The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-10-08

The character of General Pierce BY 9
Private Of The Ninth Regiment.
Tie following communication was handed
Us some days ago, BY the gentleman whose
name Is affixed 10 it, and who was volun-
'teer III the ranks Of The NEW England
Regiment, throughout the Mexican war.--
He carried, for several months after his re-.
turn, a Mexican bullet in his shouldef-tbe
best Evidence Of bis bravery in that CAM
paign that can be offered. --Ms,O Hupen Reg,
isisr.
New HAVEN, Sept. s. 1852.
sMEssRs. sEDlToRs; AS one Of the rank and
file of the New England Regiment, who car
Hrigd a musket from Vera Cruz 10 tue City ol
Mexico. and was in every battle in which
that regiment participated. until shot down
Fat Churubusco. !. | cannot refrain from adding
nv humble voice 10 those who are resenting
the yillainous charge that Gen. Pierce lack.
|ed bravery on the field oil battle The first
olace at which the Mexican made decided
stand against the column Of General Pierce,
which was marching to SCOTS assistance,
was at the National Bndge-on which they
HAD placed distractions which took half an
hour to clear off. Gen. Pierce was jim the
van of that fight; and the manner in which
lescopette balls flew about our ears, would
| have been too much for any but the brayest
Of the brave. His gallaniy in that sffair
was the subject of conversation among the
soldiers around many camp fire.
| At Con.reras he led us with the GOODNESS
Of an old veteran through as deadly storm
of shot and she'll as every was poured'upoI
a charging column storm OF iron hal
such as no coward could face. AT McGru
ders and Calenders battery, at an impor:an
crisis in The battle, well do | remember The
enthusiasm impaired to us when he exclaim
led TO the brave Captain Bod6sh, of Maine
Remember, Captain, this is The New Eng
land Regiment" The awful storm Of th'
10Th of August will not soon be forgottel
by those who took its peltings. know tina
during that night (although evidently sui
fering great pain from the fall Of his horse
he was more devotod to the poor wounde,
fellow than to himself know that at tn
battle of Churubusco he led his brigade int
action; but as was shot down early in IN
engagement, cannot speak Of how long h
was able to keep up, suffering as he was
But know that Frank Pierce's bravery wa
upon the tongue Of every man in the arm
who smoke OIL him. None buta coward woul
|defame him.
i At the hospitals in Mexico no man wa
more attentive to the sick ard dying tha
Frank Pierce. He knew me only as all Anne
rican soldier, but, with many others, | be
leve owe my life TO his care and kindnes
while upon sick bed in The city OF Mexico
He came every day into our quarters, to Sc
if any of us were wanting in care and CON
forts; and | speak within bounds when
say, he must have given hundreds OF dollar
10 the sick and wounded, at different times
in the hospital where / was confined. H
had kind word for every man, and heu
that felt for ALL As an evidence Of the est
nation in which | held his good qualitit
and Kindness, and long before he was tho
of for the Presidency, three years ago CAV
the name of Frank Pierce to my only son
so | cannot be accused oil newborn zei
for him. | have nothing 10 say 10 Genera
Scott-except believe he scorns the peti
ISLANDERS which some of his supporte
shower upon Gen. Pierce, than whom
kinder and braver man neyerliyed.
J.F. CHATTERT0N,
Late of the 9th Regiment.