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directed teir fires with the highest skill effect, and gal
snuy.
(See his report Lieut. Col Duncans and that Of his brigade
/ The chief of the Es brigade tcarand) conducted his
command to The assaS WIN courage and ability worthy
OF b his 0%a Of e brigade S eas Ia
Nichols A. A, A, g., and Lieut. Thorn A. d. C.-both of
whom were consPcaocs-the latter capturing regmenta
Brevt Col MeInosh led the ID brigade to the assault
woani lie besow praise on I he brs wS s
Lieut. and A A. A. q Kirkha, whose conduct was CON
fell heading the assault
:, Capt Mcksnze commanded the ID artillery; Captain
Lieut. Col Belton ) Major Eee th6 ith Infantry CAPT
s e nss e MAJ o. w S9 G
ed, after beng wo9nded by Brevt Mai Montgomery Nc
kenzie, Burke, Waite and Montgomery were emilenhy
idesire bring the notice Ct the esaera n-che the
command, by which the timely and essential
rendered in supporting the attack and following up
were sxeoaied Win zeal and gr9mpmsss. General Cad
wnads ca mos o Col Lieut. Gel
well and Falcon Captains @ j. Bidde, Irwin 6nd auh-
and especially Captain O. beas, assistant adutant gene
My Acknowledgements are due and respectfully tender
ed, Major Kirby, pay department. and Major Games OF
the head quarters staff, who frequently during
the conflict with communications from the General ri.
chief aud, at critical moments, my staff being de-
ached dd me The favor under hot fire, give
particularly MAJOR Kirby soldier OF thryhvc years
/ requited service,
lcannot close this report without passing tribute to the
gallant dead, among whom the service the high.
soued Scott bvvet lieutenant eoon. 9th infantry Cap
ain Merrill 9Th infantry whom command the storm
ing party deyuived; Captain f. Kirby sn,itl, (morauy
Brevet Captain Ayres, ID artillery First Lieut. Burbank,
Qnortaiy Wounded ard since dead) Sh nianuy Leuts.
4lley. All of these gallant men fell as, when pleased
Cod they would have wished TO fall fighting bravely the
head of their troops; leaving bright example the
wee, and spoess names to the cherished eceecons OF
1t is again my grateful dutyto present to the Gencran-
chief those everithul and accomplished medical officers
Sa,eree, Wright Simpson, De Leon, Smons, Deyee, and
Roberts; the aforementioned, when the OF his regi-
ment were almost deprived of commanding officers assn
med The duties OF his fallen comrades, and was desperately,
have acknowledge my obligations the gentlemen
intelligence and bravery; Captain Mason and Lieu tenant
Foster engineers were badly wounded, Lieut. Armstrong,
Of the action; Captain Macka assistant aJuiant general
Captain pemterton, Lieut. sennes, (navy) and Lieut.,
AND desire 'ae to my
obligations Major Borland, Arkansas volunteers lately
prisoner OF war G W. Kendall, esq, Of louisiana Capt
Wyse, and Mr.. Hargous, army agent; who came upon
Quoted themselves IN the transmission OF orders, with
Accompanying tabular statement of casualties with
lists by nane OF rank and file killed wiz nine officers
killed. and forty wounded seven hundred and twenty
nine rank and lille killed and wounded.
| Reference is respectfully made the annexed opo-
graphical sketch, executed by Lieut. Hardcase illus
have the honor to be, very respectfully your obedient
servant, w. j. WORTH,
i To Capt Scorr A. A Adj Gen, headquarters.
BATTLES OF MExICo-cAPTURE OF THE CITY.
Report OF Major General Scott
4 No. 81. HEADeuARTERs OF THE ARMY,
i National Palace OF Mexico, Sept IS, 1917.
SIR; AT the end of another series of arduous and bril-
liant operations of more than forty eight hours connu
ance, this glorious army hosej on the morning of the
ilh, the colos OF the United S,aeson the walls of this
palace
The victory OF the sh, at the NIonos del Rev. was
followed by daring Reconnaissance the part OF our
!, distinguished engineers-Capt Lee, Leus Beauregarl.
Stevens, and Tower-Maior Smith, senior being sick,
and Capt Mason, third in rank, wounded Their opera
tons were directed principally to the souh-towards the
gates of the Pedad San Angel (Niho Perdido0 San An
tonic, and the Paseo de la Viga,
4 This city stands slight swell of ground near the
centre OF an Irregular basin, and is girded with ditch
IN its greater extenta navgable canal of great breadth
and dephvery difficult to bridge in the presence of an
enemy, and serving at for drainage custom.
purposes and military defence leaving eight entrances
gates, over arches-each of which we found defended
by system OF strong works thai seemed require moth
# ing but some men and guns to be mpregnabIe
Outside and within the cross fires OF those gates we
found to the south other obstacles but little less fonida
= BILE All the approaches the city are over elevated
causewnys cut in many places Ito oppose us1 and flank
cd on both SIDES by dtches also of unusual dimensions
The Numerous ossroads lanked, in like manner
having bridges at the intersections recently broken The
meadows thus checkered, are moreover IN many spots
under water marshy for, it will be remembered we
! in the midst of the wet season. though with less
rain than usual and could not wait for the fall of the
neghborng lakes and the consequent drainage of the wet
grounds at the edge of the ciythc lowest in the whole
basin
After close personal survey of the southern gates
covered by Pillows division and Riley's brigade OF
Twggswilh four times our numbers concentrated /,
our Immediate iront-l determined on the th To avoid
that network OF obstacles, and to seek by sudden IN
version, to the southwest and west less uavorable an.
g proaches.
To economic the lives of our gallant officers and men
as wen as 70 insure success, became indispensable thai
this resolution should be long masked from the enemy
,r and again, that the movement when discovered
should be mistaken for fent, and the old as ndcatnp
y our true and ultimate point of attack.
Accordingly, on the spot the 18th, ordered Quitman's
! DIVISION from Coyoacan to join Pillow by daylight be-
lore the southern gates and then that the two major
erals, with their divisions, should by night proceed tive
miles, to JON at Tacubaya, where was uuartered
!, with Worths division Twiggs with Riny's brigade
and Captains Iayors and Sieptoes field batteres9the
latter OF 12pounderswas left front of those gates to
manGuvre TO threaten, or to make false attacks in order
70 occupy and deceive the enemy Twggss other brig
AIDE (Smths was lett AT supporting distance in the rear
at San Angel till the morning of the 18th and also tn
support our general depot at Miscoac. The straagem
against the south admirably executed throughout thq
18th and down TO the afternoon of the 18TH when il was
too late for the enemy to from the effects of his
Q deuson.
The first step In the was to carry Cha
pultepec natural and isolated mornd of great eeva-
ton, strongly fortified at its base, its acovitcs and
heights. Besides numerous garrison, here was the
military college of the republic with large number of
sub -lieuenans and other students Those works were
within direct gun-shot of the village of racubaya and
until carried could not approach the city on the west