The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-11-05

4 during that time they sustained loss o.
| 6 officers wounded, 81 privates killed ana
! W wounded, and loss OF los huises. There
we're bnt ,wo officers thai did not have
their horses shot under ,hem-bnt there
is Que thing very remarkable that the
4 horses from which the riders had peep
shot, wheeled and moved with The same
reg ularliy as though they had been noun
ed, until they came to halt from The
charge, w hen they all kept on in a body
! in direction Of tie enemy. Oar loss was
800 killed, wounded and missing.
The Siorming Of Chapulepec.
Atda,lglt on the morning OF lhe I2ti'
all the batteries opened-lhe first made
by Gen. Twigg's division succeei led ad'
mirahly. As soon as Capt. Sieptoe open
ed his guns he enemy marched out seve' al
heavy columns, and IN reaching the fort
passed within range of S'ep'oe1s guns
| when lie lurned heavy and desirntive
fire upon them. As soon as they reached
tie work lie turned his attenti1n to th;
fort and in The course of an hours cam
nonading drove the enemy in, and sllenc
ed all lie guns. Capt. Steptoe's fire
lthroughout was one Of tEre most effective
and we'll directed that has been witness
ed during the war, while his position was
suct, that the eneny's shot had little or no
effect upon him
The siege batteries continued an un-
interrupted fire upon tie Castle Of Chap
uItepec throughout the day, which was
answered by eleven guns 10 the work =
Our guns proved TO be very destructive,
as we found after the work was take 300
dead men nnbnried, hnt thrown IN dlsches
rbe bulldog also as completely rlddled
IL was deferuiued on the moraiag OF
the 18th to storm The Castle OF Chapalle-
pee andthe works connected wit4 it. I lc'
Genera-ia Chie(, kaowing he strength
Of tie Notifications aud the strong foroe
with which il was garrsoned, concluded
20 assault ii with Oh and vel! tired troops
not that ho did not possess cSnldence
in tl.e divisions Of Gau erals Pillow and
Qnitman--but in carrying point "Aic'e
/ was the key to all orr. fu ure operations,
| il W ould not do to make mistake, or omit
to take every advantage. Iheretare, the
storming plrues from the divisions Of
Gen. Worth and Gen. Twiggs, which had
40 freqnen nllY been nnder severe dFe, were
| selected. The heavy batteries continned
their ire upon the fort, aud about seven
| o. lock, when the brigade Of Gen. Smlth,
arrived asa supported force to the DIVISION
of Gen. Qaiiman-as soon ao General
smiths brigade reacted lis posltlon--,he
division of Gen. Pillow passed Moino del
! Rev and ascended the hili en- The " est side,
the Vultigeur Regiment, which had been
| advanced into tho timber, TO clear it o {
the enomy's skirmishers, became the as
saultng force, snpperted by the balance
! of the division. GenWorih was situated
to tile north aud on tl.e left OF Gen. Pll
low. A part af Gen. Qnitmau's force as
Eceadcd the hill on the south aud TO the
| right Of Gen. Pillow. As the division of
Gen. Pillow, aad a portion of Gen. q lit>
mans ascelded and carried the castle in
most gallant sty le, the balance of Gen.
Quitman's force and the brigade OF Gen.
Smith swept the works on the road the
! whole of the commands moving harmoni.
| ousiy aud Simultaneous together, much to
he honor and credit of their respective
commanders, struck the enemy in their
different positions at one and the sane
time a fatal blow. The hill, where Gen
Pillows command ascended, had been
mined for tie purpose of Blowing up our
troops when they arrived at this point, ,
but the rapid movements Of the Volugeur
res giment, and the deadly effect of tue fife
oi Their rifles, as. lhey followed up the en-.
emy from the FIRST position, prevented their
carryin out tLeir views and iatentions.
4 just as the command OF Gen, Pillow ruse
4 the ILL, aud while in the act Of assaul,ne
tie work be fell wounded, aud Col. II an.
som was killed, but SO lucidly had Gen.
Pillow expiaiaed his ohjects aud .inlen.
tons in carrying the work, and aid by an
active aud efficient staff, thathis comm nd
moved on and carried the work without
even being brought TO a stand. AsGere
!. raj Qnltmau's division was charging on
tie wotk oa the road, Drigadier Gen
Shields received a severe wound IN the
arS,, aud as soon as the lis we're car
), ricj, be returned and had il dressed, and
again mounted his horse, which was shor:'
ly afterwards killed under hi;n, but he
continued to command his brigade, which
was actively engaged Ihroaghoat the day
and the name Of Shields will long bere
membered in connection with the laurels