Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-12-09

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same works over cause way with cuts
and batteries, and defended by an ar
my strongly posted outside, to the
east ofthe works. Those formidable
obstacles Quitman had to face, with
but little shelter for his troops or space
for manevering. Deep bitches, flank
ing the causeway, made it difficult to
cross on either side into the adjoining
meadows, and these again were inte-
sected by other bitches. Smith and
his brigade had been early thrown on,
to make sweep to the right, in order
to present front against the .encmy's
line, (ou:side, and to turn two inter-
vening batteries, near the foot of Cha
?ul'epec. This movement was also
intended to support Qnitman's storm
ing parties. both on the causeway.-
The first of these, furnished by Twiggs'
division, was commanded in success
sion BY Capt. Casey, I'd infantry, and
Capts Paul, 7'h infantry, afc: Casey
had been severely wounded; and the
second, originally under the ga|lan,
Major Twiggs, marine corps, killed,
and then Capt. Miller, 2d Pennsylva-
MIA volunteers. The storming party,
now commanded by Capt. Roberts of
The rifles, Lieut.. Stewart, and Others
of the same regiment, Smiths brigade,
carried the two batteries in the road.
took some guns, with many prisoners,
and drove the enemy posted behind
in support. The New York and
South Carolina volunteers {Shield's
brigade) and the I'd Pennsylvania vol
unteers, all on the left of Quitman's
line, together with portions of his
s'orming parties, crossed the meadows
in front, under heavy fire, and enter
ed the outer enclosure of Chapultepec
just in time to Join in the final assault
from ihe west.
Besides Major General Pillow and
Qni'man, Brlgalier Generals Shields,
Smith, and Cadwalader, the following
are the officers and crops most dislin-
gulshed in those brilliant operations;
The voltigeur regiment, in two de-
'achments, commanded, respectively,
by Col, Andrews and Lieut.. Col.
Johnstone-the latter mostly in the
| lead, accompanied by Major Caldwell;
Captains Barnard and Bidlle, of the
| same reglmental color, and the latter
among the first in the assault; the
storming party Of Worth's division,
under Captain Mckenzie, ID artillery,
with Lieut.. Seldom, Ssh infantry, early
on the ladder and badly wounded,
Lieut.. Armistead, 9th infantry, the first
to leap into the ditch to plant a ladder;
Lieuts. Rodgers of,he 4,h, and ]. P.
Smith of the 9th infantry-both NOR
tally wounGet;-the 9th infantry, un
der Col. Ransom, who was killed
while CALAMITY leading that gaIlan,
regiment; the 18th infantry under
Lieut.. Col. Howard and Major Woods,
with Captain Chase, whose company
CALAMITY carried the redoubt, midway
up the acclivity;-Col. Clarke's brig
ade (Worth's division) consisting Of
the 9th, 9Th, and pant of the 9th regl-
nents Of infantry, commanded, respec.
lively, by Captain Chapman, Major
Montgomery, and Lieut.. Edward
Johnson-the latter specially noticed,
with Lieuts. Longstreet badly wound
ed-advancing-colors in handy Pick
EFT, and Merchant-the last three of
the 9Th neutrality-suspicious. of the Uni
ted States marines, New York, South
Carolina, and, I'd Pennsylvania yolun-
teers: whicbTslelayed with their divis-
ion (Quitman's) BY hot engagements
below, arrived just in time to par,ici-
pate in the assault Of the heights-pa.-
ticrlarly detachment, under Lieut..
Reid, New York volunteers, consist
ing Of a company ,ofthe same, with one
of marines; and another detachment, a
portion Of the storming party (Twiggs'
division, serving with Qui,man) under
Lieut.. Steele, I'd infantry-after the
fall of Lieut.. Gault, 9th infantry
In this connexion,it is but just to re-
call the decisive effect of the heavy
batteries, Nos. |, 2, 3, and 4, com
manded by those excellent officers
Captain Drum, 4th artillery, assisted
by Lieuts. Benjamin and Porter Of his
own company; Captain Brooks and
Lieut.. Anderson. I'd artillery, assisted
by Lieut.. Russell, 4,h infantry, vol
unteer; Lieuts. Hagner and Stone, of
the ordnance, and Lieut. Andrews, Sd
ar.illery-the whole superin,ended BY
Captain Huger, chief Of ordnance
with this army--an officer distinguish
ed by every kind Of merit. The noun
tain howitzer battery, under Lieut..
Reno, Of the ordnance, deserves, also,
to be particularly mentioned. Attach
ed to the voliigeurs,it followed the
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