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DISPATCHES FROM MAJOR GENER
AL Y. TAYLOR, RECEIVED AT THE
WAR OFFICE LAST NIGHT.
No. SO
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF OCcUPATIoN,
Camp before Monterey, Sept %, 1916.
Sir: [ have the honor to report that the
troops under my command, including the
mounted volunteers from Texas, marched
| from Marin on the 18th inst. 1t was immedI-
ately discovered that the enemy occupied the
town in force, and had added greatly to its
strength by terrifying the approaches and
commanding heights A close reconnaissance
was made the same evening by the officers OF
engineers and topograp hical engineers on both
TANKS of the town, and it was determined,
| from the information procured, to occupy the
Saltillo road in rear Of the town, carrying, it
practicable, the several fortified emergencies
in that direction. The Cd division of regular
troops and portion Of Col, Hays regiment of
mounted volunteers was accordingly detached
under Brig. Gen. Worth on this service, at
noon on the GOTH ten.inch morter and "a
FOUNDER howizers were placed in battery du
ring the night to play upon the citadel and
town.
At 7 o'clock these guns opened and con-
tinued a deliberate fire, which was returned.
To create a still further diversion in favor of
Gen. Worth's movement, the remainder of
the force, except a camp guard, was displayed
around the centre and left of the town. The
infantry and one battery of the lst division
made strong demonstration on the left, and
soon became so closely engaged that moved
forward the volunteer division under Major
General Butler to lis support, leaving one
battalion (lst Kentucky to cover the morler
battery. A close contest then ensued, which
resulted in the capture Of one strong battery
of four guns which with some adjacent de-
fences our troops now occupy. A garrison
was left to hold this position, and the remain.
der Of The force returned TO camp.
In the mean time General Worth had en-
gagged the enemy early in the morning, and
defeated him with considerable loss. In the
course ofthe day two of the batteries in rear
of the town were carried by storming parties
of the Cd division, and a third was carried this
morning at dawn of day. The Bishops Pal
ace occupied the only remaining height in rear
of the town, and is completely commanded by
the works already carried. Gen Worth's d.
vision occupies the Saltillo road, and cuts off
all succor or support from The interior.
must reserve more minu report of the i'm
portant operations Of yesterday until those of
the different commanders are rendered, and
also until Typographical sketch of the coun-
try can he prepared.
| regret to report that our successes have
not been obtained without severe loss, to be
attributed in a good measure to the order Of
the troops in pressing forward. No returns
of killed and ounded have yet been received,
nor is it known what corps of Gen. Worth's
division have suffered most In the other
portion of the army the lst, Sd and 4th regi-
ments of infantry aud regiments of Tennessee
volunteers have suffered the greatest loss -
The following is believed to be an accurate
list Of the officers killed and wounded;
KiHcd.-2d lnfanty.-Brevet lst Lieut.. J.
S. Woods, (,erving with first lnfantry)
81 infantry - Captain l. N Morris; Capt.
G p. Field; Brevet Major P F. Barbour; lst
Lieut.. and Adjutant D. S. Irwin; 81 Lieut. R.
Hazltt.
4th Infantry. LIST Lieut. AMI Adjutant G.
Hoskins
9Th Infantry. Capt. II. McKavet.
Maryland and Washington Battalion Vol
unteers-Lieut. Col. w. Fl. Watson,
Volunteer DiUision,-Ohio Regiment.-lst
Lieut. M. Helt
Tennessee Regimcnt-Capt w. B. Allen;
Lieut.. .. M. futnam.
Wounded.--Corps of Engineers Brit. Ma
jor J. X. T. Mansfield slightly.
Corps of Typographical Engineers-CaPt.
w. G. Williams, Tin hands of the enemy.)
lst Infantry -Brevet Maj J. l.. Abercom'
bic, slightly; Capt J. Fl. Lamotte, severely;
lst Lieut.. J. C Tetrett, in hands of the enc
my; Cd Lieut. R. Dilworth, severely.
Sd mfantry-Maj w. W. Lear, severely;
Captain H. Bainbrdge, slightly.
4th lnfsntry-lst Lieut. r. FL. Graham, Sc
yerely
5th Infantry-lst LieutenantN B. Rossel,
slightly.
9TH Infantry-2d Lieutenant J. H. Potter,
severely.
9th lnfantry-2l Lieut. Geo, Wainwright,
severely.
Volunteer Dipision-General Staf-Mojor
General w. o. Butler, slightly.
Ohio Regimrnt--Colonel A. M. Mitchell,
slightly; Captain James George, slightly; LIST
Lieut. an Adjutant A, w. Armstrong, very
severely; LIST Lieut. N, Niles, severely; LIST
Lieut. l. Motter, slightly.
Mississippi Regiment-Lieut: Col. A II.
McClung, severely; Capt. r. N. Downing,
slightly; LIST Lieut., H, F. Cook, slightly; I'd
Lieut.. II. X. Arthur, slightly
DpisiOn Of Teas Mounted Volunteers list
regiment-Capt R. A. Gillespie, MORALLY.
need hardly add, that the conduct Of our
troops, both regulars and volunteers, through
out The operations, has been everything that
could b. desired. The part which each corps
contributed to the successes of the day will
appear more fully in future reports. To Ma
ior Generals Butler and Henderson, aud Bri-
gadier Generals Twiggs and Worth, COM
handing divisions, must express my obi
cations for the efficient SUPP ort which they
have rendered particularly so to Brigadier
Gen. Worth, whose services, from his detach-
ed position, have been most conspicuous
/ am, sir, very respectfully,