Evening star., 1897-04-17

Robert Anderson. Pemberton, Fit1-JOhn
Porter and LonBstreet were -brevetted for
g1llAntry at the mills; also Armistead, W.
H T. walker. Edward johnson, J. 9. WAL
ker and Charles p. Stone. Anderson. the
two Walkers and Porter were wounded.
More than 100 n,en fell. and the awful
cause the mills turned out not to be a key
to ChApultepec, as supposed before the as
'sauit. IT was itself dominated by the guns
o. the castle. and had to be promptly aban-
Scotts camps that the castle itself should
be stormed and that two parties of go
men each would have the post of honor In
advance, the officers and soldiers came
Forward In excess Of numbers, and the
choice finally had to be made by drawing
iets Both regulars and volunteers were
eager for the place of danger.
In tne ranks OF the skirmishers and
stormtng parties and bands of enthusiastic
Fellows crowding at their heels were all
the heroes named in the above list, the
elite nifty American leaders, who won their
spurs at Chapultepec. Joseph E. Johnston
commanded a special battalion Of Volt
geurS and foot rfiemen, which he had re-
Gently organized and was to give its bap-
tlsm OF fire IN storming the castle walls
When the signal sounded for the stormine
parties to advance Johnston preceded them
with his four companies of Voltigeurs, hay-
ing received orders to force an entrance
through the immense vail inclosing the
castle park. In the face of a steady fire
from the walls ard the gate the Voltigeurs
deployed and turned their rifles upon the
Mexicans on the top of the wall After
rev minutes the enemy broke from the
parapet and ran across the park to q line
OF intrenchments. The Voltigeurs followed,
Johnston leading them all in their wild
run. The flag Of his battalion was the first
American banner planted upon the outer
walls OK this ancient citadel. Infantry col
umns and batteries quickly advanced to
seize the ground cleared by the Volttgeurs
Leaving the prizes to them, the brave colo
mel. already wounded. hurried his men
across the park to the rear gates to cut off
the garrison from retreat. This feat was
accomplished in the face of a sharp and
ciese fire poured upon the Voltigeurs from
the park terrace in their rear. One Of
Johnston's men, Private w. A. Gray. dis
covered and destroyed a train Of powder
leading to the mines which Mexicans had
planted under the wallis and which, in con-
sequence. they failed to explode.
Deeds Of Gallantry.
The attack CT the stormers had been
preceded by bombardnent and gallant
deeds performed at every stage of the bat
tie were praised ind rewarded Mcclellan
and g. w. Smith got their brevets for con-
structing two batteries under a slight
screen Of bushes close to the castle walls,
from which the first guns of the lombard
menI were hred; Charles P. Stone for gal
!antry at gun In one Of these batteries;
Lee for laying platforms under fire on the
aqueduct wallis used as gun-staxinR and
Tor CARRYING battle orders over the field un-
ih ne tainted from wound received early
IN the fight. There was a literary hero
aiso, WHO captured a brevet for gnilantry
at the batteries and parapets-Iieut
Aayne Reid. the famous novelist Reid
ana MS company of New York volunteers
became excited and dashed after the storm
Tag parties, catching up with them before
they crossed the walls
Mansfield Lowell was brevetted for a bold
reconnoissance. in which he discovered two
concealed Mexican batteries; Capt. Paul
Tor advancing light detachment of fifty
men as an outpost to guard against a sor-
Tie OF the Mexicans; the gallant Reno for
moving MS battery along with the storm
ing column. Reno afterward caught up
with Johnston's Voltigeurs, with one how
ffzer. and was wounded while firing it.
StonewaH jackson ran his section of ar
utIery up to within point-blank range of
the enemy. The horses at his guns were
All killed, but he hauled one piece across
the ultch by hand, and planted it close to
the enemy's pathway of retreat. Capt,
casey LED one party of stormers at double
quick through showers of grape until he
was wounded. then turned over the COM
mand to Capts. Steele and Bee Hunt also
moved his battery close upon the heels of
tne stofmfng parties. and fired over their
heads into the Mexican ranks ArmfstaaI1
was the first man to leap into the ditch
ana place ladder for scaling the embank
nient. This he accomplished under a show
er OF bullets and hand grenades but was
wounded In the adventure d. H Hill with
twenty ey men, aided Masruder in the de-
tense or the guns which he had boldly ad-
yanced along with the storming columns
from desperate charge upon them made
Dy the Mexicans. Hooker and Earl Van
Dorm were brevetted for galiantry while
carrying orders under fire
but wniie all were brave. there was still
a chance for some to outstrip others in
tnat exciting race for glory. Lieut.. Long
street marched with his company in the
heavy battalions which followed up the at
tack: While carrying the flag of his reet-
ment up the hill, and waving it to cheer on
the men. he was severely wounded. His
companion. Lieut.. Pickett. then took the
nag and bore it to the castle wall. While
the battle still ragged at the bases of the
nilis, on the right and on the left Pickett
lowered the Mexican banner and renlaced
II with the colors of the Sth United States
infantry, which. amid wild cheers of the
soldiers around and below, flashed in the
breeze Tar above the classic Aztec groves
ana gardens. above the warm and bleeding
corse Of Montezuma, last Of that rovai
nne' above and in view OF the doomed can
EaI OF the Mexicans in the plains beyond.