Queries about "Up and at 'em"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 2/6/2007 11:08 AM, Gerald Cohen wrote:
>    Would anyone know when the expression "Up and at 'em" is first
> attested? Also, I assume the original context was a battle, where
> an officer tells his men in effect: "Get up  (from a defensive
> position) and charge at them (the enemy)."  Is there any reason to
> doubt this assumption?
>
>      These queries were suggested to me by a student.

A six-year-old acquaintance suggests "Adam Ant"?

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