Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-12-01

the attack, and emerging into an open
space, at the foot OF q rocky ac-
acclivity, that the gallant leader was
struck down by an agonizing wound
The immediate command deyoived upon
Brigndier General Cadwalader, in the ab.
scencs Of the senior brigadier Fierce oil
the Same division-an invalid since the e.
vents of August 49, On previous call
Of Pillow, Worth had just sent him REIN
forcemens--Col Clarke's brigade.
Tho broken accliyity was still to be It's.
cended snd q strong redoub', midway, to be
carried before reaching the Gus /. an the
heights. The advance Of our brave off,
GERS, though necessarily slow, was unwa-
vering, over rocks, chasms, and mines, and
under the hottest 6re Of cannon and mus
kerry. The redoubt now yielded to resist
less valor, and the shouts that followed an
neunced 10 the castle the fate that impended.
The enemy were steadily driven from shell
ter 10 shelter. The retreat allowed not time
to FIRE single mine, without the certainty
ofblowing up friend and foe. Those who
attempted at distance to apply matches to
the long trains, wsre shot down by our
msn There was death below, as well as
above tho ground. At length the ditch and
wall Of tho main work were reached; the
scaling ladders were brought up and plant.
ed by the stnrming parties; some ofthe dar-
ing spirits fif ( in the assault were cast
down-killed or wounded, but lodgement
was soon made; streams Of heroes followed,
all opposition was overcome, and several of
our regimental coiors flung out from the
upper walls, amid long continued shouts
and cheers, which sent dsmay into the capi-
tai. No scene could have been more ami
mating or glorious.
Major General Quitman, nobly supported
by Brigaider General Shields and Smith,
TPF. his officers and men, was up with
the part assigned him. Simultaneously with
: the movement on the west, he had gallant
ly approached the southeast of the same
works over causeway with cuts and bate.
ries, and defended by an army strongly
posted outside, to the east of the works
Those formidable obstacles Quitman had
40 face, wish but little shelter for his troops
or space for manUuvring--Deep bitches.
flanking the causeway, made it difficult to
cross on either side to tho adjoining mead.
.ows, and these again were intersected by
other disches. Smith and his brigade had
been early thrown out to make sweep to
the right, in order to present front agains. |
she ene.ny's line. (outside,) and to turn two
intevening batteries, near tho foot of Cha |
pultepec. This noven,ent was also inten.
ded 70 support Quitman's storming parties,
both on the causeway. The first ofthese,
furnished by Twiggs' division was COM
mandcd in succession by Capt. Casey, Cd
infantry, and Capt Paul, 7th infantry. after
Casey had been severely wounded; and the
I'd, originally uudcr the gallant Major
Twiggs. marine corps, killed, and then Capt.
Miller ID Pennsylvania voluntees. The
storming party, now commanded by Capt
Roberts OF the rifles, Lieutenant Stewart,
and Others Of the same regiment, Smiths
brigade, carried the two batteries in the
road, took some guns, with many prison.
ers, and drove the enemy posted behind /
I'm support. The New York and South
Carolina volunteers Shields brigade,) and
the ID Pensylvania volunteers, all on the |
left OF Quitman's line, together with por.
7ions Of his storming, crossed the meadows in |
outer enclosure OF Chapultepec just in time
TO join in the final assault from the west
Besides Major Geners |, Pillow and Quit.
man Brigader Generals Shields, Smith, land |
Cadwallader, the following are the officers
and corps most distinguished in these brill.
iant operations. Tho voltigeur regimnet,
10 two detachments, commanded respective.
ly, by Col. Andrews and Lieut. Colonel |
Johnstone-the latter mostly in the lead.
accompanied by Major Caldwell; Captains
Barnard and Biddle, of the same regiment
the former the first to plant a regimen.
aal color, and the latter among the first in
she assault; t;-the storming party Of w ortl.'s
division, unber Capt Mckenzie, Cd artille
ry, with Lieut.. Seldom, 9Th infantry, early
on tho ladder and badly wounded; Lieut.. /
Arn,istead, 9th infantry, the first 10 leap
into the ditch to plant a ladder; Lieut.
Rogers of the 4sh, and J. P. Smith of the I
9th infantry-both mortally wounded;-
the 5th infantry, under Col. Ransom, who |
was killed whilst gallantly leading that gal.
liant regiment; the 18th infantry under |
Lieut. Col. Howard and Major Woods, I
with Captain Chase, whose company GAL
lanfly carried the redoubt, midway up the /
accliyity;-CoI. Ciarke's brigade, TWorth's
consisting Of the 5,h, eth. and
part Of the 9th regiments Of infantry. com.
respectively, by Capt. Chapman.
Major Montgomery, and Lieut.. Edward
Johnson -the latter specially noticed, with
Lieuts. Longstreet, badly wounded-ad-
vancing -co!crs in hand lPicketi, and Mer.
chant 1.-The last three Of the 9Th infantry:
Of the United States marines,
New York, South Carolina, and I'd Penn
sylyaniu volunteers, which, delayed with
their division [Quitman's1 by the hot en-.
gagenent below, arrived just in time to par
Iicipate in the assault Of the heighis-par-
lic1larly detachment under Lieut.. Reid,
New York volunteers, consisting of com.
pany Of the same, with one OF marines; and
nnother detachment, a portion of the stor-
ming party Twiggs' division, serving with
With Quitnnn] under Lieut.. Steele, I'd in
fantry the fall Of Lieut.. Can't, 4,h
infantry. =.
In this connexion, it is bu. just to recall t
HE decisive effect of the heavy batteries,
Nos. /, ., 8, and 4, commanded by those
excellent officers-C Captain Drum, 4th ar
lillsrv. assisted BY Lieuis. Benjamin and I