The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-05
COmmcnaoratfOn Day.

This evening at o'clock the graves OF
the Confederate soldiers at Rose Hill
Cemetery will be decorated with flowers.
OF course the business houses will all he
closed, and everybody take part in strew-
ing flowers over tho graves of our de-
parted heroes. Neither should VIC for
get those who fell and were buried far
away from their homes. We take the
privilege of publishing the following ex-
tract from a private letter. The young
man mentioned was son of Judge A. U.
p. Nicholson, of this city:
1.-THE day to commemorate our patriot dead
is approaching. and remind you to lay my me:
wo5d to seaS the
so far, they would be completely withered. lie
was the noblest Of them all, and will never be
forgotten, though we be scattered to the four
memory, but it is from my heart. l have often
seen him in battle, and never was Jack led by
any one in the charge. while 10 defeat. he was
of his death, May Is. 1854. 1t was ut Resaca,
and we were lying down resting. after six hours
heavy skirmishing; most Of the boys were
pared some coarse food. and were eating. when
ne asked me the day Of the month; / turned to
my diary for the date, and remarked that it was
my birthday. He replied. that twas more than
probable we would have very severe fight be-
fore night, and doubtless we would lose many
bravo men, and how sad celebration it would
indeed be, If one OF US should fall he had
mount, and we dashed of in hot haste to drive
back the Federals on our left, whore they had
penetrated our line. Our regiment deployed as
and learn the enemy's position. entered the
woods in front Of us, with Jack on my left, and
Dick CAN'T on my right. being distant from
fore the enemy red JACK ca:d me making
some remark that l failed to hear. He had ut
that time pistol in each hand, and the reins
in his mouth, A moment, and the enemy fred |;
we Immediately charged. capturing the entire
skirmish lina-he, in my sight, seizing Fed
eral armed 70 the teeth.
We were ordered to hold the position till
Company COR SetWeeD which Company sa and our
company, G. there existed great rivalry, from
Dibbrell's having said they were the bravest in
his command.) came up. and their Captain be-
temptation to charge, and upon his moving, as
matter Of course, we also went, and the rest
of the regiment followed. We broke through
ing togetherJ charged their second line, going
down lane across which they had built a
fence. Dicks and my horse leaped the fence.
Ss sa atSn the nsSasa
the second line where we dared not 90. and was
killed. It was thus we separated, he attempt,
ing to go directly through the enemy. Dick and
l swerving to the right, thus fanking them.
I'VE found all our noble dead, and yet we
thought that poor Jack was the noblest Of them
all. There were hundreds in the line when he
was brought from the field, who had passed
through many such scenes. and had become
hardened to it; yet when our noble boy was
laid before them. it was more than the stoutest
down the battle-stained cheeks, which spoke
more for his heroi.m than words could utter.
How fresh and truthfully did it bring to my
mind the words Of quiet, brave old soldier.
spoken but few days before: He is the
bravest soldier, and comes nearer doing his du-
ty, than any man in the Brigade. We buried
him at twilight, and few men that died upon
their loss. He fell in righteous cause, and
God has given him his reward. May his rest be
peaceful. A CoNRADE OF Co. G."
MEMPHIS, April IS.
Since the above was put in type tho
day of commemoration has been postpon
ed to Wednesday, 10th inst. See notice
elsewhere