Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-14
OUR MEN IN MEXICO
GLIMPsEs OF SOME DISTINGUISHED
coSFEDERATEs WHO WENT.
NORTH CAR0LINA'S SOLDIERS.
The Glorious Part They Played in
That war-Tirst mississippi with
"CoI" Jefferson Davis Cannon
snIonorabIy Lost and G1orious:y

RaIeigh IN. CO News and obscrver.)
'Honorably lost, gloriously won is the
inscription on two cannon now at West
Point They were lost by O'Brian, one
# the bravest OF gunners. to Santa Anna
Il Monterey. and won at Chapultepec a
thousand miles away
When Mexico declared war against the
United States the go of March. 1876. a
all was made for t.stx-month volun-
seers." Before the six months expired
his call was found 10 be a blunder, for
takes almost this length of time to
urn raw recruit" into a warrior"
% another call was issued for $4,000 vol
'nteers for five years. or for as long as
Ibis war lasted"
To the first call. twelve regiments re-
sponded, the First Mississippi being
one. with JEFF" Davis as colonel He
asked General Scott for permission to
arm his men with the new gun, but
Scott said he did not think it prudent tc
take the men into an encmy's country
with an untried weapon; that he might
arm two companies with it. Davis arm
ed his ten. and said there was too small
q difference between two and ten to
bubble about. So this regiment was the
and the gun to this day bears the name
OF mississippi Rife The time of
these men expired just before The battle
OF Buena Vista. but Davis told them
it would never do to leave before tic
battle; ii would look like desertion. and
said, Stand by NE. boys, until after the
battle and then go home rejoicing and
they did stand by. him to 4 man with
those new guns ana saved the day at
Buena Vista by being in time to take the
places Of the men routed on Taylors
left, who We're flying to the rear. AS
Davis passed lnese men. he pointed to his
own troops coming UP il! columns as
steady as if on parade, and shouted:
For Gods sake. men, get behind this
stone wall There and then went UP
the first rebel yell" Many OF these
men fleeing turned back and fought we'll.
But the joke Of the whole war was gotten
On the Mexicans by the men who ran
away. General Minion. with three thou
sand men, was coming up on General
Taylor's rear in splendid style, upper
ceired by the Americans. but when the
Mexicans saw those United States sol
dicrs coming down upon them double
quick and the horses galloplDS, the! Ileo
anyhow and anyway, for they could stand
no such charge as that.
TIE SECOND CALL.
To the second call for volunteers. North
Carolina responded with a regiment Of
twelve companies Qater two OF these
under Captains Clark and Richards, join
ed General Scott at Vera Cruz-R. T.
Paine as colonel) They took ship at
Fort CasweIl and sailing down the CO.'S
and through the hole in the wall,
crossed the Gulf and landed at Fort
Isabel. Then came me weary march
from Carnlargo. with 800 men. long
train of wagons, each with its five mules,
the leading mule abreast the wagon in
front 10 keep the guerillas from cutting
into the train. ambushed on both sides.
after this journey Of thirteen days
without breaking ranks, they reached
Walnut Springs. Here they found the
First Mississippi Regiment assembled for