The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-04-28

the enemy had retreated in the n;obt -
Well. | aoas glad. For had neither sIen,
or eaten since the morning of the 22nd-
We hauled up all the dead and wounded
and awaited to ascertain what the enem,,
were,going to do. But in the eyenino we
i found they had gone beyond Aqua Nueva
Their loss, killed and wounded, was $500
Our Regiment is cut al to pieces and
we begin to want to 90 home. The conn.
try around here is so cold that it takes strong
constitutions to stand camp life. have
been sick ever since the 22d and 23d, hut
hope soon to he able to return to duty. T
wish l had old Santa Anna i'm nv mower T
would take satisfaction for all nv troubles
= since have been 'voluntecr."
The Mexicans cant carry on this war
long. they cannot obtain subsistence. The
army we have just whipt were starved near.
ly to death, SO much SO that thew
eagerly seized the spoilt beans we left at
Aqua Nueva and eat them raw. I thiul,
the last fight has been fought. We have n
small army of prisoners. Old Zack refused
to take 700 that deserted and wanted to
join us. We have two thousand wounded
prisoners and do not want any more. If we
hal had the I'd Mississippi Regiment
We could have captured Santa Anna and
his whole army; but let them go. We
have got no more pork and beans than we
can destroy ourselves.
Among the wounded was our old captain
Sharp, and Colonel Davis-but | cannot
mention the names ofthosc who were killed
and wounded and must refer you to official
re. orts.
must tell you privately how acted d,l-
ring the fight. OF course privates cannot
expect to reap praise. This harvest is for
the officers. Our consolation is the con-
sciousness of having done our duty.
When went dashing into the hight wa
reminded of the time whc we were bea-
ting up for volunteers in Yazoo City.
thought sorrowfuly too of poor lamcntcd
Read. who paid the debt of nature at Mon
terey-how | wished him to be alive, and
with me. th)ught hlI rather die or get
away-though my tongue was aim ,st out of
my m ,uth. did not think of danger, al
though the bullets were striking around me-
as thlck.y as if one were shovclling them
with spade out of cart. None struck
me or Gu; my clothes even. One came near
enough to make me feel the air which it stir
redabout my cars-another went between my
legs jus: about which time discovered that
Captain Sharp, and d. NJ. HoIling ,wor,h
were Wounded. | was in the iirst c larrc
our Regiment made at the place have al
ways occulic 4-jiu uit paces in front of thc
column. l stool to it-ru ;hing over mon
strous big bitches, and shooting rs fast as [
coud-uatil it was seen by our Colonel
thai We were tianked Ivy the enemy. He
ordered US to retire, which we did firing
3 When we commenced again advancing
s,me of us WAS perfectly exhausted. i
was SO much exhausted that | could not load
my gun. retired back to the artillery
Wnere met with one Of my wounded m ,tcs :;
he b,gycl ma f,r as 81 stancc-i rendered
him ail could. So soon as could get my
wind returned to the light which was f., st
coming to close. In the moan i'm, wi,ic
fighting. met with young Mexican with
a sword. thought it a little too tine for
him. and troubled him for the loan OF it.
wear ii at my side, and will, hope live to
wear it at some dress parade in Yuzoo City.
You speak in your letter Of g,ldea lml-
ges, for one would be sati SIZED wiek a
5. wooden one, it l could get hom. as healthy
" as when | camc here. fear I will not, we
4 are SO mnch exposed to the cold. chilling
3 winds. The fact is, [ want to get where |
can get a plenty to eat, wca', anI enough O
- zh1aaElslsE Elszdkssps;ane warm when try to
sz g. Sfye to throw away arti-
IS T. 4 &ch-and to refurilish
81 & "A Il exhoritant prices,
81 asla'psy 81 for a pair Of
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