American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-23

~ 'io eHCleHt alu Wulcn they nave rendered
IN their respective commands | was unfor
tunately deprived, early on the 2lst, of thu
valuable services of Major General Butler
who was disabled by wound received in The
attack on The city.
Major General Henderson, comman ling
the Texas volunteers, has given me impor
tant aid IN the organization of his command
and Its subsequent operations. Brig. Gen
Twiggs rendered i'm portant services With hi:
DIVISION, and as the second in command after
Major General Butler was disabled. Brig
Genl. Worth was intrusted with an mpor.
tant detachment, which rendered his opera
lions independent of nv own Those opera-
tlons were conducted with ability and crown
ed with complete success. | desire also to
notice Brigadier Generals Hamer ana Quit
man, commanding brigades 10 Genl Buffers
divlson. Lieut.. Colonies Garland and vii
son, commanding brigades in Genl. Tw igg's
division. Colonies Mitchell, Campbell, Davis
and Wood, commanding the Ohio, Tennessee,
Mississippi, ane ID Texas regiments, respec
lively, and Majors Lear, Allen, and Aber-
cromole, commanding the Sd, 4lh and list
regiments of infantry; all of whom served un-
der my eye, and conducted their commands
with GOODNESS and galIantry against the enc
my. Col, Mitchell, Lieut.. Col. McClung,
Mississippi regiment, Major Lear, Sd inran-
try, and Major Alexander, Tennessee regi-
ment, were all severely wounded, as were
capt. Lamotte, LIST infantry, Lieut. Graham
4th infantry, Adjutant Armstrong, Ohio regi-
ment, Lieuts. Scudder and Allen, Tennessee
regiment, and Lieut.. Howard Mississippi re-
gIment, while leading their men against the
enemy's position on the 2lst and 23d After
After the fall Of Col Mitchell, the command
oil The LIST Ohio regiment devoIved upon II
Col. Weller; that of the Sd infantry, after the
TALL OF Major Lar, devolved in succession on
Capt Banbrde and Capt. Henry, the former
beng also wounded. The following named
officers have been favorabIy no iced by their
commanders: Lieut. Col. Anderson, and Adjt
I Holman, Tennessee regiment; Lieu. Colonel
McClung, Captains Cooper and Downing
i'leuta. Patterson, Calhoun, Moore, RuSsrl, &
Cook, Mississippi regiment; also Sergt. Major
tlearlan, Mississippi regiment; and Mai Price
and Capl. }. 4. Smith, unattached, but sew
ing with IT. beg leave also to call at ention
10 the good conduct Of Capt. Johnson, Oal0
regiment, and Lieut.. Hooker, lit artillery,
serving on the staff Genl. Hamer, and OF 1t.
Nichols, "a artillery, on that Of Genl Quit
man Captains Bragg and RJgey served
/ wl'h Their batteries during the operations un-
der my own observation, and in part uader
my Immediate orders, aud exhibited distn-
guIshed skil aud gallantry. Capt. Webster,
LIST artillery, assisted by Lieuts. Donaldson
and Bowen, rendered good service with the
howItzer battery, which was much exposed
10 lhe enemy's fire on the 2lst.
from the nature OF the operations, the Cd
dragons were not brought into action, but
were us1tulIy employed under the direction
ol Lieut.. Col May as escorts, and in keeping
open our communications. The lst Kentuc.
KY regiment was also prevented from parti-
clpatIng IN the action Of the 2lst, but render
ed highly important services under Colonel
Ormsoy 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
eye, or is noticed only in minor reports which
are not forwarded. For further mention of
individuals, beg leave to refer to the reports
oil DIVISION commanders herewith respectfully
transmitted. fully concur in their recon-
mendations, and desire that they may be co.,
sdered as part of my ovid report
From the officers OF my personal staff and
OF he engineers, Typographical engineers, and
! ordnance associated with me, have derived
valuable and Efficient assistance during the
operations. C,l. Whiting, asst. quarteImas-
ter general, Major Bliss, asst adjt general,
Capt. Sioley, asst. quartermaster, Captain
Waggaman, commssary ofsubsistance, Capt.
Daton and 1t Garnet, aids-decamp, and
Majors Kirby and Van Buren,, pay depart
ment, served near my person, and were ever
prompt, IN all situations, in the commuuica-
ton of my orders and instructions. must
express my particular obligations to BreYet
Major Mansfield and Lieut.. Scarritt, corps of
engineers. They both rendered most impor
tant services in reconnoitring the enemy's
positions, conducting troops in attack, and
strengthening the works captured from the
enemy Major Mansfield, though wound
ed the 2lst, remained on duty during that
and the following dgy, until confined by
his wound to camp. Captain Williams, TO.
biographical en4ineer, to my great regret and
Inc loss of the service, was MORALLY wounded
while learlessly exposing himself in the at
tack of the 2ls. Lieut.. Pope, Of the same
corps, was active and Jealous Throughout the
operations Major Munroe, chief Of the ar
t'llery, MAJOR Craig and Capt Ramsay of the
ordnance, were assiduous in the performance
oil their proper duties. The former supern-
lended the mortar-service on the % /, as !
particularly mentioned in the report of Gen
eral Worth, TO which also refer for the |
services of the engineer and typographical |
oflcers detached with the second division.
Surgeon Craig medical director, was &C. |
lively employed in the important duties Of his |
department, and the medical staff generally |
were unremitling in their attentions to the
numerous wounded-their duties with the
regular regiments being rendered uncommon
~ arduous by the small number serving in
the field.
respectfully enclose herewith, in addition
to the reports Of division commanders, a field
return of the force before Monterey on the
2lsl September-a return Of killed, wounded
and missing during the operations two
skei ches--one exhibiting all the
movements around Monterey-the other on