The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-10-14
WHOLE NUMBER 80.

throw down their hands, and instead n
sh.aai"g tho papers, though, u s6s6g;ae o6
this mortal coil
The drums heat merry tuns % III
Companies marched into their places.--
Tie words, shoulder srme ~
from our Adjntani, made every n,uh col.
der, and the Regiment was iormed-aa
line body II men rs ever took the field.
Oar gallant Colonel drew his Yood Sword
and glanced proudly upon u, gave the
command: by the right Aank--rirh, f.ce
-Erward--mnrch!'' And away We went.
As We reached the road, I glanced behind
inc upon our camp; the fires burned With
lnr'd. Pickering flame; tho camp kettles.
Drumming full ii gMd "bcan SOUP" sun9
monrnf"I song. Our poor invalids. un.
able 70 follow US TO tho field Of glory, p.zed
with fearful yes upon their departing com.
rndes, and mourncd, not SO much bee aus0
they could mt 60, ~ because we were 90
ing. On we went At smashing pncc, and
having three miles n g"; jus, as we were
ascending the first hill between our camp
and the cncmv, we met Sergeant Scoai1
Gen. TwiCgs' orderly, coming At forced
gsllop with a prisoncr scnted upon the cruu.
per ofhis horse. Scott wns pian, in com.
pnrison with the di,ninutivc Mexican. Who
grnsped him about the whist and held on.
rs you have seen dirtv.faccd urchin while
riding behind his daddy; his ear glued 10
SCOTS bnck, a. IL oscula,ing his spine.--
Al every bound of the horse. his body Few
out in direct line from that Of the Ser.
gcant's, and when he struck the horse n
gain,--Oh, awful! awful, indeed! was tho
shock. Thus had Scott ridden With him
for three miles, and guess the Mexican
did not much admire that kind of ,rsnsoor
,n,i"n. This is the way tina. Sergeant
Scoat tnkes prisoners and il il said that no
his taken prisoner in every fight 10 which
his General Inns participated.
Immediately after Scott followed wouh4
dcd soldier lenning upon hi. comrade.--
never shall E'rget the look ii that man.
his arm had been shattered by shot, and
hung powcrlcss, while . stream or blood
poured from a severed artery. Anoding HE
whole side; yet MT q look betrayed the
lc"st em"si"n Of pain. IIc had sacrificed
his good right arm in his country's cause
mud no rej"iced in tho sacrifice.
Abont s o'clock, r. NJ, We reached the
vicinity Of Twiggs; rs We approached his
position VIC met mnnv Of the wounded n.
turning from the field. and Immediately il
his ncghborhood, VIC came upon the Sur
gc"ns ut their bloody work. To hear tho
sroans Of some, and even to witness tho
E'rtitude Of others Of the nangied soldicrs.
was truely hcart-rending: there lay men
~ the ngonies III denih, and there Law life-
less bmlies, which but few moments he
fore had mscd in the full ENJOYMENT Of al
their faculties, now wrapped foreycs 10 tho
cod embrace of death.
We found that the enemy had retired be-.
hind his batteries, with great, loss leaving
T~iggs TO bivouac upon his hard-earned
field. We were immediately reported TO
tho old veteran, and directed to pile arms,
and swnit further orders, which soon came
for detail Of one hundred men fsom each
regiment, I've having hri lahed With the ID
Illinois aud j., New York regimenss,) 6nr
the purpose 81 placing in battery 2l.pouo-
der, upon the summit II IN immense hill
living between ~ aud tho Ccrro Gordo.-
The gun was of immense weight; tho bin
steep aud rugged; but the "suckers'' were
hiiched on, md up TINT dreadful easioe
went, tearing down trees and crushing
huge rocks in iis course.
This work occupied the great portion Of
the night; end when the piece was plsced
in battery, tho men xho played horses. he'd
the satisfaction Of rejecting. that the feat
they had performed excellcd any thing ia
the annals II wnrfare.
The tremendous task pcrfarmcd. pick
cts were placed, and the army sunk upon
the blood stained rock to rlurnbcr, only 10
wake on the morrow in order 10 imbruo
their hands once more in tho blond or the
degenerate sons of the AMecs. Having
no m'skes. went in search Of one, and
upon the bloody battle field fund it,
Twas formerly the property Of regular;
its once bright barrel and glisiening bayo-
net were dimmed with eore. Oh, how loath
J w"s TO touch IL; but self preservation
said, stake ii,n-and grssping il, sought
= spot clear Of rocks where ! could strech
ms weary limbs. Il was hard 10 find. and
! made no choice, but laid myself nutisuo
" down, with nv head upon stone, ard
nv gun by my side. tried to sleep. hut
sleep seemed forever banished. AZ often
NJ ] closed my eyes, . bloody sojdiar
|sprnng up and seemed 10 warn mo a ~
fate. A ihousand visions fitted across Nv
mind. ] saw war in NIL ito hideous 6sm4
saw the weeping widow, and orphsss, ana
'childless parents, when at the village poss-
oliice the bulletin Of this hattie shouli le
read. heard the loud husra OF Inc nasioa
over the glorious victory, sod saw heg
mourn for the loes Of her sons. sac ~
-m0uihcd cannon beIchiop forth dea1k -