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Report of Geil. Pillow* ‘
Headquarters Third' Division
Mixconc,. August'34,lB47.
Captain: In compliance with the order nfiho Gen
tral-in-chief, 1 moved, with my .division, consisting
ofthe Lt-tl* 11 tli, 12th, 14tl), to 15lh, infantry, and the
voiiigcur regiment, Captain’
M a cruder undl.hu howitzer buttery under Lieutenant
Ciiiuiuier, curly oil thb morning of ihe ldth irisiant,
und opened the road over the' mountain oh the route
indicated by Captain Loe, of tho. engineer; corps,
ussiKted by Lieutenants Beauregard, Stephens, Tow
cr Smith, McClelland, and Foster. Brigadier, Gen.
Twiggs, with his division, reported to me for, duly,
under instructions from the Gencral-iu-chiof, whilst
my own division was moving over thoniounliiin; ; -
Perceiving that tho enemy was. in largo force on
llic opposite side of the v«Hcy, with heavy ballet ics ;
,if artillery commanding the only road , through . a
vast plain of broken vulchnic stone and' lava, relit
in deep chasms and fissures, clfectuully'i'prbvcaling
uny advance except, under, his direct 'Hrc, I,resolved,
(o give him battle. For tins purpose, I ordered Gen.
Twiggs to advance with one brigade to asßaull’llie
enemy's works in front, and with the other to turn
bis let! flank, and assail It In;r«ocr«cV T ;Citpinih Ma
grader’s line Reid battery and Lielitcnahi’Callandcr’s
Imwiltcr battery (both of Which constitute part of iriy
division) were placed at thb disposal'of. Brigadier
General Twiggs, * ‘ /
This officer, in executing my order of attack, dl*'
reeled Brevet Brigadier General Smith to move with
Ids brigade upon the enemy’s whilst' Colonel
Ilil'7, with lus. Was ordered to. turn his led, and ns
«iil him in rear.,.To sustain these' movements,
brigadier General Cadwalader was ordered-to ad
vance with his brigade und sup|Kjrt’Col. Riley,and
Brigadier General Fierce, with ' hist ’command, to
support the column moving npoii'lhc'encmy’s'front,
under Brigadier General Smith. . This lustconfmand
was soon closely engaged with llio-ehcmy, ns were
uho the batteries of Cuptiiln Mngraderand Lieut.
Callender*. x
Colonel Riley's command* having now crossed the
vast,broken up plain of lava, passing tin*, village on
die right, and whilst in the lict of- turning, the ene
my’s left, whs confronted by several thousand lancers
who advanced to the charge,'when a woll-directcd
(ire from (bo brigade twice, ‘compelled thorn to
back in disorder, under cover of 1 their artillery.—
About this time Brigadier' General Cadwalladcr’s
command had also crossed the plain,‘when some
5,000 or G.OOO troops of the enemy, were otacryed
moving rapidly from the direction of the capital 16
the field nf action. Col Morgan, with Ms largo nnd
fine regiment, which I .hud caused. In bo detached
from the rear uf Fkrcc’s brigade, was,now ’ordered
to tho support of Cadwalader by direction of the
GencraMr.-chicf, who had. now arrived upon the
fU'hh ■ r ■■
'Fhis genera!, h iving discovered this large force
moving upon his right Hank and to the rear, with
Jecidt’d 'military tact and promptitude,.thre\y‘back
iis right wing and confronted the enemy, with' t|ic
intention to give'him battle, riptwllhslandiiljf hiji
ivprwhelming force; ' - V. ~.
This portion of the enemy's force moved slcirinly
grward until a,conflict Ri-cmed i'nbvjtnhlfc, when Col.
Morgan’s regiment; having rcjicjicd this part 1 of llic
hid, presented a front so. formidable us to 'Jiuliice
(be enemy lb change his purpose,and draw oft* to the
light and rear of his former position.' ,
During all this lime,. tho . bailie, niged fiercely
between the other poitiomi of tho two armies', with a
constant and destructive tire of artillery. , Mugrud
cr's battery, from its prominenl pusUnm, was much
disabled by the heavy idiot o(] tho enemy as .were
also Callender’s howitzers. , A* part of the enemy’s
artillery had been turned upon Riley’s, command,
ivbit.il actively engaged wjlh largo bodies.of lancers;
but even these combined .utlacks.'could only delay
the purpose of the gallant old veteran Und.' his noble
brigade. .... ( , .
