The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-06-24
CENT. Pisros's Battlss

We have before as, says the Washington
Republic, The Official list Of officers who
marched with The army under the command
of Major General Winfield Scott. from Pu-
ebla mon the city Of Mexico, the seventh,
eirhth. ninth. and tenth Of August. one
thousand eight hundred and forty -seven, and
were engaged in the battles OF Mexico
From this list we learn that General Frank
lin Pierce was in the battles Of COntreras,
Churubusco, Mo!ino del Rey, near Chapul-
tepec, near Belen, and at Garita de Belen.
Other exchanges sustain the Republic,
and give the following particulars:
When be reached the Contreras, he met
Gen. Scott, and under him engaged in the
battle there. There was q deep ravine be.
tween the United States troops and the
Mexicans. The enemy was drawn up al
the other side in battle array, and with his
batteries placed. The order was given Il
charge and outHank them. In charging
down, the round shot Of the enemy was fly.
ing over their heads and ploughing up the
ground. Gen. Pierce, cutting at them with
his sword, would say, "There, boys, is g
game of ball for you" In this charge bis
horse fell and rolled over him. He was Sc
verely injured and the horse was disabled.
He mounted another horse, and Joined the
fight. He suffered great pain all night, and
could not sleep. The surgeon ordered him
not to 60 into the field next day. That night
they had lain in arms, and the rain was ter.
rible, and the surgeon advised him TO 60
back to San Augustine, where there was q
depot; but he would not. He determined
to go on to Churubusco.
At charge in this battle, both his brig
ade and that Of Gen. Shields we're ordered
to get into the rear. He was again thrown
from his horse with such violence that be
tainted on the field. Afterwards. when the
troops, coming up, wanted to raise him, he
told them to charge on and he would take
care of himself though the Mexican Ian
GERS were then charging on the spot, and to-
wards corn6eld. He commanded his troops
to charge them in advance.
After this battle an armistice was propos-
ed, and Gen. Pierce was appointed one Of
the commissioners.
At the battle of Moline del Rev he rode
over the field with bullets flying about him.
and was rash. He was at the battle of Cha
pultepec, and when the victory declared for
the stars and stripes, the South-Carolians
and the Ninth regiment, which had fought
together at Churubusco and Contreras, met,
their blood had mingled in one common
stream, and the Palmetto regiment showed
its valor by the number of its men that lay
dead on the field Gen. Pierce addressed
them, and said here the extreme North and
South had met together as common sons of
the glorious UniOn-met to maintain its
rights and uphold its honor. These battles
had cemented the union of North and South,
and he hoped they would be forever united
Nine cheers aoere then giren for the Palnaet-
to Regiment, arhich acre loudly responded
to, and the same compliment acas returned
By Ike Carotinians to the Yankees.
After this battle he resigned his commits
sion and came home. The state Of his
health continued very bad all the time he
was in Mexico. He was on the best terms
with General Scott, and the latter in his de-
spatches spoke of him as the "gallant
Pierce"
The Edgefeld Advertiser says of him:
We presume that the name of Gen. Pierce
is familiar to most of our readers, from the
very prominent position occupied by him in
the late war with Mexico. Our highly es-
teemed and gallant fellow-citizens, NJ. l..
Bonham, and John C. Simkins, commanded
the 18th Regiment (then under General P. }
the former as Colonel and the latter as Cap
tain. We haze alcays belieued Gen. p to
Be the truest man, to the South, North Of
Mason and Dir0n's line-indeed this seems
to be the general opinion.