Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-07
NEW SEseaES,---NO. rs

Of Colonel Yell Major Bradford. Capfain Sharr.,
| Severely woundrd.l and Adlutaht Griffith. Nj
'isspp regiment: Lieutenant Colonel fIadIcn
ID Indiana regiment. and Lieutenant Robinson
a. d. G.. TO General Lane +, Lieutenant Colon,N
Wcatheriord LIST Illinois regiment Lieutenant
Colonel Morrison Major Trail. and Adutaui
Whitcsidc. (savcrcy woundcd) 81 Illinois IT.
gimcnt and Nioior Fry. 81 Kentucky regimen
Is being ijuori.by noticed for gallaniry and ROD
conduct Major McCulloch. quartcrmaster H.
the volunteer service rendered important ser
vices before the engagement in the command oi
a spy company, and during the affair was asso.
ciatcd with the regular cavalry 10 Mai
Warren, I~t Illinois volunteers, feel much in
debtcd for his firm AMI iudCous course whic
exercising command in the city of Saltllo.
The medical staff. under the able direction 81
Assistant Surgeon Hitchcock were assiduou,
in attention to the wounded upon the field. an
in their careful removal to the rear. Both IL
| these respects. and in the subsequent organize
ton and services of the hp'piiLs, tn admin,
ration OF TITS department was everything 'lla'
| could be wished.
Brigadicr General Wool speaks in high term
OF tie officers Of his staff. and take pleasure ii
mentioning them here, having witnessed then
activity and zeal upon the field. Lieutenant
and A. D. G. Mcdowell. Col. Churchill, in>pc,
tor general, Captain Chapman. assistant quart.
crRlster. Lieutenant Shgresves, topgnphica
engineers, and Captains Howard and Davis. vo-
luntoer services are conspicuousiy noticed bv
the General for their gallautry and good conduct,
Messrs. .daflh, .tddicl,s, Potts. Harrison, Bur
res, and Duscpberg attached in various capaci.
ties to Gen. y dolls head CHARTERS. are likcwis,
mentioned for their intelligent alacrityih con
vcying orders 10 all parts of the field.
IN conclusion, beg leave to speak Of my oWf
stan. To whose eXoitinus in raIlying troops ailG
communicating orders feel greatly indebted
Major Bliss, assistant adlutant general, Capt.
J. H. Eaton. and Lieut.. X. :. Garnet, aids-dc
camp. served near my person, and were prompt
and Jealous in the discharge Of every duty.
Major Munroc. besides rendering valuable ser
vice rs chief Of artillery, WITS active and nstru-
itcnal, as were also Coils. Churchill and Bel:
KNAPP, inspectors generals, in railyng troops, and
dsposng their t0r the defence of the train and
baggage. Col. Whiting quartermaster gene
rail, and Capt. Eaton, chief Of the subsistence
department., were engaged with the duties m
their department, and also served In my immc'
date staff on the field. Capt. Siblev, assistant
quartcrnaster, was necessarily left with the
leadquarer camp. near town. where his services
were highly useful Major Mansfield and Lieut.
lenham. engineers, and Capt. |innard and
Iests. Pope and Franklin, typographical engi-
-eers. were employed before and during the en-
gagcmcnt in making reconnosances, and on the
field were very active in bringing information
and in conveying my orders to distant points.
Lieut.. king>bury in addition to his proper duties
as ordnance officer. Capt. Chiffon. assistant
quar,ermaStcr, and MAS. Dix and Coffee, served
also rs extra aids de-camp and were actively
employed in the Transmission Of orders. MIR.
/ Thomas l.. CriItcndcn, Of Kentucky, though
not in service, volunteered as my add, lamp
ON this occasion aud served with credit in thai,
! rnr'rity Major Craig, chiefof ordnance, and
surgeon Craig. radical director, had been de-
tachcd on duty from headquarters, and did not
reach the ground until the forming OF the 9th
too late to participate in the action, but in
time TO render useful services in their respective
/ departments oi the staff
! respectfully enclose returns Of the troops en-
gagged. and Of cacuaies incident to the battle.
| am, sir, very respectfully, your obedcnt
servant,
Il. TAYLOR,
Major General L. 5. A. Coming
The ApJrrANr GENERAL Of TIE AMY, Wash
ington, ID. c.