Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-03-03
WHOLE NO. 2,463.

resting at Cashtown, orders were
received directing the Tennessee
Brigade to move into Gettysburg
and occupy the town. When al
most within sight of the town, we
suddenly struck the enemy's pick
cts, and the 14th Tennessee with
the other Regiments of the Brigade
soon became hotly engaged with
Reynolds corps. The remainder
of the Division haring the heavy
firing came rapidly to the front and
moved into action, and after stub
born and bloody fight, the enemy
was driven through, and a mile
beyond the town. In this, the first
days battle at Gettysburg, the l4th
suffered considerable loss, in killed
and wounded. At one time the
Regiment was almost entirely sur
rounded by the enemy and some OF
our best men were captured. Twice
during this engagement the colors
of the Regiment were shot down,
but they were raised as often and
waved triumphantly in the face OF
the foe. In this action Brigadier-
General Archer was captured. and
Capt. G. A. Williams Of his staff Sc
verely wounded.
On the 3rd of July the division
of Major-General Heth, of which
the 14th Tennessee was a part, was
selected to make the ever memora-
BILE charge against the enemy's
works on "Cemetery Hill." The
Regiment moved to the position
assigned it in the line, lying fiat
upon the ground during the terrific
artillery duel which preceded the
charge. The earth quaked and
trembled under the thunder of four
hundred guns, and the air seemed
filled with Kissing and screaming
shells and other missiles of destruc'
ton. This duel lasted about two
hours, when the firing ceased, the
command was given, and the Regi'
ment moved forward with the othei
troops to the charge.
A terrific fire of grape, canister
and shell was opened by the enemy
on the assaulting column, but heed
less Of the carnage about it, thi'
gallant old Regiment moved stead
lily forward, up the slope of Gene
terry Hill, and carried its color
triumphantly into the works OF tn
enemy, under a murderous fire O
musketry which had also beeI
opened upon it. The occupation Q
the enemy's works was OF shor
duration, however, the Tennesse
Brigade, which was the only on
that reached the works, being driy
en- out by an overwhelming force
after fighting stubbornly to hold tn
. position from which the enemy ha
! been driven.
4 On the retreat of the army froI
e Gettysburg, the 14th Tennessee WI
4 one of the Regiments composin
e the rear guard, and was hotly el
9 gagged IN the battle at "Fallin
e Waters" Md, where the enemy
< cavalry, with reckless braver,
h charged down on Heth's Division
and were slaughtered almost to
man.
4 With the close of the Gettysbul
# campaign the active work of Il
d army of Northern Virginia al
e closed, little being done during Il
e remainder of 1853, except In Il
h way of maneuvers. The Regimen
If however, was engaged in the actiC
e at Briston Station on the l4th !
d September OF this year an unfoI
q unate affair in which the COnfede
/. ate troops suffered severely. =
l. The next field on which the IA
IF Tennessee found itself confrOntiI
n the enemy, was the "Wildernes
A. on May 5th to 7th, 1864. Here II
d gallant band stood in line Of bait
{" without rest, for eighteen hou
IS beating back the forces of the en-
re my successively hurled against
of From the Wilderness it moved wi
70 the army to Spottsylvania and to-
il part in the great battle fought
Y. that field on the 18th of May lS'
" From Spottsylvania it moved aga
i'd to the field of Cold HarbOr, on t
- 1st of June following from then
of to the defences OF Richmond a
IN Petersburg, taking part in t
a. many battles fought from time
I'd time on that line. Here Color
nd WIN. McComb was promoted
n Brigadier-G General, and placed
Nv command of the Brigade, a
,ir Lieut.. Colonel Lockert was ma
d, Colonel of the Regiment.
nd The 14th was actively engaged
re the last battle fought on this Ii
IL on the End day of April 1860,
ed treating with General Lee to APP
,rt mattox Court House, where, on
ny 9th day of April 1865, its last bal
of having been fought, and its d'
Va nobly done, the remnant OF
N. grand old Regiment laid down III
he arms.
ay In thirty-three pitched batt
les and double as many skiridis
he with the enemy, 1t testified its d
q tion to the cause it served, by lie
r,s of valor, and the blood OF its sls
elk Its heroic dead lie buried on
ire thegreat battle fields Of Virs
ch ia, Maryland and Pennsylval
he mourned by the remnant Of Il
comrades who survived the conf
led "On Fame's eternal camping ground,
80 Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards with solemn round
me rhe bivouac OF the dead"
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