Thu Gcncral-in-chiefhaving arrived upon the field,
with General Shields’, brigade of .volunteers—con
sisting of the New York und South Carolina,regb.
menu—ordered them to move np to. tho support of
the forces under Brig. Gen, Cadwalader; but It had
now grown so lute in the, evening; that Gun. Shields
did not get into position until, alter, dark. Night
having come on, (but not until entirely, dark;) this
tierce conflict was suspended, to bo renewed on- the
morrow. , , •
During ilio night Brig. Gen. Smith disposed the
forces present, to renow the action at daylight, and
complete tho original order 6/ httack ; before dark,
however, Uio enemy had placed two pico6s of artil*
•cry on a height!) nearly west of CadwaUdor’s posi
•ion,which had opened with several discharges upon
nis forces. Brig.'Gen. Smith,just before daylight*
Moved a portion oftho forces up (lid ravine to the
tear of tho enemy’s position, so as to be within easy
•urning dlslunco of his 101 l Colonel
•iangnm with tho 9lh atid'l2(h, infantry "to mako a
* ,ron g diversion in front The day being sufficiently
•dvancud, the order was given by Brig, Gen. Smith
fertile general ossault; when GonvSinllhts command
j’Pon the left, and. Col. Ulloy with his brigade upon
•no right, supported by; Gen. Cudwulnder, with his
command, moved up with the ulniosl gallantry, un*
®er Uio furloua fire from the enemy’s batteries, which
Wcre immediately carried; a large numbormf priso
fijjrs were taken, including four generals, with 23 out
01 tiio original 28 pieces of artillery, and a largo
•Mount ol ammunilion and publics properly.' '■
fhc retreating - enemy wus ! compelled to puss
tlirough a severe fire, both from tho assaulting forces
•nd Cudwuludor’s brigade, as well as Shields! coifi-
i-oinninodai (bo position occupied by
former general the previous night, with tho pur*
5 0 * 1 8 °flho covering movement upon the battery.. The
orecs of the enemy engaged at this place, including
reinforcements of lliu preceding evening, constl*
ft force of about, 16,000 men, /> t OUO of whom
°ro cavalry ; the wholoiwcro under the, Immediate
“airnand of General Santa Annn. Jn person, assisted
J ucncrala Valencia, Sulas, Blanco, Mendoza,
fs ? rc ’ a * end others; the last four, mentioned wore
'“••cn prisoners, ,
. *• • , ‘‘ « ‘ . a
lluf! ,rou^loul *bls onriragomchl,every ebrpy ongngod
“."“'"y wherever ho was mol, with the moot do.
Eallmi rc snlulion, and holidvod with’ a degree, of
- ri lr y lately equalled—certainly never purpuseod
B rl “."y °agogomoht known to the 1 American urine.'
Won? 1, , “" orill Twl Bt‘. no»i in command lo my.
