they went;
And mOUed more 10 The teft, in the plain below.
And then '.yoy7oardr' was again the welcome cry
And right valiantly did the heroes respond;
They again sprang forward and their shouts rose
high,
And they swept the hill, and the wide plain be.
yond.
Aud new at last, the fierce conflict was DER;
Each exhausted soldier. reclined on his gun,
And wept. that tcO thirds Of his comrades, %
more,
Lay wounded or dead;-5ut he height had beeI
acoaf
SHELBYvILLE, Aug. 20. 1866.
THE First Tennessee was composed. principal
~, Of young men from the first and most fashion
able circles In the State, and was denOminated, by
its ennemies the Kid Glove Regiment.
IA truly brave man pales before danger, bu
darcs % meet Il.
teeth Ohio.
tlei Wisconsin,