The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-13
The Late Breyeta.

From the American Flag
We find In looking the late list OF brevsts
rred the army that the officers Of the LIST regiment
Of Infantry, from some have been omitted. The
question naturally arising from this fact Is for what
rsssoni And the equally natural answer, that they
undeservng or they have not been able to bring
TO bear that political influence which IL is obvious can
alone account for great number Of the brevets
ed. These reflections have led us to make inquiries
regard TO the services Of this regiment during the
late with Mexico and the result Of these has bee
to confirm in opinion that we had previously
formed via ;1hat the regiment which had furnsh bed
the Amy with such Officers as Taylor Twiggs keArny,
Jessup, Croghan, Mason Hitchcock and Harvey, could
not have fallen OF 30 much not TO have merted
some little share OF the rewards which have been show
cred 40 freely and Unfortunately upon tho rost Of The
When Texas was annexed to the United States md
our troops sssembled at Corpus Christi the LIST nfsn
try coupled the north western frontier and ali that
could be Withdrawn from that district Of country
rent to Jefferson Barracks 90 be In readiness pro-
ceedtc the scene Il action In Of need The bat
TALON thus formed consisted of six companies. aud
commanded by Col Davenport the colonel Of the
regiment Under his puperiptend this battalion
attained to state Of discipline rarely in
our army we are TO taxi. the word OF several OF
most distinguished officers. among whom might
mention General Brooke, who, told, expressed
himself Co that effect In St Louis They arrived in
Mexico too late for the battles Of the Sth aud 9th IL IL
true but at Monterey, under the command Of Colonel
Wilson they were greatly distinguished, and suffered
very severely. both in officers and men.
The next we hear Of them 10 order from the Ad-
jutant General directing one company from Fort
Smelling to join the army in the field This order
received In January when the river frozen for i've
hundred miles below the fort not bstanding which,
this company performed the march foot in the
depth Of winter and In that high north latitude aud
did not meet With any transportation until within
seventy hve miles Of Sc. LOUIS march probably
Iarsll.led in the annals Of campaigning This COM
psny joined the battalion ot their regiment at Vera
Crus towards the reduction OF ~hch ~, 1.-THE bat
taon) materially ccstibute In time TO hear Of their
btiip lett To- that place when General Scott
moved upon the city OF Mexico
~ Nefs Cruz they constituted tho entire garrison %
u. ,orh and esste OF san Juan rom ue csptulsusn
until the following July when they we're reinforced by
battalion Of Louisiana volunteers During this time
they suffered all tho horrors of that terrible scourge,
the v'mito; they Lost fourth OF the command aud
their Major. Tine men on guard every alternate
night aud frequently ssoder who had been ON duty the
ns ht b.fcre a~sk, ned to relieve another had
b,en taken rck at his pot Some idea may b. formed
OF the s,veriiy 81 the duty performed by them at this
but one ofcr able TO do the duty ccer Of the day
and for three weeks following but three the rest ben
On the sick report Lsrrsssed without by guerlss,
AID within by sickness. their sojourn at Vera Cruz
must n call any thing but PHEASANT re"iniscences
they we're called To Mexico too late to share the
81, rts Of th, fclOwsoldicrs In the battles ~ the
Na,y. but not too late To get full portion Of the
fatguss ~ war fer they had no sooner reached the
march they performed over an unknosn district Of
county aud exposed TO msuy privauops and suffer-
pgs but IL we're useless TO go into minuti" or to state
the MINOR services of the regiment
bat must b. the opinion If many when they see
manly all the oic,rs Of our amy brrvetted amongst
tn, here who have not been In the field at ali, dur
irg the war t,berr who only there towards the
close q IL ard very many who bad never been In
ti,n or sr,n the ~, m, in bottle attitude?
4 heir opinion must be, that the LIST Infantry has
grossly neglected IT. duty Tor, even To the moss
Eht'n,d On these matter u must be obvious that the
Whole tumbsr brey.tt,d cannot be heroes. and that
great nsby never performed anything beyond their
Elm pie duty.
As to the colonel of the regiment. speak from
cur own peIsonsi knowledge. We kno~ him TO be a
thorough ofhc.r. aud accomplished gentleman lie
con msndsd tins district during the var AID We will
venture To assert that officer either this line
IN. other. peiform,d his duty with mOre uohinching
ffinn'ss. or exact justice
We hcp, that these fes remarks may call attention
to ti- subject aud that tnosp least who have