inv'„ ", °“argod with,,the imiiiodiuio oioouliorinf
loom „°. r k'ltk', who distinguished,hy.th'Q judg
lliroll ’. o'niokndc, and .courage displayed by him
“«hpu t the ongogdinoni;
l*niuH° r 9 0n °rai SnVuh, Iho eonior ofiioor who
*Ol (ho it,,- c,oBtf l ke plain,’and disposed tho ’forces
el assault, deserves, and will' doubtless re-'
ceivc, the ofUiearniy, and Iho,honor. duo. .to
the cohstuhcy of purpose and daring ,whiqh ilistin
g'di'shotl '-’liis conduct bn'lhih'great 'ocbasmn; Brig,
GcmCdd waUdebdisplaycd grdat judgment and higli
military pklll;.pntj,hßrplo N coUrogolh- the munnbr id
which,he qietthosaddcn and trying emergency,,when
all parlies wero in groat anxiety, for the safety of Ills’
comparatively VwaU* command Lwheh ab'olll tb ho
assailed by the 'ovcrwhclmihg reinforcements df Iho
cnqmy, on -the preceding evening; and also ih the
manner.in'which he brought up his command to.the
Hie gallant Riley. I’hls veteran' officer
.distinguished himself no Jobs by life manner in which
ho contended almost single-handed ' with greatly'su
perior numbers on Iho -first day, than in his gallant
and-successful charge upon the yvorks of, the .enemy
on IhoTjecohd., \ ,
fcVoo
;moo
Brigodicr General Pierce, though ILidly injured by
tho : fiill‘bf Ink horse while gallantly leading his bn*
gado into’the thickest of tho bailie on the *l9ih| did
not quit the.field.; but continued,'in command of his
brigade, two regiments,of .which-thc Olh and 12th
infantry, under tho impicdmtu command of .the gal
lant Col. Ransom dhd'LicuOdifl. feonham on the
19lh, and Capl. Woods 1 on the 20lh—assailed'the
enemy’s whfks in front,;Ht dayllghVWilh greatin
trepidily, and contributed much,to the glarloUs con
summation of, Iho work so handsomely Commented
on Iho prcccdmg day. " ‘ ‘
■* ■ '* - - * *' ■» * '
Having myself crossed tho plain, and reached this
bloody tlieutro-as tho.last scene of llic conflicl .wad
closing; as soon, ns suitable, dispositlonp. \vcfo made ’
to'secure the fruity of, tho victory, I resolved upon
pursuing the discbrnfiled cnemy, in wirichl found
that- Brig.-Gcris.'-Twiggs and Smith* Had already’ '
anticipated,meby having commenced the movement. ,
At the supio time, I.apprized, the. Gcncral-in-cliiaf of
iriy advance, and requested his'auth’prity to proceed, 1
.with.all’.the forces still under iriy- coifrimtind, Und 1
sweep around'lhc vnllay, and attack tho strong works 1
nt San Antonio in ,rcar; and-requested the co-opcra* '
lion of G en. VVorth’a division, by un assault .on that
work' in,' front ; which the Goncral-in-chicf readily
grunted und directed accordingly—having,as I learn,
upon being nilviscd-of the victory, previously given
tho order.. I had moved rapidly forward in execution
of this purpose, until I readied tho.town ofCoyoacan.
whore'the command Was halted'to await .the arrival
of tho'Gcn'eral-inichicf, who I was Informed was
close at hand.-' Upon his’arrival,-the important fact
Was ascertained that tho' enemy's forces at San An
lonia, iipvhig, perceived Ijiat. tho great baltpry ,had.
been lost, and the total defeat and radio of their Apr
cfcs.al ConlrvrusVby >wbi<ih'lhcir fcar'was'opened to
assault, had abandoned tho work at Sun Antonio, and
fallen back upon.their strong, entrenchments in roar
at ,. - , -,*-: , ... ■■
Upon the receipt pf this information, the General*
In chief immediately ordered Brig.' Gen.. Twiggs’
division to movii forwnfd'and attack.the Work bh the
enemy's right, and dircclcd'rrie to move with Cud
waladcrV brigade, end assaulMho iete,du pont on its’
left.' Moving rapidly in execution of .thijordcr, 1
had great difficulty in passing the .command, .over
some murchy fields and widc and deep ditches, filled
with mud and wiilcr. I was compelled to dismount
in order to crossthcso obstacles;which were gallant
ly overcome by tho . troops, when dip whole force
gained the main causeway; at which place I mol
Gen; Worth, with the advance of His division, moving
upon tho Samp woHu - llwks then proposed that ohr
united divisions should move on to thP-assauU of.lhc
strong tele dupont, which,'with. its heavy artillery;
enfiladed , the causeway. This being, determined
upon, did troops of the two divisions, moved rapidly
lo’ottnck the Work op its left flank; and; ’notwilh
standing tho deadly' firo of tlio grape and round-shot
from thcAVork, which swept tho rpadwuy with furloUs
violence, on and onitittrd .these gallant and nobln
truops’moved wllh impclUous valor, and iurritilt and
long was tho bloody conflict. But thb result could
not be doubted. At length the loud nnd enthusiastic
cheer of. tho ; A«gJo.Sua , ta».Sohßef.tol4 that all was
well, and. the American colors waved in triumph,
over llic bloody scene.
