The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-16
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ing reinforce snts OF the enemy on ths preceding v
pg; and also in the In which be brousht nm hia
eran officer d'stins ulsh.d himself no les, n, tn
ner In which be commended ain sippl. handed With
yreaty Tor numbers the first day than In his
gallant AMI successful charge upon tho 81 "a. sps
nv on the second.
Brgader General Pierce though badly Injured h, IN.
AL OF his horse While gaisntly -adips hir brigsd. into
he thickes: Of be battle the 1874 did M, Quit ,s
held, but continued in command Of his eris.ds-two re-
,imepts OF wbcbtb~ 9th and I2th Infantry unaer the
immediate command Of the gallant Colonel Ransom and
Lieut. Colonel BoDhsm on the 18TH and Capt. Wo ods
On the 10th the enemy works In 'front.' 81 lay
light, with inirepdity. and contributed much
the glorious contamination Of the work handsomsly
on the preceding day.
The commanders Of regiments and inferior Officers
behaved with aslspry less distinguished, though in
ndng divisions and brigades but the space proper
for this report will not admit Of further details
In justice however 10 the officers Of this class beg to
call ths attention OF the In chief the
tailed reports OF the officers OF the corps eng ,d
In this action 1t is due To Cap. Magrud.r and Lieut.
Of my division. to testify 10 their gr~at gnsrtry md
daring the proof Of which found In their ossss 50
the fact that both OF their batteries cul 40
by the terrible fire Of the eusmys heavy guns Daring
the csnnonade Lieut. T. r. Johnsous whilst gallsptly
mortslly wounded and Lieut. CsllsndSr In command
the howiz-rs nearly the time received %
we're wound as to disable him from commanding his
pieces which devoved upon Lieut. Reno,
OF the ordnance who for the remainder Of the be
tie the service OF his battery with equal gs
lantry and judgment
cannot In justice omit to notice the valuable ssrvicss
OF Capt Lee Of the engineer corps whose
merit and gAlanry dsrerve the highest praise and Who
in the execution Of his duties was ably assisted bv H.
assistants previously mentioned They were important
aids In the bnsion Of 20 o,sr Sith
success no less triumphant than glorious to cur srms
upon the most pow trfu collection Of artillery
ly assaied in any battle upon this continent
Having myself crossed the psin and reached this
bloody theatre the last Of the conflict closing
soon as suitable dispositions made secure the
fruits Of the victory resolved upon pursuing the dis
comnted enemy, in which found that Brig Generals
rruuinI and had.
commenced the movement At the time / spprissa
the Generan chief Of my advance, and requested his
command and sweep around tho valley and attack the
strong works Mt San Antonio In and requested the
that work in 'front.' which the Geners chief readi
y granted and directed sccordingiy-hayipR learn
upon being OF the victory previously given the
purpose, until reached the town Coyoacsu. where the
command halted to await the arrival Of the General
In CHIEF, who was Informed close vt hand Upon
his arrival the important fact asosrtaned that the
enemys forces At San Antonio having perceived that
the great battery Loaf and the defeat ana
rout Of their forces at ConersS by which their
was opened to assault had abandoned he work 1t ssa
Antonio, and fallen back upon their strong entroneh-
ments In rear at Churubusco
Upon the receipt OF this information the 0snsraln-
Chief Immediately ordered Brigadirr q neral Twges'
division to move ard and attack the work the
enemy. right and directed to with Csdwala-
ders brigade and assault the fes d" its Lett.
Moving rapidly In execution Of this order had great
difficulty In passing 'he command over some msrshy
fields aud wide and deep dtches filled with mud and
water. was compelled to dismount In order to cross
these obstacles, which calamity overcome by the
when ths whole force gained main osusswsy
It which place met Gen Worth, with the advance OF
his division moving upon the work II vas thea
proposed that our united divisions should move on 70
heavy artillery, snfladed the csussway This being de-
termined upon the troops OF the tao divisons moved
rapidly to attack the work its eft flank. and not
wthstandiug tho deadly Gre OF grape ana round MOT
from the wora which swept the roadway with furious
violence on aud onward these s.nt and noble troops
the bloody conflict But the Jesuit could doub.
ed At length the loud and enthusiastic cheer Of lie
Anglo Saxon soldier told that oil well aud the Ams
ricau colors waved In triumph the bloody scene
The larger portion Of Gen Worths veteran division
engaged In this fierce conflict together with the ith
and l4th regiments Of infantry constituting part OF
my division. under the comm spds respectively Of Lieut.
Col Graham and Col Trousdals To the Iath infantry
belongs the honor Of capturing aay fort and
taking large number III prisoners In the fort amo4R
whom was the body Of dessrters
The voltgsur regiment, then under command of Lieut.
Col Johnstone had been led by general
Capt Hooker to the assault Of the strong fertilization
on the enemy right with which Gen Twiges division
was hotly engaged but finding the artillery IT,, emo
N.Y. well as his sma arms bore directly on tails ad-
placed in Il church, where It remained until II
received order 'rs myself In pertou move 20 the
assault In ,as"nston Slth The lively sy Of punO.n's
battery fhhhne regiment was rapidly .xerut,ag This
order, under Col Andrews, and ird by Gen cd
wslsder, when that work surrendered end w-s t.k.n
pc session Of by T~iggs division.
Gen Worth Ito whose great gsllsntry during the
ton affords pleasure TO bear w,pers) with hls IL
vision and myself with the lth and I4th regiments of
connand, pr-ss-d rapidly in pursuit OF tho nynR
enrmy uhth we na' arrived with our commands nearly
unue bs ure vi the guns OF the enemy planted la ths
snuutps OF the cspeA "netr we were overtaken By
oruer ron the O-h"is IN thti 70 call OIL our troops
Hom inrtne, Pur-uit. put,ns tbio movement, mot
WITH COS hanson Hna Morsans regiment iath In
hntfy' uhusr oaP' Woou anu 'ne howitzer battery
under Lieut. Reno, parts OF my division, forming Cen
Pierces brigade which had been by order of the
penersin chiei under commend OF Gen Fierce, against
lsIse .oay " VI. .n.iny 70 .he fgnt and rear OF the
nam wofk "nere 'hey hho Deem In conjunction with
on.es p'seucse"BhBeu IN neree open Held nght with
iar r.. lUrse; .-., p,.... ....,
brgso,rr peuera tistce thou2h sthl suffering severe
from hs 'nury OF tne preceding day, had nsv-ith.
,ses peeh =, "uty ,nu IA command OF ms brigade du.us
tI,.i ,s uu. ps oen" oeIre when - bbi
hte1 ieon pam anu exhaustion ana been osrri III 3t
the ne'o IN tnis ast engagement the gallant Col Mos
gsn was ~ounaeu seVe,ey' Hhen tne command of the
'oth regiment ue'o'eu on Lieut. Coi howsrd
During this long continued battle which lasted pearly
two days every part the army the field
In the engagement The Consequence WIS., that ali shsru
justly In the honor and glory Of the brilliant victory 1