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HEADQUARTERS Army or OCCUPATION.
Camp before Monterey. Sept. %, 1916

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HEApqUARrsRs Amy or OCCUPATION,
Camp before Monterey Sept % 1876.
SIR have the honor to report that the troops under
my command, including the mounted volunteers from
before Monterey on the 10th inst 1t Immediately
discovered that the enemy occupied the town in force
and had a to IFS SsaS s.s
noissance made the evening by the officers Of
engineers and typographical engineers on both TANKS of
the town, and il determined, from the information
procured to occupy the Sao road in of the town
carrying practicabe. fortified eminences in
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accordingly detached under Bngadier General Worth
this service, at noon ON Ne 10th: a ten inch
mortar and two twenty.four FOUNDER hcwitzers were
placed in battery during the night to play upon
the citadel and town. All o'clock these gums opened
create still further diversion in favor Of Gen Worhs
movement the remainder Of the force, except camp
guard displayed around the centre and left Of the
town. The infantry and battery of the first division
made strong demonstration the left and became
closely engagedthat moved forward the volunteer
division under Major General Butler its support eav
ing battalion list Kentucky to cover the mortar bat
terry close contest then ensued, which resulted in the
capture of strong battery of four guns, which, with
some adjacent defences troops now occupy gar.
rson left to hold this position and the remainder oil
the force returned to camp.
enemy early in the morning. and defeated him with con
siderable loss In the of the day two Of the bat
cries in of the town carried by sorming par
ties of the I'd DIVISION and third carried this
ting at dawn Of day. The Bishops Palace occupied the
only remaining height in rear Of the town. and is com
Worths division occupies the Salllo road and cuts OF
all succor or support from the interior. must reserve
minute report of the important operations Of yes
terday until those Of the different commanders are
rendered and also until typographical sketch Of the
regret to report that our successes have not been
obtained without loss to be attributed In good
to the ardor of the troops in pressing forward
No returns of killed and wounded have yet been re-
ceved is it known what corps of General Worths
division have suffered most In the other portion Of the
ments Of volunteers have sustained the great
loss The following is believed to be accurate
list of the officers killed and wounded.
KILLED.
I'd. Iufantrv-Brevet LIST Lieutenant j. g. Woods,
's 81 InsSs ~S Morris; Captain O.
Field Brevet Major F. Barbour LIST Lieut.. and Agt,
4th Infaniry.-lst Lieut.: and Adit, c. Hoskins.
ss and Ra.sa MsK'vss ssen
Lie ut. Col w II Watson.
VOLUNTEER DIVISION.
Ohio Regimant-lst Lieut.. NJ Hett.
Tennessee Regimenf-Captain w B. Allen Lieut. y. M.
Putnam
WOUNDED.
CorpsC Ensineos-Brevet Major J. X T. Mansfield,
Corr; sar. e e. 'ss'-c'p Will
Ist Infantry- Brevet Major L. Abercrombie, slight
ly; Capt n Lamotte, severely; LIST Lieut. G. Ter
rott, in hands of the enemyi I'd Lent r. Dilworth'
ID Infantry-Major W. w. Lear, severely; Capt II.
Ba inbridge, slightly.
al Intentry-i LIST Lieut. r. II. Graham, severely
9th Infanfru-lst Lieut.. N. b. Rossell slightly.
Tn Tnfontry--2d Lieut.. J. II. Potter severely
Sch Injaniry-2d Lieut. George Wainwright, severely.
VOLUNTEER DIVISION.
General Sfof-Major General w. o Butler, slightly
ohio Regimsnt-Col A. NJ. Mitchell. slightly; Capt
James George slightly; LIST Lieut. and Adjutant A. W.
A:rong very severely; Is Lieut. N. Niles severely;
Msstssippi Regiment--Lieut Col A ii. McClung, So
yersly Captain Downing slightly; LIST Lieut. H.
DIVISION OF TEXAS MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS
LIST acknowledgement H. A Gillespie, MORALLY.
need hardly add that the conduct Of troops both
regular and volunteers throughout the operations has
been every thing that could be desired The part which
each corps contributed to the successes of the day will
apJ ear fully MIXTURE reports To Major Generals
Butler and Henderson and Brigadier Generals Twiggs
obligations for the efficient support which they have
rendered particularly to Brgadier General Worth,
whose services from his detached position, have been
most conspicuous -
Your obedient servant,
II. TAYLOR,
Major General, u. 8. A. Com.
nc Ap'O'A' '' " washington, D.. c.
No. 90
HSApauARrEAs Amy or OccvrAI'or,
Camp before Monterey, Sept 10. 1886: !
Sin have the qualification TO report that the Bishops
Palace gallsny carried yesterday by the troops OF
The ID division In the Of the night the batteries
below the town were, with exception, abandoned
by the enemy and this morning We're occupied by
troons To-day the Ord infantry, with the field artillery
of The LIST division the Mississippi and Tennessee reg
ments and the I'd regiment Of Texas raemen dsmount