The larger porlloh of Gen, Worth’s veteran dlvi
fiion was engaged. In this fierce conflict,together with
iho llth and 14lhregiments ofipfantry,constituting
a purl of udei ,lho .commands, respec
tively, nf Liept. Col. Graham and Col. Trousdale.—
To tlio 14th iiifuntry belongs,the honor of capturing
u flag oh-this fort, arid taking'll'liirgo hbmber of
prjsundts in the! (brl; among whom -was the body of
deserters,,!.
- Tlio vnlligcUr rogimcnl, then-Under coramand. of
Lieut. Col. Johnstone, had been led on by my adju
tant general, Cupti Hooker, lii the assault of the
slrortgTorlificaiion on the enemy’s right, with which
Gen. Twiggs’ division wap hotly engaged j but find*
inp the artillery of. tho enemy; as well .as Iris small
amis, bore directly on this advance, which was cn*
tirely rincovercd, thoYoglnicnt was placed In rear of
a churcliVwhcl'o it , t‘omaihcd i until it feCclVed ah
order from rilyPdfin person, to move to tho -assault
in conjunction,with tho llv.ply play of Duncan’s bat
tery. 'This fine rcglnient wu«t rapidly cxeputlng thia
ordct i , now under Col. Andrews, arid led by General
Cadwalader,.when that work surrendered,arid was
taken possession of by Twiggs’ division. ! * ‘
Gen, Wbrth, (to whoso grnnt gallantry during’tlio
action H affords mo pleasure to hear witness,) with
his division, and myself with Ihe Ulh and, l/4th re
. glfiientß of iny command,, pressed rapidly on In
pursuit of lho‘(lying'crlbniy, Until we hatf arfived
with unr commands nearly under tho fire of thb guns
uf .the citumy, planted in. tho suburbs of tho capital,
‘ where wo wero overtaken by qn ...order from -the
Genciul-in-ehicT to call off 1 our troops frorn, further
1 pursuit. During tbls movoincnt,’! inot:with Cols.
Ransom’*;and Morgan’* roglmonts, 12tli* infantry,
under C«pt. Wood, and the howitzer battery under
Lieut. Reno, parts of my, division,.forming general
Piorco’s brigade, which hail betrn iriovci.f by order of
1 ihc GenornUin-clilof, Under cbmnmnd ofGorr Frbrco,
against a largo body of. tlio enemy to tlio light and
’ rear ofthe main .work, where they .hud been, In con.
juncliop with Shields* brigade; engaged in a fierce
1 open field with o largo force. ‘ . t
r Brigadier 1 General Fierce, though still Buffering
1 severely from his Injury of the preceding day, hnd
nevertheless been on duty, und in oommurid of his
brigade during , tho-doy, and ; until a few moments
bulorc, when ha had fainted from pain and exhuus-
I Hon, und bccii carrld (Vom* llib field. In' this lasi on
-1 gugement tho gallant Cob* Morgan wus wounded
1 severely, when the command of tho IStli regiment
, devolved on Liqul, Col. Howard.
- During this long continued battle, which dusted
nearly two days, every part ofiho army in the field
participated in the engagement, The consequence
was,'that all share justly in the honor and glory of
Iho brilliant victory. I cunnot’distinguiah between
Iho conduct of tho commanders of regiments in my
division i they all acted a distinguished part, as did
their field and company officers} ibouch llio
stances of battle caused Ransodi’s,, Morten s, Gra.
ham's}'tnd Trousdale's wJ 1,10
infantry, under command of LleuU.CoK Bonham oij
the IDth, andpfCupl. Wood on tho SOlli, to bo most
actively engaged, l\ly dlvfslon was comppsod cm
tlrcly ofrocruljs, whom the exlgonciesnl the service
had not allowed lime to bocomo well disciplined; nut
they had emulated in deeds of’valor and constancy
the veterans of tho old divisions} and I am proud to
tunlify to tho peneruMmcluof my high appreciation
ofthoir good conduct; f , V .
