Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-01-20

! We offer no apology for transferring to our
from the Documents, accompanying the Presi-
dcnts message. We believe their insertion
viii he gratifying to our citizens, as the officer
To whom they refer, is native of this town,
and was the only officer from Rhodc Island,
that participated in the hard fought battle of
l}ucna Nista,-
|. Gen. Taylor in his report of March 9th,
says
The services of the light artillery, always
conspicuous, were more than usually distln-
guishcd. Moving rapidly over the toughest
ground, it was always in action at the right
place and the right time, and its wcl-dlrectcd
fire dealt destruction in the masses of the enc
nv While ! recommended To particular IA
vor the gallant conduct and valuable services
of Major Munroc, chic: of artillery, and Cap
tains Washington. iih artillery, and Sherman
and Bragg, Sd artillery, commanding batteries,
| deem it no more than just to mention all tho
,subatcrn officers.
,. Gen. Wool, in his report of March 18th,
says
The Mississippi regiment alone, and with
howitzcr under Captain Sherman, moved a.
gainst some i,COO of the enemy and stopped
them in their march upon Saltillo.
This was 'he hottest as well as the most
critical part of the action; and at the moment
when our troops were about giving way before
the greatly superior force with which they
were contcnding, the batteries of Captains
Sherman and Bragg coming mp most oppor-
tunely from the rear, and under the immediate
Il L. ....n
directed fire checked and drove back with
great loss the enemy who had come close up
on the muzzles of their pieces.
3. Captain Bragg in his report of the bat
tie, says
Being very closely pressed with musketry
in front, and without cdcguate support, l re-
tired some two or three hundred yards, and
changed the direction of my fire to the left, 50
as to harass the head ofthe encmys column,
and check his advance upon our rear. An
impossible rayinc prevented my gaining his
front In this position my guns were arduous-
" served for a considerable time. Captain Sher-
man was III my vicinity, and fired IN the same
direction with admirable effect. So dcstruc-
tive was our FIRE that the encmy's column was
divided, and u large portion of II retired, lcav-
ing those in front, as hoped totally cut off.
seeing tnlt INC IDrtc WHICH Hdu US
was gradually moving along the foot of the
mountain towards Satlllo, and was only held
in check by Captain Sherman, with one gun,
under the support of the Mississippi rfcmen,
which he had daringy advanced against at least
900 of the enemy, ! put my battery in mo-
ton towards them, aud sought support from
scattered parties OF mounted men in the yiclnl-
ty Of the train.
AGrA NrryA, March 2, 1917.
| SIN Having been directed to report the
operations of NY light battery during the ac-
tion of the 22d aud 43d Of February, have the
honor To state that the action of the 22d hav-
! ing been confined 10 lhc sklrnshing of inlan-
try on the left flank Of our line of battle, the
battery WIS not brought into action on that
day, remaining ~ reserve short distance in
rear of our line. Early on the morning of the
ODD, Lieutenant l'humas's section took po-
siion upon the plateau on our left; "A
FOUNDER under Lieut.. Thomas, in support Of
The right ol brigade of infantry, and a -
FOUNDER howiiH'r undcr Lieut. Frcnch in sup
port of lis lclt. Soon after tins section hal
taken lts position, the action became general
upon this flank, and indeed throughout the
line and ny reserve section was ordered ur,
and took position on the right of Lieutenant
Ihomas's piccc-thrcc prircs of INV battery
forming the right OF a n ol artillery. having