Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-22
VOL. XXVI.-NO. -

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rubns,,,on. mil, Off rwiyos with one Of his brig
,J.s fSn,,h,s less IN, n1,.s) and Capt T.ylr'sf ID
battery were ordered To follow and to attack the con-
v,ni Nunr Smith senior euyn,er was des,atched 10
rnrer w,,h T.iovs The mode and means Of attack snd
'rwoys, o,h,r brnr,Je (Re,'o | SON orde red up ,o
sunno,i him
S,, lh, all in ten minu,es) s,nt Pierce Gust able
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rondur,eJ by Cnn, Lee. engineer by n third road \
c r,nh,r ia an, left IN a,,nck the enemy, ;, tiph, mud
rear in order 10 favor the movements upon the convent,
and en-, off the retreat towards The capiia And final.
y Shields senior brip,dier 10 Pierce with New York
md S,u, C,,o,,u, ynlun,,ers fDuituan's division \
x,s ordered IN GJluw Pierce closely and Ia take com
nnuJ If IN, lief, wing All these moyements were
aJs ,,h ,h ,,m,st a,cr,y nv our gallant trups and
commanders,
E,nJin, myself At Coyo,c,p from which 80 many
a1s b,,n,h,l .,,hot escor, ar r,sotye /
h,d !, ,Jy,nc, ia, safety eli 40 ur,n rwiuy, rear
rhe hattie now rnp,J from the r,,h 10 The I, Of our
! whol, lne
Ic,runp ON the t,,urn of CAM, Lee that Shields,
in IN, rear Of Churubusco wa, hard pr,ssed and in dan
yer ri lelm, o,D mixed if nat overw I.lne, by greatly
sun, ,ior number. im,n,dia,lv Sent under Man9 sum
ncf "a ,lrapn,ns the rhs TWINS reserye) and Capt
Shl,ys troop I'd dragns then al hand To sum orr our
lrtl guided by tho same engineer
About an hour earlier Worth had by sk,lful aud dar-
ur max c,nents upvn thu front aud rigl turned aud
forced San Anon,o lis uatris m no doubt much shaksn
by onr decisive victory at Con,,,ns
Ills second brigade (Cul Garkr-) conducted by Capt.
Mosop cn,iucer assisted by Lieut. IIaricnst'r ,opo-
rr,nLicJ ,ny,n,er ,urn.d The Iiebt and by n vida
,epn came ,u, u,,o ,l, hi,b r,,J n, III, cai,a At
Inns min, III, heavy garrison 5000 men) in retreat
v,s hy Clarke cut IN the centre, ON. u ,u the rear
Lyen un,n Dlnrcs al Il, The r,hi. and the other upou
Churub,sc IN tn, direct line Of our operations The first
h,a, IL h,,.l (:nrluud,s1 snme division c.usistiuv
If III, 2ud artillery unJ,, N,iu CALI the .,rd artillery
,ud, ,n,,unn { a H,l,,n and The An inf,ury COM
ronded Inv Maj oe win Ii Ca Dune,u's fr i'd bat
Tor, I,m1or,r, followed in pursuit ,hr uph the tow H.
Linz, ,ne y,u,ral ,r,s,u, the abandoned guns five
n;c,s much ,,n,run,,,,n and o,h,, nublic promrty
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