The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-22
From ne Men iork Express. :
WEST POINT ViSDIc,rr,

'i-NDlCAIEn
West Point GRADUATES conmo,,,-
isntetr Regimeats.-Li. Cot. u.n,asg
IT,, Of the Kentucky Volunteers "a
killed at the recent signal yicl.r, -, NJ
Vista, graduated with great di,,,n.' Due
the Military Academy at West pN
1881. lie remained but shan, -"
the army, and we believe was ia, '
Of that time stationed IN New vi
IN the staff Of Gen. Scott, and b.
quenliy devoted himself IN ken,nse ~
the profession Of The law.
The Colonel Of his regiment, c. II
liam k. Mckee, fell upon the ,an.e
He uso was graduate from Wes, &c
Of the class Of 1920, who had ,e..
from the army and become dey.tpa
yil pursuits IN Kentucky. He was
successful and distinguished Enr;.a.
Older than Clay, he was invested Nh =
command Of Ihe regiment, and va. g.,
for II by The possession Of the mos,
slantal aud sterling qualities.
Col. Jefferson DAVIS, Of the Ma,
volunteers, who la reported as ~,nnd,
the Battle of Buena Vista, is aho i,
uate from West Point. lie wa,
guI.hcd member Of the las, Conp,e..
On the breaking out Of The var lcG n,
ingion 10 August last, IN time to comm.
his regiment and win many laulels 4
b,ltlo Of Monterey. Blu, before i,
Washington he distinguished himself h,
speech on the floor Of the House ~ :,
to attacks upon the Army and The "
Point Academy. Ii istue that event.
curing Ia Mexico were the feply Ia N,
attacks, and that fGcis viii tell derpe. d,
on he hearts Of the people bot tie si,,
vlndication made BY Colonel Dasl. u
calculated to poin; the moral Of The Sta,
CD. Alexander NJ, Mitchell, IA native
y. O. Hho Commanded a regiment uf 4
hio volunteers at Monterey, graduated
West Point ia 1885. lie Naswpued,d
the battle of the PSI september lrst
his regiment at the bloody charge IA "A
south Dc Of The town, under " ia 4
efal Builer.
Captain Albert {. Blanchard. an,
Of Massachusetts, another gmdua.f. 4
manded the company 81 Lou ana,
tecrs, winch accompanied Geucra "
10 his brlliant operations 10 sotmng "a
heights in renr Of Monterey, These
The only troops from iha State cne,g,
bat 5illlr. Although lhe lnm,hla-l
TUNED out m crowds for thc Rp Get
~ May, they we're mostly d..charsc.
three months. AID nov asa'n he Z
NETT Of volunteers feceuty fliseI r
that State Is len al ramplco, oaug 1
: doubt, 10 It's misfortune iu berg itce
wrecked upon hr coast. And ibi, Or /.
US to add that Us commander, Cd. L G;
dc RGssy, IS another gradua's from 4
: Military Academy. 5, also are | cl
Jason Rodgers, Of The LoustaG5 h.. /
which was al The battle II Non.eis, ii
Col. ). K. Gurus, Commanding ote 4. b
Ono regiments ant ~ho, 81 he a. l.a
had gone 10 give battle 10 Gcre.al | rm
With toe names II five other 4fail'e
80 Wiil close his list. slz Col Albeut
johnson, Of Texas, ~ he sisti TT 6 ), Ilg
dersuu At Monterey, Col. W B Buml
he regiment 81 Nrs iotk volunteer. y.
at Vera Cuz; Lteni Col. llcpfs G Bl
! Ton Il native Of Vermont, and H. Ia
de, both 10 tie California reg mrat
this l,,t the names Of many .bcr, p
haps Inferior 10 rank, could Je dgt. /,
one occurs 10 rs Nho ought nor % y oc
iel-MaJur Mcrfiaether + Clarke 90
~. Lani., whn raised bspaI'uu %. .i-E
+ as a battery &C volunteer artillery, wb,
, y nos 10 Santa ~
These Gamcs of We, Paiui gradual
/. ate menuoueJ, i Is perb4p, ucelts
add, wllh uo dcslfe 10 obscure o. aba'c q
F, to'a from the glory due 20 lie oitet u.b
u'iicefs nho base distinguished lhewsr ia
wlh loe suhmircf. 10 Mckee. Gone
ilardjn, Yen, ari many Other gstan. 'i
rats have sealed aih their l,rs DO e
dcnce % their intrepid ad faithful q
charge ~ duty. 81, 40 have bsrs',
that It {. bot simple Justice 70 West Pa
lo Sc iofih Us share 90 giving tlutlt1cN
he volunteer regiments ai Monterey %
Bueun VISTA, to exhibit the usciulfe''
, graduates Who haso resigned from ne =
/, my IN cthccrng tic militia IN itmr 81 20
Commeul IS unnecessary, rs y ls'al'lrF
70 give The facts fulIy to lie public. me
are facts which ought la be mentioned
nme when thn public mod IS . m1I
interested ~ passing events.
We cannot permit lh. ,,odcalon
West Point to pass, without addlog to Y
lf'', the name Of gallant North Caro-
man "ho, though 20, mora y wouaoe
occupied during the Baule Of Buena o.
"a, the chief point q danger. Wo al'1'
to Bre,ct "a Lieut. Frdaeis 7. Bfy1H'
graduate at West POM, and he son oi OF
Of our most valued citizens. l-Edii"
The Raiagh Register.
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