Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-01
LETTER FROM GEN. SHIELDS.
AI.x,.a Sant D1 1877

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.xlL7t,i l,r; sI, y ~ nc '''la'' WHO
." u''"s 'p'' H'e h"' o'lg me most r"nsll.nilae
N'' 10 SUI s'o' ~" e,' care, aS'ldu ahi devotion,
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''"a' t'' o'ri, ~ nenoh 'hat DF. NanJerlndcn,
SUI 9e' "''"' 'ai u NE MeAcln army Aho had been
III Nic-'ii'''' auH'% p4u' {" lhS lime. The bro
zen nus 10 ""'en a'I"s'@h IS made III the aIIicle
o' IN ''"" ~ '', surgeons "ib attended me, but Il,
NY '''' ''o 'o''e'' was sulPtd and examined but
''7 was eS''feu 81 tilS Il matter, Pared it'll
',e cfte'e nature oi NY Wound, that II excited but lit
ue "heasi's' ana attention 1t becomes Ia say lure
"''l ehte'ey iee-tld' my recovery has been provi-
s,'Ii ana surgical talent could do bui
niue 'oi SUE" terrible wound understand here is
no lhs'aoeo record I'll such recovery, | attribute.
therefore, "i'i grateful heart. my pr ion and re-
eoNeiy 10 Goa ai9if; out next 10 hJd, my gratitude
due ana my recovery attributable, 10 The skill and devo
uoa o' my Attending surgeon, Dr Mcmillan, recently,
alhildiP9 10 say. permanently appointed
bn will 20 TAI her, and that the medical de
dit"ehl oil tie regular army viii compare, profession
al skill and Intelligence. with that oi any other aeIicaI
body, ol eqat slza IN the world : me 81 the more ~,
cent appon uienls know also 10 be excellent bur there
are who doubtless some who cuni.ssedly
deficient in all the attributes VI surgical skill and expert
THIS could scarcely be avoided under the clrcum
and considering he hurried which the
appoin had To h, made. regret 10 say that am
again suffering unde the nll elton OF anJther wound re
celvedat the stormIrI W thapn'ltpec. he wound
Is from musket bali received IN The lett arm.
which has Uccasoned me much PAM but my surgeons as
that the IS safe Soentire has been my re-
covery from the elects a he iprmr wound, HAT al
Pucb assumed command OF brigade, con sng OF The
\. York aud South Carona volunteers, and the marine
corps under 1t God. als,n. " e marched from Pa
eba aud entered the valley OF Mexico, with an army
mounting all 10 thousand iwa hundred men. Our
march is ul extreme d'lli ntyv,r roads broken
up aud flied with rocks W { reached San AngustIn on
the lS,h Of Angus whence we could see the eaemy ;
troops aad works at tonftTas ph The iJh led iwo
regnnentsthe New Workers aud Phlne ios-acn S. a
route that was deemed nar'soae by AIrNIcans every
ding hni goats; coined the other rces IN the night; II
maIued most OF The Hght without selero covering TN
der lneessant RAM aud joined III The attack III the morn
my winch carried the si4on aad cot alencia VIII IL
force 10 pieces. All this encountered without suffering
any INJURY from The eilecs OF my former wound. From
Conefa5 1ined IN pursuit OF uieen'ny towards Mexico
We catne dp with Tie man hody Of hi5arny nj Ciurn
hasca. The enemy iorcc was about thirty IhoaS and
a The positun Mas mps formidable The JrIiiic uo,s
were moi only ,dnaiy strong, hmt their infantry
posted "ndef cover OF e,nbankmens, which afforded them
slct protection as to enable Item 10 IRE with secur!
\ iy HE battle at his place was not only bloody but Il
terrible one lhn MeNlcaHs determined 10 make their
last gieat struggle, and the Americans fought with de
peralIon; knowing Thai nothing left Tor them bat
cess. Here list over half my command in Killed and
wounded Some Of the nobos officers AID bravesi men