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gulars and volunteers, which has been copspicuo
throughout the operations. am proud TO bear 4
timony to their GOODNESS aud consistency in battle, n
the cheeriulness with which they have submit
to exposure and privation. To the general office
commanding divjsions-NIajor Generals Butler al
Henderson, and Brigadier Generals Twiggs al
Worth-l must express my obligations for the eff
cent and which they rendered i'm their respet
1--WE commands. was unfortunately deprived, eal
ly on the 2lst, OF the valuable services of Maio
General Butler, who was disabled ~ wound ri
ceved In the attack on the city. Major Genera
Henderson, commanding the Texas volunteers. ha
given me important aid in the organization of his
command. and It's subsequent operations. Brigade,
GENERAL lwiggs rendered important services with
ms division, and. the second i'm command after
Major General Butler was disabled. Brigadier
General Worth was intrusted with an important
detachment, which rendered his operations indie
pendent of my own. Those operations were con
Quoted with ability, and crowned with complete
success desire also TO notice Brigadier Generals
liamer and Quitrnan, commanding brigades in
General Buffers division. Lieutenant Colonels
"ariand and Wilson, commanding brigades in Gen.
eral lwggs's division. Colonies Mitchell. Camp
! bell, Davis and Wood, commanding the Ohio, Ten
nessee, mississippi aud I'd Texas regiments re-
specuvely. and Majors Lear, Allen, and Abercrom-
bic, commanding Sd, 9TH, and LIST regiments of in
ianiry; all of whom served under my eye, and CON
uucted Their commands wi III GOODNESS and gallantry
against the enemy. COoiiel MITCHELL Lieut. Col
McClung, Mississippi regiment Major Lear, Sd
inianiry and Major Alexander, Tennessee regiment,
were all severely wounded, as We're Captain La
motto, LIST infantry, Lieut.. Graham, 9TH infantry:
-adJutant Armstrong, Ohio regiment Lieutenants
Scudder and Allen. Tennessee reigment, and Lieut.
Howard, Mississippi regiment, while leading their
men against the ememy's position on the 2lst and
2od Alter the fall of Col. Mitchell, the command
OF the LIST Ono regiment devolved upon Lieut.. Col
Weller; that Of the Sd infantry after the fall of
Major Lear, devolved in succession upon CAPTAIN
cambridge and Captain Henry, the former being
also wounded. The following named officers have
been iavorably noticed by their commanders: Lieut..
Col. Anderson, and Adutant Holman, Tennessee
regiment Lieut.. Col McClung, Captains Cooper
and downing, Leutenants Patterson, Calhoun.
Moore, Russell, and Cook, Mississippi regiment;
also Sergeant Major Hearan, Mississippi regiment.
and MAJOR Price and Capt j. r. Smith. unattached
but serving with it. beg leave also to call atten-
ton to the good conduct of Captain Johnston Ohio
regiment, and Lieut.. Hooker LIST artillery, serving
on the staff Of Gen. Hamer, and of Lieut. Nichols:
"a artillery, on that of Gen. Quitman. Captains
Bragg and Ridgey served with their batteries dur
ing the operations under my own observation, and
In part under my immediate orders, and exhibited
skill and gallantry Capt Webster.
LIST artillery, assisted by Lieutenants Donaldson
and Bowen, rendered good service with the howit-
ger battery, which was much exposed to the enc
my's fire on the Dist.
From the nature Of the operations, the I'd dragons
Were not brought INTO action but We're useiullv en-
ployed under the direction of Lieut. Col Nav as
escorts, and in keeping open our communications.
nc ISL kentucky regiment also prevented from
participating In the action of the Dist but rendered
mighty important services under Col. Ormsby, in
covering the mortar battery, and holding in check
the enemy's cavalry during the day.
have noticed above the officers whose conduct
either fell under my own Immediate eve. or is no.
uced only IN minor reports which are not forwarded
Tor further mention of individuals. beg leave to
refer To the reports OF division commanders herewith
respectfully transmitted. | fully concur in their
recommendations, and desire that they NAV be con
sldered as part of my own report.
From the officers of my personal staff and OF the
engineers, Typographical engineers and ordnance as
ISOLATED with me, have derived valuable and eff
Gent assistance during the operations. Col VIII
ing assistant quarlermaster general. Coils. Croghan
ana benapnspectors general, Major Bliss assistant
adntant general, Capt. Sibley, assistant quarter
master, capt. Waggaman, commisSary of sllbsist-
enees ,1apt: Eaton and Lieut. Garnet, aids decamp
served near my person, and were ever prompt, in
ali situations, IN the communications of my orders
ana instructions. L must express my particular OBJ
legations to Brevet Major Mansfield and Lieut..
Scarrltt, corps OF engineers. They both rendered
most important services in reconnoltring the enc
mys positions, conducting troops in attack, and
strengthening the works captured from the enemy.
Major Mansfield, though wounded on the 2lst. re-
NAMED on duty during that and the following day,
until, confined by his wound to camp Capt Viii
ams. typographical engineers to my great regtet and
the loss OF the service, was mortally wounded while
earessly exposing himselfn the attack of the 2lst
Lieut. Pope, of the same corps, active and zeal
Gus throughout the operations. Major Munroe,
chief Of the artillery, Major Craig and Capt. Ram
say OF the ordnance, were asSiduouS in the perform
ance Of their proper duties. The former superin-
tended the mor,arservice the 22d, particular
ly mentioned in the report Of General Worth, to
which also refer for the services Of the engineer
and Typographical officers detached with the second
division.
Surgeon Craig, medical director, was actively
employed in the important duties OF his department,
and the medical staff generally were hnremtting in
their attentions to the numerous wounded their
duties with the regular regiments being rendered
nncommoniy arduous by the small number serving
in the field.
| respectfully enclose herewith, in addition TO
the force before Monterey on the Dist September
return of killed, wounded and missing during the
opcraons-and two Typographical sketches-ohe
exhibiting all the movements aroUnd Monterey
the other larger scale illustrating more parcti-
ldry the operations in the lower quarter of the city
prepared respectively by Lieuts Meade and Pope,
topogra Phcal engineers.
am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obcdicnt servant.
H. TAYLOR,
Major General u. s. 4. Com.
The ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY,
Washington, D. G.