This morning we are
lying on the river at Nashville, Tennessee, having arrived here last night from
Clarksville, on the steamer Diana. From the deck of the steamer we behold
waving from Tennessee's capitol dome “old glory," which was presented to
General Nelson by one of Tennessee's patriot sires, upon his advent into the
city; a banner that was presented when rebels were dominant, and the angry
passions of wicked men surged around its devoted lover's head; but now it can
wave unmolested, for the free winds chant their requiem over there.
SOURCES: Daniel Leib
Ambrose, History of the Seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry,
p. 44-5
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