The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-04-22

short time IN he army, and We believe
uas fur a portion Of that time stationed Ia
AeE York eiiy, in the siaG Of General
Scoii, and he subsequently, deT0led him.
self ID kenlusky 20 The profession q he
law.
The Colonel Of his regiment, Colonel
William X. Mckee. feel upon tie same
Geld. lie also MAS graduate from West
Point. of The class Of 1899. who had TO-
signed from he army and become devoted
10 civil pursuits in kenlnrky. lie wasa
very successful and distinguished civil
Engineer. Older than Clay, he was in
vested with The command OF the regiment
and was itied Cor il BY The possession 81 I
. the most substantial and sterling qualities. ,
Colonel Jefferson Davis, Of the Missis. ,
sippi volunteers, who is reported As WOMB !
ded u the Battle Of Bnena Vista, i also |
a graduate frnm West Point. tie was a
distinguished member Of the last Con-
; gress. and on The breaking out Of The war
, leli Washington in August last, in time 10
command his regiment and win many
: laurels at the hai.les Of Monterey. But
before he left Washington he distinguish
ed himself By speech on The floor OF
the I.onse. in reply To attacks upon the
( Army and the Yves, Point Academy. IL
is true that erenis occurring in Mexieo
were the reply To these attacks. and that
facts will tell deepest upon the hearts OF
2 the; people: but the signal sindicalion
d made by col. Davis was calculated 10
a point The moral Of the story. III.
= Col. Alexander NJ. Mitchell, Ia native
!. Of \. c. who commanded n regimen. Of
. ohia volunteers ai Monterey, graduated
= at West Poin, in 1895. lie was wound.
!. ed at the battle of the 2lsi September.
!. leading his regiment al The bloody charge
!. on the south side of the town, under
\ Major General Butler.
n Captain Albert c. Blanchard, native
e OF Massachusetts,, another graduate, COM
|, manded the company of Louisiana volnn-
a ieers. which accompanied General Worth
il in his brilliant operations in stormlng the
m heights in rear of Monterey. These were
the only troops from that State engaged
!. in that battle. Although the I.ouisiarians
turned out in crowds for The Rio Grande
;. in May, they were mostly discharged IN
"A three months. And now again the reg
3. iment Of volunteers recently raised from
!. that State is lel, at Tampico, owing, no
b. doubt, Ia its misfortune in being recently
10 wrecked upon the coast. And this brings
a. al. a. III y
a. De Russy, is another graduate from the
- Military Academy. 30 also are Lieut.,
"a Colonel Jason Rogers, Ur ,I.- Ia-.:s;---
:. Legion, which was al the battle at Monte
!. rev, and Colonel :. II. Curtis. command
= ing one Of The Ohio regiments, and who
p at the last dates, had gone TO give battle tC
n General Urea.
!. With the names Of five othrr graduate:
q. We viii close this list. viz: Colonel Al
bert G. Johnson. Of Texas, in the staff oI
=, Governor Henderson at Monterey. Colo
n. mel W. Il. Burnett, Of the regiment OF New
10 York volunteers, now at Vera Cruz: Lieut.
al Colonel Henry G. Burton, Ia native o
no Vermon,,) and Major Harjip. both in the
Il. California regiment. Tothis lis,the name.
Ter of many others, perhaps inferior in rank
ri could he added, and one occurs to us who
i, ought not to be omitied-Major Merriwe
ther l.. Clarke, from ST. Louis, who raised
es battalion organized as battery of volun'
en- teer artillery. which is now in Santa
he Fe.
he These names OF West Poin, graduates
N. are mentioned, is perhaps needless to add
mr. with no desire to obscure or abaie one lot;
ey from the glory due 10 the other noble off
m, GERS who have distinguished thcmseIve,
he with the volunteers in Mexico. Colonel.
~ Hardin, Yell, and many other gallant spir
nd It's have sealed with their lives the evi
de dence of their intrepid and faithful dis
n. charge Of duty. But we have believed tina
he II is but simple justice 10 West Point tr
ne set forth its share in giving efficiency 10 IN,
he volunteer regiments at Monterey and Bne
Ter ma Vista, and to exhibit The usefulness O
graduates who have resigned from the ar
70. my in differing The militia in time Of war
ch Comment unnecessary, as it il suilicen
ds to give the facts fully Ia the pubic. The,
nv arc facts which ought 10 be mentioned n, .
OF time when the public mind is so much in
teresied i'll passing cvcn's.
lie We cannot permit this vindication o
nd West Point to pass, without adding 10 III,
at list, the name Of gallant North Carolini
ot an who. though not murially wounded. oc
Oh cupied during the Battle of Bucna Visit;
nd one of the chief points Of danger. We al