Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-09-17
RUTLER ANDERSON.
Dead on the Field OF Honor
To the Nashville American.

To the Nashville American.
It's related that on the morning
after the battle of Wagram at cons
pany roll.call, when the nan e of a
gray: mustached grenadier Of Napo-
lean was read, a cOmrade replied, ,
"Dead on the field of honor" Tie
veteran who had followed the eagles
of the great Captain in many a con-
fict on that field of glory had met his
fate. but the heart spoken reply Of
bis fellow soldier preserved his name,
and perpetuated the record of his
valor, Thenceforward, each morn
ing roll-call repeated the story of his
fame.
So let it be with Butler P Ander-
son, who has so nobly and unfinch>
ingly yielded up his life at Grenada.
The scene of his heroic labors is no.
bier than all the blood stained fields
of which history has writ or poetry
has sung, and by so much is the
chaplet of honor due to such as those
who, at the call of humanity, brave
the breath of the pestilence, greener
and Dobler. With calm courage
amid the odOrs of death, and sur>
rounded by the stricken and dying,
with no bIare of trumpets to incite
his spirit and revive bis failing
strength, he tOiled to assuage and
succor the suffering. He labOred
until he fell, and died at the post OF
duty, No more generous and gallant
spirit "ever aspired the clouds. -
The memory of such men and such
self-sscrifcing heroism should be
cherished as ornaments of their race.
The writer knew the subject of this
tribute. He was a grand son on the
maternal side, of Gov. John Adiar.
of Kentucky, and brother of Gen.
Patton Anderson. of Confederate
memory. He was born in Tennessee,
but grew up to manhood in Kentucky,
and received his education at Wash>
ington College, Pennsylvania. He
prepared himself for the practice of
the law, and was appointed by Presi-
dent Pierce United States Attorney
for Washington Territory, where he
resided in the capacity for several
wears. He subsequently removed to
California, and practiced his prOfes-
sion in that State until the outbreak
of the civil war. when he returned to
the South. Since the war he has
resided in Memphis, where he held a
first rank in his profession, and Was a
leading citizen, animated by pubic
spirit, and foremost in works of char
ity and benevoience. Among all
classes, in that city, the name of
Butler Anderson was familiar as q
household word-the lowly knew
him as friend-the lofty as peer.
During the prevalence of the yell
low fever in that city he became a
member Of the Howard Association,
and during all the privatiOn and hOr-
ror of that period he was in abun-
dant labor by night and day. We
have heard the benefciaries of his
kindness lisp his name with stream
ing eyes as they told Of his unflinch-
ing courage and noble kindness. He
survived that season without an att
tack. bot was severely Frustrated by
an exhausting sickness after the sub
sidence of the epidemic Upon the
approach of the present invasion he
was invited TO remove with his de-
pendent family to fnOre saIubriOus
region. and the writer has his letter
declining the offer, in which he said
his wife and little ones had been sent
to place of security, but he felt it a
duty to remain. The cry for hep
from Grenada caught his ear, and at
that smitten spot his great, brave
heart has beat its last. J. c. Fl.