, J cannot withhold Urn expression of my sense of
the deep obligations I am under for the buccoSh and
honor duo to my command} to my two gallahl Brl*
jrudior Generals, whoso promptltudo,Bki l.nnd daring
wore cfinal to every emergency, and who, In the ab
sence ofdlsoiplino In their commands, mot and over.
came 1 every otottafda,'and led on their brigades to
Itonor and dlqiiriclipik. ' ■ 1
t Ifiivo lionor"' to' ,bo,
servant, -j ~ MeJ. Gon. Onlied Slates Army.
Jfo Coptili; fißootr, .
Aot.'Asst. Atlj. Gen; ; '
“,OUR3 OUNTRY—MAY *IT ALWAYS UK RIGHT —BUT IUGUTi.OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.!’
CARLISLE-,' fICEMBER 2, 18-17.
BATTLE OF MOLING DEL REVi
■ _• Report of General ~' ~
v - Headquarters Ist,Division,
-.- ’ i w i > TacllWya, Sept. 10^1847.
Sir ; Under.the. inconvenient circumstances inci
dent to Ihorcccrit battle, and derangement from Ibss .
df and- hon-com* |
missioned~nnd amid the active scenes-resulting
therefrom, I proceed to make a report; In ; obcdicnco
to the orders of iho Gcncral-m-chiof, of tho batllo of
ElMolinbdcl Roy, fought-’and won' on tho Bth of
Scptemberi'iB47i by thb lat division; reinforced ‘aa
follows!
Ut. Threb squdtan of dragoons, and one company
of mounted r iflemen—27o mob; Under Maj. Sdmrtcr,
2d dragoons. •
. 2. Three pieceii of field artillery, under Captain
Drum.- : > i-i . -
3d. .Two ballcriilg guns, (24‘'pounders,) under
Captain Huger.
4lh. Cndwalader’s brigade, 784 .strong, consisting
of the volllgbur regiment} tho 11th and l4lb regi
ments of infantry,. . • , •
«. 4‘v . • ,
The,Gencral-in-Chlef ordered tjjatmy division*
reinforced as before mentioned,.&liot|lclattack-.and
carry those lines and defences, capture tho dnomy’a
artillery* destroy the. machinery- and material sup
fosed to bo In the foundry, (•El’MdHuo del Rey'j) but
imlling the operations .to that extent. ’ ’ .
,-.After which* my command was lo bo immedialely
withdrawn toils position in the viUago.of Tacubay'a.
‘ V. fc » J
Cadwaladcr’s brigade. was held in reserve, ih a'
position bh the ridge, between the battering guns and
Mclntosh’s brigade, dnd/m, easy-support of either;—
The cayajry, under Major Sumner, to envelope our
extreme left, anil be governed,.by
repel br attach, us tho commahdet’s judgment'mlghl
suggest. ; Thd troops to -bp. put In position under
cover of the night;, and tho' io begin as soon
us the heavy tnulul could be*propfir,ly Co].
Duncan was charged .with iho ; Ro)icriU disposition of
tho artillery. Accordingly, at. 3 o’clock in the mor
ning oflho BUi,the several .columns were pul in mp-.
lion, oh as many different rquVcs; and when thegray
of the morning, enabled them to bo ’seen, they were
as accurately in position as if ported in mid way for
review. 'Tho.early dawn was tho moment appointed
Tor the attack, which was announced to our troops
by. the opening,of on El Moline del
Rey, upon which they continued id play .actively'
until tins point pf the enemy’s, line ,became sensibly
shaken, when, the assaulting parly, commanded by
Wrlgiit, nndVguidod by. that accomplished office?,
Captain Mason of the'engineers, assisted by Lieut.
