The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-15

order for Gen Pillow that afternoon! How, and to whom,
Al received an 5der from Gen Pillow for Col Riley on
PoM aG o oh R and e
services 70 carry the order The order was for Col Riley who
emys camp The order was for Col Riley to return with
his brigade to the support Of Gen Smith whose skrmshers
.oDid the witness deliver the order to Col Rley-and,
Al did not, On arriving at the conteld where the
further there with Lieut. Brooks, the a; a. A. G. Of
Cen M s yho R Was aeng @ a %
staff officer communicated to him the Of orders
snd Rs would s s to s
arer and that wona be equally impossible to oyeraSe
' he ta where
and What good ground there was or on the
mens conversation with him, and examined the Pedrega
and looked at the ground on the left BesPs
speed to Gen, Pillow, and communicated TO him what
had aSns aps e y s Gen ey
ha fifty yard; Cen Pillow simply G ordered me etc to put the
muncate thai as bis order Cen Cadwaadef- Of which
was done without moment delay ,, ,, o;,oumst,noss
Pillow to send the order CUOns R Say and nd
Al Gen. Pillow that light troops had driven
ground in front of their entenehed camp and his close al
a he se e ss to 10 s latter 81
s last question ,e IN reference to key brigade Our
half mile q, from therfi first position.
QWere the such that time that seemed
AThey were for the reason that the difficulties which
afterwards were discovered were not apparent from the po
Thecourt then adjourned to meet tomorrow, at O. AM.
SEVENTEENTH DAY-.4pra A. 1913,
Court met pursuant to adjournment, and the proceedings
read over by the Judge Advocate.
Capt Fl. l.. SccTT called:
Q-Does the witness recoect who gave the order to
wsg 10Th last to M from ho and
eede and Who ordered Sheds bEade to follow that Of
Is sss : rxs II.
oe1 to Rtys 6rgade and s shields bdsade
at bon the m nsf
spectng the approach Of reniocemen from the United
States, or from the Rio Grande frontier !.
ect that there was rumGr IN camp OF the advance OF some
hane aa Il It un The
mistice, and probably referred to Lay detachment We
h1a b. Abeat what 'nse the first
eaoFeements reach this is basin after our arrival Ih il it.
look at papers and ascertain the exact date which
Evidence of Brig. Gen. p. F. Smith
Brig Gen. P f, SMITH, duly
winess pass tie Pedresa the enemy ,he afternoon
hamlet called San Geronimo that afternoon What does
the witness know Of any plan or order Of battle respecting
ntrenched camp, coming from Major General Pillow or
pa down.
and executed, the morning of August 2 H rh,,
vision, by Gen Scott order, communicated through Cen
Iyiggs e. passed through San "a. Aglsin in front
a road by which the might reach the San Angelroad
ResSn
Aer passing hill to The right we got under the
there the ordered s fh the Of
riemen to drive the enemys skimishers that the
ssan in Hn d
the front On the report of the engineers the battery
ordered o advance and / ordered with brigade to
cover it Cen Twggs at the same time turned keys
soon a disappeared Of the sSnfeId into the ped1ega
One Of The of Nlaguders battery got fast in the
few moments Just as they started again Gen Pillow rode
IN the dection told hn he had gone off that way that
very as he turned P entered s e sSne b and
general officers after the action the next morning Gen
Twggs Joined the division Just the head Of was march
up to the head of the column where was Just before
teag San A An near some ruined arches with an aane-
The only orders received mp the time that mentioned,
Twiggs was the first order Of General Scott relative to the
movement towards the San Angel road the order Of Gen
and some order of detail from Gen. Twiggs. Gen. Pillow
MasTuder battery moved off to left and l. with my
brigade took position to support it, There was very
aac dfec 'front.' Would have very great
loss Totu their position by our let W, would not fat their
position and the determined to round by
Officers OF the regiments together and explained them the
object and said that would execute few minutes il
the rear directed Capt Magrnde open bis fire again
cover movement to the right. then moved off by the
g g @ and e asdees aona e yge 1ec
ment which reported General Cadwaader and suppose.
was more than an hour before before we got
the field on the right Of the village As started from the
eomns out esean
fprpab betty n
wood and line perpendicular to the San Angel road Asmy
toreenents filed round by Their igbt flank in two lines par
alel to the road AT this movement Gen came
AIDE over there but could get information aboutt.
then in order to make face to the enemys front direct
line parallel the enemy. put MAJOR Dimmcks regiment
as s %ass Sed the 81 saG n
R%en on the g 1t, flank Of as ags IN f
lltiJ and Lieut. Smiths Engineer company take posses
Ct the chuc-the centre of the village Just after this
belonging to Riley brigade who said that the brigade
further the village to the night Col Rsy a II o Is
commanded by Gen Santa Anna those in The works
By qd p o0 od d" an a.
upon t;v.t he IF c 3D.. ad
retired echcon both columns by division left IN front
RsY va the the fhe va 10
form to the front This Just about sunset when this or
der e was gyfn an anG epoe could BE- passed but
with difficulty Rg soon returned and n e a,s sa ,hs his
itpa1 NlS
raj Cadwaader up for explanation of the order,
and reported that the ground occupied by his brigade was
dfeat that would be time before his brigade could
be formed By this time dark that you could scarcely
enemys lines they stood under the brow OF the
Hill and it would evidently be quite dark before could
cross the avne-the order to attack was countemanded
Colonel Riley then mentioned that while he had been to
the upper end the village and outside of towards the
my Capt Candy and Lieut. Towerof the Engineers had
connoitered the ground towards Valencla position, and
found that the ravine in front led entirely in the of
Valencia camp and that infantry could move up it Then
to attack before day that direction and
my saying that should be glad to communicate oppo
tn ant Inpa
TO 20 over desired him to say that would attack Va
encas position the 3oeock and requested that
such diversion might be made would be made front of
hi, position then Leuenants Brooks and Tower, to
again this ravine after dark in order that might
posed the to defend the place in the night f attacked
and to march the morning before day After the re-
turn Leutenans Brooks and Tower for Col Riley,
Cen Cadwaader and Maj Dimmick the commanders Of me
three brgade and gave each detailed Instructions OF what
he do in the attack in the morning providing pancu
ahy for attack upon US by Santa Anna while we were
marching attack Valencia. About TO- COCK zen;
ShieEds Aid Lieutenant Hammond. came and IeI,orted