The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-27
wAsHrssror, Feb. n, 1850.

wAsHrsGror, Feb. n, 1850. +,
Intervening Ststisises Of the Mssiess War.
The Secretary OF War In answer to . resolution Of
the House Of Representatives Of July 81 ls4s has laid
before that body interesting exposition Of the forces
employed In the Mexican war and the losses incident
thereto.
From the letter Of the Secretary, In explanation Of
the tables make the following extracts relative to
the lard forces employed In the late war with Mexico
being the information called for the resolution OF
the statistic. nom the Of ho.,ilitiss
July n. tables have been With great osrs
returns No. received a the General sos is a:
To; NJ sss s%
ing results =
:s hs:.is; Win s.ssss Il
Nay is,s prsssDt absent sSl TIE Of srsop:
"a a7oi Of 1876 old e'sss:h
the 90 n. III and s.y [ s s ss.
e. s sss
were 1eS s 5S% ~, s the Of the
number jensd rpsrsss on the reds returns
2. old s"p.charsss BY expiration Of SER
ss 81 S.'fS.S % y N 's s.. sT oss1
S MsS d. Ssd Of w9 ~ q Oss 81 nsn.sos hlsa and
scsssn sss
osl s az wSSassd,a s.s' m
iH5 A. So DsS.. isS, battle sass.r: 3 a:a
wounds. 10 ofoers iss msn ordasry deaths, 50 ofnssr
n.s-.1.sssts ss %sanssa IN s.ssis@ss oisssi, IS
Mss H. ss -; Dssss,Ss. &
battle osicsr mem aiea Of wounds total sili;d
oe.' s. nsn~tosi deaths. ofhesr. Il aggregate.
Table presents detailed view q the number Of q
and dd Mcun from o eoao
e. o ns sIssT S the 81 hack S.
.itis: r. 1898 - which he battles and tho regiments aad
s..sm.,t .,ns ,oEvsT ri, sIsvSE an.
eorr The whole numfer q mutued into the
S my: Of whsA are 0"rss S
including commissioned Il
q
S 1ss In s .
ak month"; nen two regiments Of twelve months men from
to
nsis
a I,s's r from tue asssgase mustered into serves
and under the nth section Of the act Of March l.
ss fTssiasP z: 81
assi T Sn sa s md men .,,..,.
o. INQUIRY respecting the volunteer forces found in detail in
lst. Three Months, Men-Ths strength when mustered
into service, vas $50 and when DISCHARGED ~ being
?, which were Sisssints SsaiS:. .:ItiHsry: ];
sI Month. Mem tsut held only for ,noe Months. tn.
LEGAL Strength when mu;tsd into service lal
;sp.Ss Of rs 81 which SIG liability.
peahs ordinary o kiiss in hattie and died Of wounas
80: Treire Mossl. Men.sirsnsth ~Aes mastered int
before e, ss ,sEs.'eP o. the term 49, q Thss
killed in battle and died Of wounds 49, accidental o. De-
vi ss'i
pshsrsss before ID, Expiration Of the tern ss Of "hss
hilled in battle ana died Of wounds 1872 accidental III
keeipustion of the Casualties neiden. to the whole
number OF volunteers under VARIOUS Periods service Is A.
DISCHARGE before the expiration of the term. slss of
Is.,I, 5o e ess killed in battle and
bRs:instions gs
Table presents detailed view Of the officers aad men
q ;hs yovnser service killed ana vOundsd in battle ,nd
sionts States where raised are spsoaea,
fna may 70 rs.,d.d :. snts % table
SUMMING
Forces Emyieses snd Mastered info serries.
Oid estacnthment. ..-... 1876 men.
Additional force. 1lts6
Assres... Of regular army. $500.
Ve;snteer yu,e--6onersI stsa . &c
Regiments and corps. 7s3e0
Total regulars and volunteers. ..... loo,4sa men.
The report exhibits strikias facts Of ooapari
son For instance, OF the 1916 old regulars 500
killed OF died Of their wounds, while Of the 732eo
volunteers there but eco who killed died
OF wounds In battle . difference In the same number
Of men Of more than ave Of old regulars killed.
compared with the volunteers With all the bravery
Of the volunteers this fact too clearly shows that the
old regulars kept In the front ranks. Again, it
appears that while the total Of the killed In battle
who died from wounds received In battle, only
Ice or about one out Of every 70 men 10 the army the
ordinary" deaths. the deaths from disease, expo
sure and the climate amount to 1886, and the acct.
dental 10 36l.
IL appears also that ct the battle Of Moipo del Rev
In the valley OF Mexico the American forces OF 5000
strong under Gen Worth. lost 700 men, killed aud
wounded. In couple of hosrs nghtipg; while OF the
battle Of Buena Vista which laxted for days Gen.
Tsylor's Lose In KILLED and wounded oaly eT3,
which proves that the battle Of Moline del Rey
by oil odds, the bloodiest Of the war.