The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-20
Fourtccnth Infantry.

In one of the late battles near the Mexican capital the
fourteenth regiment Of infantry suffered great loss in kill
ed and wounded. Colonel Truesdae, commanding the
regiment severely wounded. We informed that
one of the majors also wounded. most remarka-
Die circumstance is that OF one company belonging to
the regiment, the captain and three leutenans
were wounded namely-CaptanT homas Glenn, lst Lieut.
Thomas Shields, I'd Lieut. Samuel B. Davis, ed Lieut..
Hays All the officers of this company have their homes
in New Orleans except Lieut. Hays, who claims Tennes-
the State wherein he resides Leuts SHE Ids and
Davis natives of New Orleans. The fact that all the
commissioned officers OF this company wounded,
evnces the daring in which they exposed them
selves to the enemy's fire.
Colonel Truesdale is Tennesseean and was officer
OF the brave troops Of that State who FASTENED to New
Orleans thirty years ago meet the British nya
dersand of course he is advanced in years. From his
appearance one would presume that he has felt the cold
OF sixty winters Capt Glenn born in the State OF
Delaware, and has for many years been resident of
New Orleans, where he commanded fine company of
uniformed vounteers he is familiar with military tactics
and his campaign Mexico proves him to be gallant
and excellent officer
There is no campaign on record in the annals of any
country, in which the officers of an army suffered
verey those OF the troops under the respective orders
Of Generals Scott and Taylor have done during the opera
tons IN Mexico and it is most extraordinary incident
that two of our general officers Pillow and Shieds have
each been twice wounded. In the engagements on the
Rio Gande, at Monterey, at Buena VISTA at Cerro Cor
do and all the sangunary battles between Pueba and
the Mexican capital the havoc among the colonies and
lieutenant colonies has been awful In the last opera
tons of General Scott the capital, no less than six
colonies and Lieutenant colonies were killed. and many
others Of the same grades were wounded The loss Of
field officers must always be greater in army which
assails another that Of General Scott did, in strong
Notifications In such cases, the field officers are always
in front and when they are disposed to do their duty
exposed to the enemys fire than any individuals
in the regiment AT Buena Vista, where the enemy had
vast superiority of numbers, and the result of the
ton was sometimes doubtful, the colonel and lieutenant
colonel OF almost every regiment engaged the Amer-
can side killed or wounded Nothing could afford a
stronger proof of invncble courage in both officers and
men than this fact for, generally speaking the officers
have no advantage of standing and reputation the
privates and hence we invariably find that soldiers
follow wherever their officers lead Such soldiers are
worthy of such officers, and uice Versa
We commenced this article with view TO the besow-
ing of tribute of praise upon townsmen, Captain
Thomas Glenn and the officers and soldiers of his brave
company We trust their services and merits will not be
forgotten by their country and in particular by their
friends in New Orleans Their bravery distinguished
in fields where all their brothers in arms behaved like
heroes.