Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-16
The following letter from Major Lally was ad.
dressed 10 Col Wilson a, Vera Cruz, and by him
forwarded 10 Adjutant General X. Jones at Wa.
shnpton.

dressed 10 Col Wilson at Vera Cruz and by him
forwarded 10 Adjutant General X. Jones at Wa.
shington:
HE,pQrARTrRs, J.LAP., Aug &c, 1917
To Cor. Wilson, Vera Cru. My command
reached this place on the morning Of the Goth
inst We have fought our way triumphantly
every inch of the route, hnt have had severe con.
,ests-nay, bsttles-with the guerrilas on the
10th al Paso Ovejas. (as before reported) on the
18th August at the National Bridge, on the 18th
Of August at Cerro Gordo aud on the 9th at Las
Animas, only mile and half from this city
Not wagon has fallen into the hands of the enc.
my. We have been opposed by at least / 900 or
500 guerrillas on these occasions--perhaps ps less
at the last for they were badly whipped at Ger.
ro Gordo where their loss was so large that they
could uot reorganize. Father Jarauta comman.
ded them. Our loss is great. During the entire
march, officers wounded; l2 of rank and file
killed: mortally wounded; 66 wounded OF
this number, 4 killed and 4 wounded were at pla.
ces elsewhere than the fonr actions named above
regret to say, that at the National Bridge Mr.
George d. Twiges expecting commission and
TO be A. d. c. TO Gen. r was killed while gal.
lantly serving in my staff; Capt. ! H. Ca;well,
Of voltigeurs, and Capt A c Cummings i,h in.
fsnfry were wounded on the 10th, las before re.
ported but are doing we'll now At National
Bridge. Lieut. James A Winner, of voltigeurs,
and Lieut. George A Adams, Of marine corps,
were dangerously wounded; also, on the same
day, Capt w Clark. l2,h infantry in the thigh;
I'd Lieut. Charles M Crearor, 10th infantry, not
severely, in the leg. AT Los Anmas, on the
10Th, Major I Lsly, 9th infantry, comman.
ding officer, was wounded in the neck, not Sc.
verely, but has, for few days, been disabled
from command.
large number Of sick have accumulated, be.
sides our wounded and We shall be compelled
TO remain here many days to recruit cannot
too much praise the gallantry Of the oficers-the
men, raw and uninstructed, have gradually ac.
qnired confidence. Col. Wynkoop arrived from
Perote on the Gath having heard we were in dan.
ger at Cerro Gordo. We waited three davs for
your reinforcement, and hearing of it at Plan del
Rio, sent back body, of dragons to National
Bridge. who, finding il in possession OF the enc.
my, we concluded that il was repulsed. am
pained at the rumor we heard of the loss of some
OF its wagons. DR.. Cooper and 10 wagons rea.
ched us. cannot too earnestly recommend that
you assume the authority TO order the re .occupa.
tion Of this city Even il Gen. Scott was not
before the city of Mexico, and beyond the Ieac h
of reinforcements, you perceive that trains are
constantly endangered by guerrillas, and am
satisfied that this city has been their head omar.
tiers, and that their chief supple. have been for.
warded from here. Their spirit. have been raj.
sed by absence Of the troops. am certain that
Gen Scott, on the spot would order its re .occu.
patton, Col Wynkoop eoncurs in its i'm portance.
Very truly yours, FIT L.LLY,
Major 9th Infantry, commanding,
We understand that Major Lslly's suggestion
has been anticipated. and that orders were issued
on the 18th of August, from the Office Of the Ad.
ju'ant General. directing the re reoccupation Of ia.
lapa. We presume that before this time mill.
| 'ary post has been established in that city. We
cannot doubt that Maj. Lally's force joined with
Colonel Wynkoop's and General Lanes force, at
1000 has advanced TO form Junction with Gen.
Scott l-Uaion. ..-. .t.a. ell.