FoateiV’dashcff'gallnnilyvforward to the assault.—
Unshaken by .lho galling firo of musketryand canis
ter that wps .showered open (hem, on they rushed,
driving infantry and-artillery-men at the point ofllie
bayonet’. The cnoniy’s field battery was taken, and
his own guns were trailed.iipmv his retreating.mass
'os; before, however, they could bo discharged, per
ceiving , that ho; hud been dispossessed of J)is strong
position by comparatively a handful of men* he made
a .desperate effort to regain it, , Acbutdihgly hia
retiring, forces rallied ,and formed with.this object
Aided bylho infantry, which covered the house-tops
(within reach of which the buttery had been moved
during the night,) the enemy’s wmle lino opened
upon the assaulting party a terrific fire of musketry*
width struck down ejfepcHToul of thb/durfirn officers
tliaTcuiiipuscd the. antl non-coiiimissibnod.
officers and men in propdrtlon ; including, amongst
the officers,. Brev. Mnj. Wright, tho commander;
Capl. Mason qud LleuL Foster, engineers; all so.
vcrcly woim'ded. This severe shock staggered, fora
moment* that gallant bund.. The light battalion,
held to coVor idugcr’s battery, under Capl. E. Kirby
Smith, (Lieut. CoU Smith being sick,) and the right
wing of Cadwaladcr’s brigade, wertfpromptly order
ed forward to support,'which order was.executed in
tho most gallant stylo; the enemy was again routed,
and'this'point of his lino carried, and fully possessed
by our troops.
■ • ■ *: «• • ’ •«. •'» 1
As the 2d brigade moved (o' the assault,’a very
large cavalry' and Infantry force Was discovered ap
proaching rapidly upon our left flank,‘to reinforce
the ehomyV right.* AsTagon os’Duncan ii.batlofcy
tvas-ma*kod,>as before, mentioned,.supported, by An?
drewa* voJligours. ofCudwalador’s brjffedc, it movpd
promptly to Iho extre in 010 ft ofo url ihe, to clicck the
threatened assault on this point. TJie enemy's cav
alry came, rapidly, within canister range, when the
whole battery opened a ’most effective fire,‘which
soon broke the squadrons, and drove them back in
disorder. During this firo upon the enemy’s cavalry.
Major Sumner’s coftimand’moved to the front; and
changed direction in admirable order, under a most
appalling firo from the Cdaa Mata,. 'This movement
enabled his coniinnnd to dro*s the ravine Immediate,
ly on the left of Duncan’s battery; where it remained,
doing noble service, until - the: close of the action.—
.At Iho very moment the cavalry \Voro driycn-bcyopd
reach, our. own troops drew batik, from bjifoffclho
Casa Mata, arid enabled iho gtfna or,Dunon'H»s'ba(tci i y
to reopen updn ithfa position; which after 'a short
and well directed fire; thu enemy abandoned. The
giins of t|lo Unliefy were now tiirned upon,his.ro.
treating columns, and continued to play upon thorn
until hcyotid rpuch, .
« .« * * ■ »
Majdr Sumner, 2d dragoons, managed his coin*
tnnnd with skill and courage; wfu always in the right
place, at Iho right time ; menacing or rcpollihg su
perior forces of hU own arpi.’ Icunpol give, nor
docs that excellent bfili'cr need, higher pruisc.
V desire to bring to the ndllco of the GeneraUln
cliiel the gallantry and conduct ol Brigadier General
Cadwaludor and hip command, by, which the pmst
timely and OBpdnllal sdrvico wua rendered In support
ing thdatlaCU,-Und following Up Uib Such
moVomdnts as ho.wasdiretded to njako.tforo oxoeui
on with aeal and promptness., .General,Cudwaliider
particularly' notices Col. Andrews, Ucub Col. Gru..
ham, (killed,) Limit. Col. J.' E. ‘ Johnadd, Majors
Caldwell and Tnlcolt, Crtptnlh' 0. J; Biddle, Irwin,
and. Guthrie, Lieut., R. H.-Johnson Apskumt Sur
geon .S, D. Scott, andj especially jCaptum G..Peus,
assistant adjutant general. . . . .
