Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-06
LIEUTENANT COLONEL GRAHAM.
FROM TIE rHrLAnE1rHrA EVENING BuLInrr

FROM TIE PHILADELPHIA EVENING BULLETIN.
Among the officers who it appears lost to their
try in the assault upon the city of Mexico the gal
liant Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM MosTnosE GRAHlM, of
the It'll Regiment United States Infantry. Col. GRAHAM
was about years of age and brave soldier
He entered at the West Point Military Academy in 1913,
and graduated in 1917 81 lieutenant OF artillery Another
brother JAS D. GRAHAM, of the Typographical Engineers
of the scientific, accomplished, and valuable
officers in the service, entered and graduated the
year. They were the sons of Doctor WIN GRAHAM, of
Prince William county, Virginia, who served Gas did also
Others of the family with distinction otcers in the Revo-
lutonary struggle Col. GRAHAM, whose fall we are now
noticing, was, after he graduated at West Point select
ed by his commander General Jackson) to perform
duou and responsible duties among the Southwestern In
dans which he did satisfactorily that he highly
pmened BY the General Having been transferred to the
4th Regiment Of Infantry, under COL Cinch, which in
Florida, he joined it, and placed in command Of Fort
King for long time in the very heart of the troublesome
Miscosakies.
The writer Of this notice knew him well during that pc
rod and bear full testimony to his possession of all the
qualities that ennoble gentleman and soldier He in
Florida in 1885, when the Seminole broke out and
the bunt of the first battle the Whlacoochee where his
gallant final charge upon the Indians with the bayone dis
persed the savages and aided greatly in securing the victory
Col CIScH in his official report spoke in the highest terms Of
the conduct of Col Chen Capt Graham. He fell in that
charge with two severe wounds from the Indian rifles Gone
ceived early in the fgh) and his brother Lieut Campbell
Graham, of the Artillery, Captain OF Typographical
Engneers received the time two wounds
at first believed 10 be MORTAL but from which he recovered
after long time. Throughout the whole Of the Florida war
"the Grahns were distinguished for their ineply and
sodierly conduct Col Graham in every battle OFF the
peninsula of much note and okechubbee he calamity led
one wing of his regiment and compmented in the des
patches of his Colonel.
His brother Brevet Major LAWRENCE PIKE GRAHAM, Of
the ID Dragons also served in Florida with great credit
young lieutenant in Twggss regiment and was severely
wounded in $780, while scouting in the night being fired
upon by party of militia by mistake. He is the Off
who was brcvetted by the President and Senate major
the gallant charge at Resaca de la Palma with May Inge
and others of the Dragons Lieut. Col Graham dis
tngushed at Pao Alto and Resaca de la Palma where he
with the 4h Regiment of Infantry to which he then belong
ed At Monterey he selected by Gen. Taylor to lead
his regiment to the assault and for his daring and CHI
Various raany on those occasions, and especially that so
gnay displayed Monterey, that he was selected as Lieut.
Colonel Of the 18th, of the regiments by the Pre-
sdent and Senate He not al Bucna Vista, having been
ordered to join Gen. Scott but at Vera Cruz Cerro Gordo
Conreros and Churubusco he bore prominent part in the
conflicts and won his share Of the glory Of those brilliant
achievements.
The particulars Of his fall not yet known but that he
fell as becamea soldier his past furnishes tesmo-
ny TO all who knew him. He is mourned by numerous
friends who appreciated his worth, and in whose hearts his
memory is cmbalmed. grateful country will not forget his
services Among all his fine military qualities none were
more conspicuous than the generosity his heart and his
kind devotion the comfort Of those under his command
These endcared him to his soldiers and many tear will be
phne in
the ranks under him. and experienced his kindness and be
ncvoIence.