The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-09-13

the ranks opened and these noroemeu
dashed out. Turning a point of the road
they received the FIRE Of a large body Of
Mexican cavalry, and were seen to reel
in their saddles At that moment another
charge was made, and when repulsed and
Morgau's charge moved on to the point
where the men were fred upon, blood
was found, and other evidence was had
that they had been killed and their bod
dies dragged into the chaparal and there
robbed. Thus reft of hope the gallant
command resolved to sell their lives as
dearly as possible. Onward they moved,
I6ll at intervals forming in a hollow
square to resist the charge, Az about .
O'clock in the afternoon, afar off was seen
column Of men approaching, and soon
| It was discovered that they had cannon.
All supposed them to be reipfOrcomont
for the enemy, and then the last hope
forsook the gallant band. Onward in
| their front still moved the advancing COL.
umn, whild with loud cheers the COM
mand Of Urea prepared to make final
and desperate charge. The troops in
front had by this time advanced SO near
that they unlimbered their cannon and
placed it 10 position. Drawing his men
| in position where they would in some
measure be covered BY the dense chapa.
raj Morgan and his devoted command
had but to hope for speedy death for
to be taken by the men Of Gen. Urrea's
command was death with more than saw
age tormeuts. The cannon opened with
grape and canister, and that instant, amid
the wild screams Of the wounded enemy,
the American flag was seen waving amid
the smoke Of the advancing host. They
were saved. One Of the hessengers--
the Mexicans had killed but Stewart
had got through and communicated with
Colonel Irwin, and thus at the minute all
seemed to be lost the command was saved,
4 So borne down with their great suferings
were the men Of Morgan's command,
that, when the excitement was over, they
dropped in their tracks, and many of
4 them had to be carried to Morio, being
unable to walk. The concurrent testimo'
ny of all the officers and men is that
nothing saved the command put the per'
feet drill of the men, Even at the mo
ment when hope itself forsook them, each
, command was executed with the precis
ion Of clockwork, and in wheeling from
s open line into hollow square 10 resls
0 cavalry, scarce seemed moment o. timo
!, Awaiting tho approach OF the enemy ua
a til sure their fire would be elleetivc,
: was delivered, and then, before 'n9 hT,s' :,
: OF the ehcu'y ooc'u ios0n III
= low square was formed the ir9ns u ran, an,
!. kneeling with liked bayon,ets' ana 'ne SeO '
Q Ond with bayoncts at a cnarge, ,; icslS"'
o every effort to break the serrlea lins. =,
y. a day or two before tnesG sooueT Wa, w
c CURED, tho great pattie 0. pucaa 81"
g was fought, ana pelns .ns s 81 s,OIy Morasn, %
j. General Taylor summonea i. w ous mo,S e il
s command near mCr,V' anu 'nas o"e ~, ~ = !;
l. hardest battles oi 'he meAsau A.'" .hat mad
J. paled py ina, o' Tue g,ea.ef 0"' f''
After tbs term Of service Of the 2
!, Ohio bad expired, Col. Morgan, in lead
! inc his veterans home, was met by a CON
e e ,uR .;o1 aS ,v, "nno;n,;ng him to the comman
IL ,rsSI a"0 &c tbo additional regiments raise
y y, VhO ,ho II TIn;tod States to serve during tn
! ~ ."v s,S T ho n,ocseded to Scotts line
a Ware wS,, a he ioiped his new command, an
~ar,;c;nstsS in all tbe battles of Mexic,
pS ppr,;, ppb a. tbo hattie Of Cberubusco, he W,
- - ssysrelv wounded while leading his con
U | m,ud % 10 ;ncanaoitate him for furth,
"a service ~
~ ' 'nn ,ho d,v nrodeedinr The battle
le choruSusco vb;l, the lingering and hal
3 i sonah. S0iJ or Conireras was in suspens