Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-26

Nv regiment vas also prevented from par,ICci
pating I'm the action of the 2lst, but rendered
hirhlv impOrtsnt s.rN ices under Colonel 0fms-
bv. in covering the mortar battery, and hold
ing ia cheek the cnemys cavalry dunng the
day.
/ have soticed above the officers whose con-
duct either tell under my own immediate eye.
OF i, noticed only in minor reports which are
not forwarded. For further mention OF indi-
Nidusls, bcg leave To- refer To the reports OF
division commanders herewith respectfully
Transmitted. iully concur la their. rccom-
mendations, and desire that they may b. con-
sidcrcd as par, OF any own report.
From the officers of my personal staff and
OF the engineers. Typographical engineers, aud
ordnance associatcl with me, have derived
valuable aud efficient assistance during the
operations. Col. Whiting. asst. quiricr mas
TT general, Major Bliss. asst. sdJ,. general,
Capt. Siblcy. asst quaTtcTmastcT, captain
Naggaman. Commis-ary OF subsistence Capt.
Datun and 1t, Garrett, aids. dc-Camp, aud
Majors hlr5y aud Van Buren,, paw depart
mcnt. served near my persons aud were ever
prompt, ia all situations, la the commuuica
ton ot my onlcrs and instructions, must
express my particular obligations TO Brcvet
Major Mnshcld aud Lieut. Scarritt, corps Of
engineers. They both rendered most impor-
taui SERVICES M accommodating the cncm, pO-
siuons. conducting troops la attack, aud
strengthening the works captured from the
enemy. Major Mansfield though wounded
the 2ls,, remained on duty during that aud
the following day, until confined by his
wound TO camp. Capt. Williams, iopogra phi
zeal engineer, 10 my great regret aud the loss
ot ihs service, was InoT,ally wounded while
ieerlessly exposing himself in the attack OF
the = ST Lieut.. Pope, ot the same corps
was active and JEALOUS throughout the opera
tons. Major Munroc, Chief of The artillery
Major Cuig aud Capt. Ramsay OF the ont
nance, were nssiduous i'm the performance o
their Z per duties. The former supermtend
eel tn mortar.seryice on the 23d. a. ,artiCu
l,ly mentioned in the report oil Gen Worth
to which | also refer for the services OF th,
engineer and topograp hical officers dctache,
with the second division.
Surgeon Craig medical director. was active
Is employed in the important duties of hi
department, aud the medical staff generall,
were unIemtting in their attentions to IN,
numerous woundcd-their duties with th'
g,,lar regiments being rendered uncommon
I w arduous by the small humber serving in tin
| field.
respectfully enclose herewith, in addition
tai the reports ot division commanders, a feel,
rcturn OF the force before Monterey on ia,
DIST Scptcmbr--a return oi killed, wounded
and missing during the opcraiious--snd tw,
! typographical skcichcs--onc exhibiting all th
movements around Montcrey--ihc other ON
larger scale illustrating more particularly ih,
operations ia the lower quarter oi the city
prepared respectively by Lieuts. Meade an,
Pope. Typographical engineers.
un, sIr, veiy respectfully.
Your Obc,ltVut servant
T.. TAYLOR,
Mai. General l.. =. \.
The ADJurAST GESEENL on rue ATMY,
Washington, ID. e.