South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-11-15
A "REMINISCENCES OF THE MEXI.
CAN WAR.
HOW FAT MAN HELPED OUR ARMY.

known editor of the New Orleans Picayuue,
has not forgotten bis Mexican war expe-
rionce, rs 4 recent letter of his in that pa
per shows. Partly for its historical rccol
lectious and partly for the humorous story
to which they lead, VIC copy the letter:
Dusk was just citing in-darkncss was
fast settling down, dropping suddenly as it
does IL the tropics. This was on the eve
mag of the 18th of September, 1917, or
nearly twenty years ago. We had had a
Tong day ) work OF it; the eight hour sys-
TEN WAS not thought OF in that period -
We had been at IL from daylight until darl,
-hard at it. Qditman' division had storm
ed the noted Castle of Chapultepec in front,
aided 10y Twigg's regulars, while Pillow,
With Worth veterans, as a reserve, had
grlpp.cd and gained toothold Of the rear
aud iims Of the Mexican stronghold. One
OF the first, il not the Grst, of the Ameri-
can lilgs planted Oh Chapultepec WAS plac-
Cd there by Seymour, then il command Of
EansoHi's New England regiment Poor
ndnson brave, cAivalrous, handsome
man, was Ransom; he was killed few
days before at l.! No.ino del Rev. But all
this has nothing to do with the first fatman
ever particularly noticed. lie was an I'M
commonly fat man--an Englishmau-al-
most al t:t men arc EnglisAmen ; | mean
ali very tat nea.
CIapn.tcpc; had fallen. There were two
roads running iuto the city OF Mexico, the
SAID city IN plain 81 ILt and three miles dis
taut. rhc most direct road was by til, a.
III , . =
without waiting for orders, QUitman and
P,g-l.cr Snith advanced, these veteran OFF,
cafa seemed to hurry ON a. though they
were aaEtGIs 60 get out ot hearing OF Cen
crd Scott : orders; they had not forgotten
lis halt at ChUrubusco, and the useless sac
rlhco Of over Il thousand men in conse-
quence. At III events | have not forgot
ten it,
While Qlitmau was rushing up the Gu
rita DE- Beeu, in face of withering fire
Worth was pushing up the San Cosnc CT
rita, in plain sight, aud here and there an
episode: he fat man will keep.
Little Preston johnson, nephew OF Cen
cral Joe, had been killed at Contreas few
lays before, while in command Of orc sec
ton Of Mlgruier's battery. This section
was taken Icy Stonewall Jackson who had
jaat come out with Mcclellan and other
young officers, from West Point.
Ga the morning Chapultopec was attack
cd Jackson was attached to Pillows COM
mand, ond while in the road, outside the
wall north OF the castle, Mexican shell
bngst directly in the battery, killing or Grip
ping some eight or ten men, aud As many
horses / never saw a man work as hard
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