Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Major General Worth.

Worth has been compared, and not unlustly, to
Murat. His handsome person and his dashing cour-
age iorcbly recalled to mind, during the war with
Mexico, the Roland of Napoeon's army Few A
mcrcan officers participated in so many battles as
Worth none, perhaps in such brilliant and numer-
Gus victories. Prominently distinguished in the war
of 1Sl2-then in that of Florida--then under lay
Tor at Montereyand finally in the campaign against
the city of Mexico, he ran career alike innate and
brilliant and one in which glory and promotion fol-
lowed hand in hand But alas just when the war
- over, and tho time has come for him 10 repose o
his laurels he is cut off by ignoble disease, in
paltry frontier town. Such is human life. Such is
the end of earthly glory.
Worth claims descent from one of the earliest Pu-
ritan settlers. He was born in 1894, received plain
but substantial education, and began life traders
clerk in Hudson, N Y. When the of 1912
broke out he entered the army as private, but did
not remain long in the ranks. A fellow clerk who
had enlisted with him, having been placed under
arrest for some indescreton, applied to Worth for
advice, who undertook TO write petition for the de-
nquent to the colonel Of the regiment This otli-
Ger happened to be Scott Struck by the style and
penmanship of the petition, he inquired the name of
the writer, and i'll the interview that followed, was
so pleased with Wortlls manners and soldery and
handsome person, that he appointed him his private
Secretary. Scott did not stop here. lie procured
for Worth a commission lieutenant in the twenty
third regiment; and The merits of the young subal-
term joined TO some good fortune, did the rest for
his advancement. Worth rose rapidly, indeed, dur
ed himself so highly that he was breveed captain;
at Lundy's Lane he the rank of major, and if
peace had not been declared Immediately afterwards,
he would doubtless have advanced still farther.
After the peace Worth was, for some time, super
ntendent of the West Point Military Academy. In
1921, after the retirement of Gen. Armstead, Worth
succeeded to the chief command in Florida, where
he had been serving, as second in rank, for about
year. Ambitious Of distinction, he sought every OPP
portunty TO bring the Indians TO action, and though
often disappointed finally succeeded In recompensc
for his gaantry on this occasion Worth was brevet-
ted brigadier-ge general.
When war with Mexico became probable, he
was despatched to Corpus Christi, 10 Join Taylor;
and remained with the General until just before the
battles of Pao Alto and Resaca de la Palma. The
cause of his leaving camp, as Is well known, was a
difference between him and Twiggs, growing out OF
his brevet rank. lie fastened to Washington, in
tending to resign; but the war altered his decision,
and canceng his resignation he hurried back TO tho
army.
Taylor, sympathzing with the feelings of Worth,
who could not forgive himself for having missed
the battles of the 9Th and 9th of May assigned to
him. at Monterey, the task of carrying the nights on
the SaHo road, with one division of the army,
while, with the other, the comrnander-n-chlef adj
vanced against the town from the Serralyo road
This was, in fact, giving Worth an independent
command-for, after once separating, il was found
impossible to keep up the communications between
/ the two divisions of the army.
Worth carried in succession, the various forts
commanding the SaltlllO IOatl-StolluSu
palace which overlooked the towr-and pushing
forward through the suburbs entered the streets,
throwing shot and Shells and carrying terror and dis
may before him. He was within short distance Oh
the great square, when the town capltulaed TO lay
lor, penetrating the plaza from the other side
For his exploits at Monterey Worth was breveted
major general
His next great exploit was at Moline del Rey, where
he carried the almost impregnabe works of the en-
envy after a tremendous struggle, in which moro
lives were lost in proportion to the numbers engag-
ed, than in any action of the war.
Worth also fought with distinction al Cerro Gordo,
at Churubusco and at the storming of the gates OF
Mexico.
lie was, perhaps after Taylor and Scott, the most
efficent-certainly the most popular-of the gener-
ais in the war with Mexico
! The character of Worth may be sketched in few
words lie was brave TO fault sufficiently good as
taetician, chivarous, of popular manners, OF I'M
posing presence, naughty, at times overbearing, i'm
petIlous, warm hearted, fast iriend-in many re-
spects he resembled Decatur. In battle especially
Y where daring courage required, he had no SUI
peror His soldiers still tell, with enthusiasm, that
at Monterey he dismounted from his horse, placed
his plumed hat on the point Of his sword, and wav-
ing il high, led them 70 storm the Bishops Castle"