, 1877-07-30
GEN, SHIELDS.

"Reminiscences of MI Old Soldier Of tho
Mexican Svnr.
Among The st0r,cx whie1 Gen. Shields told ut
hIs rercpt L0ckport IN. ~ reception are the
following:
"RoC0tt AND HEADr.n
Ills 9rst interview with ten. TAYLOR was hui
fn0ro,sls described: ~ wa+ eent wlt!, my
brigade to rcpdrt 10 him IN tile RIO tirapdt.
After getting my culhnlnnd Into camp put on
tho most shuwy uniform had. and spout much
time In rigging myself up Y do honur to such
an occastu. as the uettln% with he Commander
in.Chief uf the army o: Occupation. Arrived! At
hpaalGuarlers inquired fur Gen. Taylur, aud
MAS shown into tent by thc orderly, wEo went
AWAY to announce M. Presently entered a
hari.fcatured, but .tttlI very. benevolent
appearance, would easily hive hcth taken for
WAGNER. great llappng straw-hat crowned
hts heal. tlu t,A no collar, 1neu-eoat. and the
roarsc f,untalGp,ns lie Murc had m suApl lou VI
rank as,uut il,ctn. aud hls nnstacshgcd feet
were covered by cs,ninnn infantry ehoes. While
was trying To figure out i,I nly mind what thss
apparftfun could hr, le Eraspcd ny hand aud
heartily exclaimed, I'm very Rla'! 10 sec yn1i
for your command before long, And this was
actually Ten. Zachary TAYLOR, one OF the bray.
sst, kintest, anl noblcst men that ever lived"
czRRo af,nDo.
Previous to the brilliant American victory
at Ccrro norlo, the engineers both Of the al
tacIing and defending armies had carefully
surveyed the highest Of the emnences Tint
brtatlv about the place, and 4ad report
td It Inaccessible. II overlooked the whole
e.tssn army eut , tue m,, Meass.ns s.,n'e ~s1s err
tho sai,lc belief prevailed In tho American calnp.
The night before the assault was very dark
QUO. Shields was In hfa tent. whcn towars! mid
night uumber VI soldiers Of his communicating
TO ht, md askel permission ~ put sl1.pound
-: II " was ~ asionislotI. sOon't you know
asked, THAT the engineers saJ that i can't be
rlttnled!-to ray nothing about putting sat1!i6n
shouIi H. like to try It. .fry L, tlen, loys, !
sail; 'nu harm wi!l bo done, e1an it you fall.
They went away, and In two hours they wcre
back agaln With tho Amazing news that thr3
actually had slx.pounarr H. position On the
summit q that almost perpendicular height.
".And II you'll consent, str,' said Aone"f them,
"'Go ailsad.' replied: III! believe you
can tio allythfng now And long beiorc day.
ljyit they reported that the fwelve.poundcr was
VI, there beAiie tho ssx-poundcs, ready To- opeu
| Of, tho Mcxlcnns In tbs morning. thought The
news too good u be kept, 50 went to Gcn
! TwIgcs' tent apIl rousknI bin, up. lie heard my
story, AMI lookcd o. INC a. though he DID not
~ l5o you mean 10 tell me- be exclaimed,
tthat those follows ot yours have hauled i
twclye-poundcr and a!x'pouuder up to TIE TOP
OF that hughtF ~
1 NuA AAt w 3Ou eAthA ~
| al think there arc two pieees Of artillcr!
| lost to tie Cnltcl States; Tor there arc uoi
men enough tn the army to yet shem down
xgaIn.' ,. -, u.,..
against tbs aston!sheA Msxicaus that day knl
they we're got down again aiterwArd."
| An ISCtpzNE.
| Gen, Santa AunA was III cun,mAud ut the Mex
!eaus u crrsu Gordo. lie WIS utterly tc1eatet
Ind eounriieL to rctrcat, with heavy losses Il
nrisonrrs, material, aud Killed aud wounded
| Shields WA dangerously wounded iu the nxlt
auI of cuusse lcit behind At Jslapa. " Whca b
| twra,up cunyaleseent hc wRA informed that
iaiy living oppuslte the houts where he lay hat
auch he!p to bis attendants ~ suron u ht VI
allowed 10 walk cut he went to thank her. whrl
be learned to hA surprise that she wv dauxh
ter VI santa Anna. !n the euussc Vt the convsI
"But did you know w.lo Il xas that you wet
,nipi.tsFip. 10 al this liinet"
"Sot y arst," she replied ~ discovers
at.st .ino thst siyr, ysu we're uen. Shields who
"Perhaps, hal yoa known at the drss that
wal Die whu had large share ~ detsattn
| your father you would not hayc relieved met
Slls drew htFtell up x!th the AtS " 10 o.!
Ca.tili4si:. '.str," shs said, ha4 you with yoa
own band killed my lather ln aais 5sht-lu ial
6.ht-l would hare lone for you Il. your 81
ttxn.tY lust n much ~ / now have" Atsl ID
looked Ii u we'll - sloky It.
AAuRrpzR ASp Tus ocEhxiiLA.
It was during ths yaml4.gn. and about thi
time, that an Incident o<Susrx1 winch td
lecturer very uamosuus!y described. but whle
Il here greatly abbreviated. Gen. John
NacrtIdef, Ut suksa,aeut Confederate lam,
wa then ~ pllitrr in our uuy, ~
plumed htmmsel! highly un his hoEssusnshi;
Gus DAY he rode asruss she s'iuasr uu
superb black animal lu4t he had ]ust bouxt
Tor 4 high prtct,. aaa vAue. t. tts: .in4o
tv whl.tl Shields las, that the latter ,nt.ht 81
and ainlre bis purchase. Tue earsetins II th
s.exl aud tlc beartus Vi ths srle: assx = tt"s
into thu square, aud eses. nsif s:sese sefs
! thousand or n,orc so!dlezs tasikeus. mud arm
| foiloHers vi III kiud. gstshit;: auh u4thirt.
s.Js,L NagsuAl,s" Shox vi. Aftcr y tpt
whcu Masrudcr hal stepped taonssn., QUE .
the Mr1acaAs ca4pe NJ to hin4- patte.l ~
praIse.i the Aor4e. AMI Told tbs osti-sr that
rolc xluloat ~ well Il al inAaa,iAut Vi tbs s1n'
Try.