Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-27
MILITARY Aanais of Tennessee From 1888 to
1889.

IN
We have received from DIR. ].
Berrien Lindsey, the editor, .Cir-
culars, Prospectus and Specimen
Pages" OF his military Annals OF
Tennessee We have given these
advance sheets but cursory peru
sal, but from the general outline
and comprehensive nature of what
is here shown, we do not hesitate to
predict for the work that hearty re-
ception and appreciation at the
hands OF the people of the State,
that a work, embracing in thorough
detail and completeness the bril-
liant military history of Tennessee,
from its first settlement up to the
present time, should receive at the
hands of her generous people, who
certainly will not be slow to encour-
age and aid in every way possible
an effort that promises to perpetuate
in lasting form worthy memo
rial of the noble men and their mil
itary deeds that have given the
State proud prominence in the
annals of the country.
DIR. Lindsey. says in hisannounce-
ment:
1 have ventured TO undertake the
great work OF gathering and max
ing known the records of State
History second to none in intrinsic
interest or influence upon the desli-
mics of the American Republic.
The subject-matter will be chrome
logical accounts Of the Creek War,
the New Orleans Campaign, the
First and Second Seminole Wars,
the War of Texan Independence,
the Mexican War, and the great
War between the States. The
latter will, of course, fill the larger
portion of the volume. In this part
of the work / wish to embrace a
brief sketch of each regiment from
Tennessee, Confederate or Union,
and also a list of Confederates killed
or MORALLY wounded in battle.
This and succeeding volumes of
the series are intended to bring out
TennesSeans and Tennessee, and
will not be confined to eulogies of
the few brilliant leaders, although
just prominence will be given these
great characters.
"Regimental sketches' and tine
mortal rolls" of those killed or
MORALLY wounded in battle, will be
a prominent feature of the book
and cannot fail to make it both in
teresting and dear to the surviving
comrades and relatives and friends
of those chivalrOus men who laid
down their lives in behalfo a cause
they thought just and right.
We notice among the advance
sheets of this valuable book a short
history of the gallant "49th Tennes-
see Infantry" written and contrib
uted by Capt. Polk G. johnson, of
this city, which shows how these
regimental histories are to be writ
ten up. The book will also contain
history of the l4th Tennessee, and
of all other regiments raised in and
about this city and county, making
it of especial interest to our own
people. DIR. Lindsey calls upon
all Tennessee Confederate soldiers,
men or officers, to furnish him any
data that may be in their possess
ion, as it will be OF valuable assist
ance to him in the compilation of
his work. This should be forward
ed to him before March 31st, next,
to secure its insertion in the first
book.
1t will be issued from the press
the coming summer. We under
stand that Capt. Polk G.. johnson
has kindly volunteered as Agent
for this county and will he pleased
to receive any subscriptions that
may be desired to be made.