The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-05-18
Camp at PLAN DEL Rio. .,
April Is, l947,-A. NJ

The Mexican loss upon the heights was
aw(ul-lhe ground in places is covered WIN
The dead Among the bodies iound was
4hat Of Gen. Vasouez, and near HIM was Col
PaI;co. mortally wounded. Their loss IN the
yetceat was terribly ~severe-everv by-palh
vas strewn with The dead. Had our drag
.oons been enabled 10 reach them IN seaSoR'
all would-have been killed OF capiured-San-
IA Anna among them. CanaliZo. win Ills
ootcd Lancers, had the prudence 10 ramos
early. ,,
Even up 10 this time il is impossible 10 give
anything like a full or correct list oil cur
wounded oficers-ii is surprising that many
Of Them were not killed. Lieut.. Derby. a
gallant young officer Of the typographical
engineers, was badly. but not morally woun-
ded. while storming one OF Ile heights, Lieut.
Ewell, of the Rifles, is supposed TO he NOR
tally wounded; Capt, Patton, Of :he I'd slight
Iv. Lieut.. Davis Of The Rifles, was very
badly wounded in the hip.-Major Sumner,
ofthe Cd Dragons, but commanding h'hes'
IS improving.
The list Of killed and wounded officers IN
Col. HaskelPs command yesterday have
heeu able 10 obtain. II should here he stated
that Captain Williams company Of Keatucky
and Capt. Charles MAYORS company oil
Pennsylvania Volunteers were attached
temporarily to this regiment. Here Is d
list -
LIST Lieut.. Fred. B. Nelson. commanding
company, I'd Lieut.. c. c. Gill, company i.
Both of these officers were from the town oil
Memphis.
T,0a- alOhfixy
Major Robert F~atquharson. lof the Isl Tex
as Volunteers. assigned 10 THIS regiment lof
the day severely; LIST Lieut.. Wiley Z. Hale
Adiurant, severely; list Lieut.: "m; ear
wood, MORALLY; I'd Lieut.. james Forrest.
SLIGHTLY; Capt, A. H. Murray, severely; I'd
Lieut.. George I. Sutherland. Kentucky
Volunteers, severely. The regiment; when
in action. numbered less than 400 men, and
its loss was seventy nine men- killed and
wounded.
La Vega was in command Of the Cerro
Gordo on the first day oft!ie fight. and a de
serter from our Dragons, a German. going
into their camp at night. and informing HIM
that the main attack was 10 be on The right
of their line-rhe work so fiercely attacked
by Gen. Pi.lGw-he changed places with
Gen. VasqueZ. The latter, as have alrea-
DIV stalled. was kilied-La Vega defended
hiis.point until he lines Of the enemy were
completely turned.
Several Mexican Colonels have been Kill
led. but their names | have been unable 10
learn, A brother OF Gen. La Vega, a Coi.
of Artillery. was severely, and. nsis supposed,
morlally wounded.
Hundreds Of cases of individual gallantry,
in storming the different heights. are mem
toned. Col Childs ted on his commahd on
the first day until he he'd only some 40 or so
men with him. Ii is also said hat Capt
Magrudcr followed up a cha-ge until he had
but nine soldiers lett. cannot now recoilee'
one ienlh-pari Of the instances Of almost reck-
sees daring displayed, hut shall endeavor 'c
qick them up, | hal also send you 'ull re
.inrns of the killed and wounded l.: can Oh
tain il. but at present il is almost impracti
cable 10 get hold of OF anything.-The Soun
ded arc still along the roads for miles al
rhoegh they are bringing them in rs fast al
possible.
The army is to advance towards Mckee
Immediately, Gen. Worfh's diviaion mar
ched this morning-Gen. Scott is 10 marcl
nj noon. Santa Annals coach is 10 be har
messed up for the purpose of carrying on Ma
jor Sumner-better use than II was ever pu
80 before