Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-08

drawa Of the cavsfy prevented him from aling his reg-
ment upon my position MajDr German says:
had received orders from BrigadeT General Lane in
the event we were compelled yield superior
70 come down and fotm on the I'd Indiana regiment At
ment had been compelled to retire before vastly superior
numbers. i proceeded TO point where could the
movement Of both armies in e plan and discovered that
all hope off for forming "a Indiana regiment
and seeing about coo ancer coming at full speed our
right and along the base Of the mountain then occupied
and seeing that the had by this time forced their way
around MS on the left and large body in ponibafk shot
in our funi, ard that nearly suuuunded-at this
moment heard the bugfe recalling C0g MITSh1Hs rifle
men phO lcere gatantiy defending The let Immediately
ordered the command TO retire 10 the base OF the mountains
TO form the top of the next ravne All retired to The point
Indicated aud formed IN good Order Here, them the
umoby Oh an Indiana the Iiemen
whose attention directed position Of the ID
lndIana-whO wihed JUN it-who and looked for
it-whO deicately tells il gone by the remark, "
discovered all hope cut of Of forming t"-who
Describes the having witnessed with his eyes,
and then says after he had notice the regiment had retired
and after he proceeded look and found, indeed had
tired, at that moment when all hope nearly seemed extinct
he saw Tihemen yet engaged CALAMITY the efi aud
then heard for the first time my buge Omhe mountains base
recalling Them TO the plain. IL be proved by four hun
dred witnesses that the cavalry the base If the
mountain did not until those rhemen Of mine came
down from the mountain and issued from the gorge which
debouches on the plains. Surely must be plain that Gen.
Lane has hazarded much his declaration that had the
cavalry not moved he could have rallied the % Indiana and
with the Tiemen from the mountains could have again
sisted The enemy would be vain task to enter into
argument upon such theme but the declaration convinees
enabled him to understand all the parts Of The battle at
glance As 10 the precip1te retreat along the mountains
base pursued by ancers c which the General asebes to
that body Of cavalry, have only this reply 10 make:
For at least two hours that body of cavalry checked the
advance Of the enemy well small body Of mounted
men could impede the advance Of Of inany-the
rlemen who from the mountains belonging to the
Kentucky caUary joined their commanders the dead bodies
of the sOldery Of that regiment will attest the charges
which were more than made and executed along the
base Of the mountain by that command aud finally, the col
iSiOn Of Touchons brigade with the the
Sping at Buena Vista and its result should have taught
Brigader General Lane that he bit against file when he
attempted to make supplemental report at the expense Of
their reputation In conclusion beg you be ASSURED that
have read with the deepest wonder the part played by Gen.
Lane and aonhed to find how little others had TO do
with the battle Of Buena Vista. He TO have been
everywhere and often have day his genius
and courage. If any part Of the Indiana troops fatered
let the fact be forgotten when the brilliant exploits Of the
remainder (Dhich ia truth glorious and the Bgadie
Genera considered. But my object in this munca
ton has been merely the statements Of Geaera
Lane touching the cavalry and their movements aud having
accomplished that beg submit this statement through the
medium to the public General Lane has chosen for
the report which have noticed.
Respectfully, II. MARSHALL,
Late Colonel Kentucky Cavalry.
RosEDALE, Jefferson CO., KY, June 10, lS47.