Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-03-03

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ter, Capt. A. j. Allensworth was
made QuaItermaster instead. Dr.
johnson having resigned the posi-
ton of Surgeon, DIR. Daniel r.
Wright was appointed Surgeon OF
the Regiment.
The campaign IN the Valley be-
ing over, we were ordered to the de-
fences on the Potomac river below
Washington City, and for the time
were placed in the Division of
Major-General French. Here (Col.
Maney's Regiment having been or
dered to Tennessee), Col. Turney's
1st Tennessee Regiment took its
place in the brigade.
We remained on the Potomac
but little while, orders being re-
ceived which moved us to the Pen
insula, where we Joined the forces
under Gen. Jos. E. Johnston at
Yorktown, and were assigned to
the Division of Major-Generai Gus
tavus w. Smith.
The Regiment at this point was
reorganized, the Field Officers be-
ing, w. A. Forbes, Colonel; G. A.
Harrel, Lieut. Colonel; VIM. Nc
Comb, Major, and r. e. Bell. Adju-
tant.
On the retreat of the army from
Yorktown, the Regiment was en-
gagged in the battle of West Point,
where Hoods Texas Brigade and
our own drove back a heavy force
of the enemy, who, under cover of
their gunboats, had landed and at
tempted to cut our retreating col
umn in two. In this engagement,
insignificant as it appears in the
light of subsequent events, the Reg
iment lost several valuable officers
and men.
Shortly after reaching the de-
fences around Richmond, our Brig
ade commander, Gen. Anderson
resigned his commission, and Col.
Robert Hatton was promoted to
Brigadier- General and assigned to
the command of the Brigade.
On the 3lst of May, 1862, the 14th
Tennessee was an active particl-
pant in the battle of Seven Pines,
fighting with great gallantry and
losing many of its best and bravesi
men on this stubbornly contested
field. In this battle DIR. John Mar
tin, Assistant Surgeon Of the Regl
ment. was killed while faithfully
discharging his duties, caring fol
the wounded of the Regiment
Here too our brave commander
Gen. Hatton, lost his life while gal
Iantly leading his brigade agains
the enemy. After the fall of Gen
Hatton, BrigadIer General j. j
Archer was assigned to. the com
mand of the Brigade, and from thl
time to the close of the war tn
Tennessee Brigade of the Army @
Northern Virginia was known a
Archer's Brigade. After the battl
of Seven Pines we were assigned t
the Division of MajOr-General A. L
q Hill.
. The seven days. fights aroun
:, Richmond followed in close succes
. sion on the heels of "Seven Pines.
, On the 2Gth day of June. 1852, tn
o army under command of Gen. i
f. Lee, moved out of camp, crosse
4 the Chickahominy river and attack
I ed the enemy under Gen. Mcclellan
! The l4th Tennessee participated i
r these sanguinary conflicts, leavin
+ its dead and wounded heroes on tn
% fields of "Chickahominy," "Col
% Harbor," ssGaines' Mill, ""Malver
"a Hiil' and "Fraziers' Farm"
at all of these conflicts the Regimen
d bore itself gallantly, moving wit
TO unflinching nerve and steadine
wherever duty called it, On the
r hotly contested fields the Fou
h. teepth lost heavily III killed an
ID wounded, while charging the d
n most impregnable works of II
ID enemy. Having driven the enem
ae from the Peninsula, the attentlt
ee of our army was soon directed
a. another quarter. Again breakil
R. camp we took up our line of marc
and under command of Lieutenar
ir- General ThOs. j. Jackson, to who
t. corps we had been assigned, to'
ig part in the battle Of "Cedar Mou
ut tain" August 9th, 1862, where I
nd I4th again suffered severely in XII
US ed and wounded, owing to the gret
40 ly exposed position the Regime
he held i'm the line. IN this bait
MS Lieut.. Col. g. A. Harrell was mt
on tally wounded. aFrom Cedar Mou
X tam the 18th moved with jackson
ch corps to the rear of Pope's army
no the plains of Manassas, and on t
,er 3Oth and 3lst Of August, 1867, "
gs hotly engaged in what is known
nf- the second battle of Manassas,
on Regiment holding its position
he the line for twenty-six consecuti
+th hours, and repulsing with gre
he slaughter the repeated charges
lie, the enemy. In this battle the II
it iment again lost heavily. He
of Col. w. A. Forbes, while brave
rat leading the Regiment in chal
against the enemies batteries, v
NO killed. Mai. Morris was also 10
ne tally wounded in this battle. WI
ace Lieut.. Col. Harrell died, Maj. \
,rv Comb was advanced to the positi
rod of Lieut.. Colonel, and Capt MOI
in to the position of Major.) Lie'
Col. McComb now became Color
prn Capt. J. w. Lockert, who had b.
of promoted to Major, was advan'
ere to Lieut.. Colonel, and Capt. j.
ev Johnson was advanced to the p
m ton of Major. After the battle
7 Manassas, came the battle of Oh
tilly, on the first day of Septemt
the 1862. During this year the sold
the in the army of Northern Virgi