Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17
From The Chars. Erening Ne,rs.

ANOTHER LAUREL FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
The correspondent Of lhe Missouri
Republican, writing from the "Nctiono
Palace, City of Mezico, Sept. 49,
over the signature Of "Gomez," gives d
very Interesting account of the siorming
Of ChapuItcpec and tile city Of Mexico.
lie announces two facts which are in the
highest dcgree honorable to The only Two
volunteer regiments engaged in those
affairs, and'which we do not recolect 10
have noticed in the imperfect accounts
already laid before our readers. One
of these is, that the first cOlors given 10
the breeze from the citadel of Chapul-
tcpec, 'rcrc the Regimental cctors Of the
Ncw York Regiment, and the other,
that the Palmetto banner of the South
Carolina Rrgimtnt pas the first Amer
ican standard that foatcd from the
waNs of Ncrico,
Our readers will remember that the
recent letter of" Mustang" of tho New
Orleans Delta, in which it was stated
thar the frs, person who cnlered the city
Of Mexico was our fellow citizen, Lien.
tenant Stuart, of the Rifles, who leaped
The ditch and led the way into the city.
The light cOrps-lhe Rifles and the
Votigeurs-were of course in the ad-
vance; Immediately after these came
our own gallar: Regiment, ever foremost
in The fight; aud to the brave Lieutenant
SeIIick, of the color company of that
Regiment land who was wounded in the
exploit, belongs the honor of having first
planted the proud ensign Of our State
upon the outer walls of the Mexican
capital.
We annex that part of the letter of
"Gomez," which relates TO these tran.
saclions:
But as | design this simply as has
~ sketch, reserving a description of the
works, the distinct operations of each
division, &c, for d mole leisure mo-
mrnt, | cannot patliculalize. Both
Gen. Pillow and Gen: Shields were
wounded; Colonel Ransom, Of the 9lh
Infantry, and Major Twiges; of,he Ma
rTTIas, KTT.GG; EI'-uV s-1oIi- HExtgT5Uf tii:
New York Regiment, mnrtally wounded,
and has since died. Gen. Quitsman'S
volunteer division in this attack bore
tie brunt of the battle, and lhe frs: COL
ors given to the breeze from the citadel
Of Chapulicpec were The rcgimental COL
ors of the New York regiment.
Gen. Shields was wounded in The left
arm with slug in the early part of the
charge Ipon The work, andi retiring
short time to have it bound up, lmmcdi-
ateIv returned 10 his command, where
he remained until ilos,ilitirs ceased for
that night. Gen. Pillow was wounded
in tho leg while leading his command
through a wood at the base of Chapul.
teprc, and for "A while it was Supposed
he would lose it. He is, however, doing
we'll, and in short time will be able to
take command of his division again.
Immediately on taking Chapul'cpec,
! dHu lis SOOll dS IT'S uh iSi"H Souiu bC ioi Nv
ed and re.supplird with ammunition,
Gan. Qui,man advanced upon lhc city
by The way of Chapullepec cauSeway,-
This was the most direct route TO The
city, immf dialely in range Of ille heavi>
est batteries and tie citadel Of the ene-
my had the principal portion Of his force
posted. The fire was conceded, by all
who participated in or witnessed the
struggle TO the most severe and Incessant
thar ever body Of men advanced under
in any war of Which history furnishes an
account. The several batteries of the
enemy thrown across the causeway were
severely attacked and carried, Gen.
Quiiman always leading in the advance.
Next no charged upon the Gari;a de
Bclen, (he gate Of Belrn,) the main
entrance into the city,. and al twenty
minutes past one o'clock carried it, and
took position within the city Of Mexi-
co. When our advance frs, reached
the garita, there being no flag among
them, Gen; Quiin,an took large silk
red handkerchief, and fastening il to the
top of rifle, waved it in triumph from
the walls Of the city. A few moments
afterwards, however, lhe color company
of The South Carolina regiment came up
when Lit. Sellick, Of that regiment, ran
up tho Palmetto colors, by order OF
Gpu. Quiman, from a small building
near it, and willie galIantly waving ii
amid the shou,s and liizzas of the entire
division, he WAS severely wounded in
the thigh. Thus it will be seen that
both from the citadel of Chapullepec
and from the walls of the city Of Mcxi
co, the frs, American standards that
were given TO the winds were those oi
Two citizen soldier rcgimenls-lhe New
Yurk and South Carolina, and both e
Gen. Shields brigade.
An Important Incident ofthc War
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