The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-08-22

remarkable in the annals OF the world. There
the American army, consisting Of about hive
thousand, mostly raw militia, met twenty thou
sand Of the chosen troops of Santa Anna, in
deadly conflict, and after protractcd struggle
OF two days, achieved a glorious triumph.
In that battle General Lane performed most
important part. No officer contributed more
by his gallantry and generalship to win the for
tunes of the day. Upon the left wing Of the
American army which General Lane comman-
ded, Santa Anna directed his most obstinate
and deadly assaults With but four hundred
men General Lane repulsed a large body oi
Mexicans, six thousand strong. While nothing
could exceed the fearful array Of assailants, as
they moved toward the little band of Lane, with
their long line OF infantry, presenting contin,
ued sheet of fire, nothing could surpass the un,
doubted irmness and bravery with which Lane
and his men maintained their position and pour
ed their voleys Of musket'y into the advancing
columns Of the enemy, which made them break
and fall hack. Throughout the varying fortunes
Of that trying day General Lane with his little
band OF heroes maintained his position and re-
pulsed the enemy at every point. On the sec
ond day of the battle, Santa Anna finding his
strength defied and his most skillful maneuv-
ers defeated, and as the day was drawing to a
close, determined to make most desperate eff
fort to turn the tide Of the battle in his favor.
Collecting all his infantry he made a charge on
the Illinois and kentucky regiments. Gallant
ly did those brave troops resist the onset until
seeing their leaders fall, and overpowered by
numbers, they began to waver and fall back.
At this critical moment the eagle eye of GEN
eral Lane observed the movement, when he
FASTENED with his brigade to the rescue in time
to enable the retreating regiments to form and
return to the contest and drive back with great
loss the advancing column Of the enemy. This
and hotly contested field night soon closed ovel
the sanguinary scene, and when the morning
sun arose, it shore upon the battlefield, dcser-
ted by Santa Anna, with his scattered legions
while the star spanglcd banner waved triumph
aatly over the American army. .f
No officer went into the Mexican war with
less pretcusion than General Lane--none came
out with u brighter fame. The testimony o
eye witnesses, historians and official records at.
test the fact The New Orleans Delta, of May
2, 1917, recorded the popular estimation ir
which Gen. Lanes conduct was held in the
battle OF BuonA Vista as follows: ..
"BmGADtER GENERAL LANE.-The bearing
Of this gallant officer in the battle of Buen;
Vista, as described by persons who were presen
was in the highest degree gallant; noble, anC
sdldier-like. When his brigade, composed o
the two Indiana regiments, was exposed to
murderous fire fom the Mexican batteries OF
their tanks. and a front fire from a large body
Of the enemy's inMntry--when the grape ant
nusket shot flew thick as hail through the line,
of our volunteers, who began to waver before
the fiery storm, their brave General could bt
seen, fifty yards in advance Of the lne wavin!
his sword with an arm already shattered by
musket ball, streaming with blood, and mount
ed on noble charger, which was gradually
sinking under the loss Of blood from five dis
tinct wounds. brave sight indeed was this.'
This brave man, whose check never blanchet
with fear or eye quailed amidst the hottest con
hicts of battle, has heart of tenderness whcl
mets at human woe, His solictude for ant
care of the sick, the wounded and the dying
was manifested on many occasions. Numerou
incidents and anecdotes are narrated, illustra
ting his Kindness and tenderness in reieVin
their sutferings and administering to their com
fort in the hospitals and on the battle fields
which so endeared him to his troops that mad
him almost invincible when their leader. O
his return home, wherever he stopped citizen
ofall classes We'd to do honor to the distinguish
ed hero Whilst in the city of Cincinnati, th
guest Of General Moore, an incident occurre
! illustrative Of his native kindness and tender
ness, and the gratitude OF the recipient. !
German citizen ushered himself into the pres
ence Of General Lane, amidst the guests in th
parlor He asked if General Lane was in
The German, with emotion, asked: "Do 20
know me, Genera?' AZ do not" said the Ger
eral, German, "Wcll, sir, recollect and wi
thank you to the last day of my life. Do 20
remember after the tight with the guerrillas {
Manga de Ciava, in which we routed the scour
drels 50 finely, you found soldier dying by IL
way side, exhausted by the heat Of the su
and the exertions Of the day. and diSmounte
from your horse and placed him on it, walkir
by his side Until you reached the camp, whe
you did not rest till you saw him taken care of
circumstance very. well. "Well," SAID the Ge
imam, 81 am the boy, and by that act Of kint
ness, you saved my life. am here to than
you How can Fever forget to cease to pray f
you? God bless youi you were the soldier
4 friend" 3H' a'"
i In his own State Of Indiana it was pere
ovation wherever he went. The masses--tl
hard sons Of toil--turned out from all the coul
try, and from every hamlet and village, to we
come and to do honor to the man Of the peopl
He was feasted and toasted, and congratulated
addresses were made to him in the name of Il
people, by the most distinguished men Of Il
State He bore all the honors and complimen
showered upon him meekly, and with chara
teristici modesty, claimed for himself nothil
more than having done his duty. III his er
phatic language, he said: "To the volunteers u
der my command, ] feel that honor is just
due; without their aid could have done n
i thing"' ls s ,,...
After General Lanes brilliant exploits und
II General Taylor on the Rio Graudc, he w