The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-31
"BROWN GUARDS"
Some Interesting Bits of History of This
Famous Organization.

Famous Organization.
The name of "Brown Guards" is now
forpOtteu but in the days OF lSbl-O0
there was no name better known III
MaurY County. 1t WAS a company
formed in this county III April, 1901, ny
Capt. q. w. Campbell, and called Brown
Guards in tOnOr Of Mrs. Brown, the
mother of MajOr Campbell Brown, ana
was made one of the ten companies OF
the First Tennessee Infantry unuer
Col. Hume Field. NJ
p. was at the EwelI Farm SAFE, and
saw thirteen of that company on the
grounds-namely Capt. q. w. camp
bell, NJ. c. Campbell, j ohm Miller, Rule
Miller, Joe Foster, Charlie ROundtree,
John Jacobs, Charlie Nichols, James
Saunders, Jack Lloyd, K. +. DOdson,
Bart johnson, and y. i. Shepard.
1t would be supposed from such a
number seen on such an OCCASION, ina
these men escaped during the war VIII
out much peril, when III fact IL Is 10 De
doubted If thirteen of any one company ,
| North or South, sustained the hazard oI
| battle more than THESE m6h' LleNeIl
| OF them were wOunded-some OF theLIi
! three or four times. At the battle OF
/ Perryville, Zack LOyd's mess was com
/ posed of nine men-hVe were killed.
| and the remainder wounded. Bart
! Johnson had four in his mesS-tWo were
| killed and he was badly wounded.
] 1
where the First Tennessee regiment
| was literally IN fifty ydrds Of the Fed
eral cannon; when the colnpdtahts
! could only see each other through
dim haze of smoke; when the NOT p fI.
of The artillery when fired could be 1eltl
and for a moment the smoky maze OF
| battle would be driven away by the
breath of the belching cannon.
| No man has a more sublime ana ue-
voted courage than NJ. e. Campbell. On
al a
as the "Octagon House" at AdalrsVlIle
Ga, Sherman's advancing forces were
about to seize an eminence upon WhlcL
this house was standing. II they mao
done so, JohnsOn's army, in tull retreal
along "A crowded road of infantry, ar
tiuery and wagon, could nave peer
! greatly damaged if not routed zen
Cheatham was nearest the mousse, AM
Gen. Johnson asked him to send reg
ment to that point who would hO!u II
To the last man. Cheatham ordered
Field with the First Tennessee heSl
ment The enemy advanced IN DIue
masses of infantry, but so STEADY ah'
unremitting was the hre upon tneIil III a a
again. The forty rounds OF ahiIhuhI
lion were about to be exhausted, ahC
retreat was inevitable. &c.
At this fearful moment, NJ. G. Camp
bell, who was lieutenant, Ihad Alex
ander, Conner Akin, and some oChers
unknown, volunteered to bring ammu
milton. It was as if these men wer
Offering themselves to assured death
for the opening in the rear OF the Dullu
inc was raked as if by a "tine tootI
comb" The ammunition was brough
: and the place held. but Conner Akll
: fell mOrtally wounded More IMAM OH
hundred and twenty rounds OF car
) tridges to the man were fired, and 8
rapid and prolonged the firing, that tn
barrels of the Enfield rifles became 10
hot to hold.
AS an example ofthe fearful slaughte
, the First Tennessee Regiment sus
, tanned, twenty-fOur men were placed
a stable, and only six escaped un
| touched, many of them being killed @
desperately wounded.
These are only two cases. cases anon non
the many dangers these thlrteeh me rhe
underwent during four years. me
now pass as ordinary men in these day
of a New South whose creed is, mott
l ing is honorable but money Wnos
4 the Dollar. n