.*-- « ' *
Miavo tho honor to lie, *ory roepooirpllyyour ob’t.
servant, - Jt WORIII, .
Brovot Mojor Gonorol con Hiding,
To Copt. Scott, A. A. Atlj. Gon.j lieailqaatlon.,.
BATTLES OB' MEXICO—CAPTURE OP TllflS'
cltv. ;
Rcpori of General Pillow*
' 3d.Division, 0. S. Army, .
,; Mexico,.September 18*1847. i
Captain: On iho morning of llio ISth Instant* at
S o’clock, q. m., I moved WUh my command, consist
ing of tlwfiold battery of Cupt. Magrudor, llio volU r
frourlreglmont, the Olh, nih.lllh. &lStMogimenta
or.'iufrtntfy. (Uie 19th rfeglmentomiaUlullng parti of
Iho garrison at Mlxcoao,) and the mountain liowiltwr
khd rocket-battery, from Tadubayu to (ho baKlchc d
of the Blli iuetunt, whore my dispositionswore made
to lake‘possesslon-of 14 Mollno dot Hoy. >' fluVlng'
orcanUed a force for this, command
of Lieutenant Colonel Herbert,'at daylighth.is com
mand moyod steadily and in boaulilul order, under a
hot firo of shot and. bIicII from Cliannllcpoc, and
seized iho mills. I ordered Dr|gadlor GdnorM Cad
walndor witlrhU brigade* to hold possession ofHhlA
oosUion, and to defend iho approaches, (which nnho
at that place) flroni the city of Mexico and from
Simla Fb; Irr a.short t'rmo afterwards an immense
body of lancers, with a considerable force of infinity,-
made their appearance in the valley übotfc mo,*qnd
moved Bloodily forwardUn,iho dlrobllon of niy.posl
llffn,'until almost. wllhln'rcaehor ’myfiold*ploeos.--!-
WUb Drigadior GohoruJ Pierce's brigade’, Mugrudor s
buttery* Major Sumner’s linq command oj.dragoons,
filial ollicor having nqw reported .to mo,for P*)yjM
made pvery. arrangement' tor their .roccpitom ii« r
Sng ill* cku’fcAd o mk af.thb Gfantwriff
11 lb.take possession of the 1° ItoldlW t
from, this position defend the batteries intended to bo
bpened, preparatory to thc assalt upon Chapultepcc,
and not to a general engagement with the
enemy,” I did not, under my - orders, feel myself, at
libertyi*to.be£omc the assailant, and. the enemy > re
garding « prudence as .the bettor part of valor,’"-did
nbj, think proper - lq assail me.
| At Vngiil tdrew my whole force down lo'tho mills,
immediately' under the fire, and almost under the
wall* ,of .UoapUllepcc; whilo-thc.cnemy advanced
from tho va!|oy. and occupied tho position I had held
during the ,d«£, close in my rear.
t hod plaited Col TroiiJdalc, with llio 11th and !
14lK'reglmoillB, iind one scolion of Magriidor’s bat 1
lo[y under ooinmnnd of Licit. Jackson, on tho road 1
left of Chupullcpcc to the city, with
inslrufclionß&o adVuuce on that road, to hold the
enetny‘stationed at the buttery on tliS* road iri'otaer
vance oruuefcor the forces Within the walla of Cha
pUllepopi • f J. * ■ . •
Having doipplcled thescdisposilions/or the assault,
whiloa licavy cannonade was going oh, Brig. Gen 1 !.
Calwriludcr was directed to sco to tho proper cxccu
(ion oHmy orders.
All being-now,ready.and eager forthe conflict, I
ordercd-lho .bplieries of my division.sUenced, and,the
command, to.advance—the Gcncral-m-chief having ,
silenced’the heavy batteries.
-Tho volligours, having driven the enemy from the
wood; rapidly .pursued him until ho retreated into tho
inlerio.r, fortifications. Close in their roar followed,
tho 9tji‘ and; sth regiments,’ with ; cqunl impetuosity,
until ‘‘these.’three regiments occupied tho exterior’
wofka.around the summitof Chapultepoc,
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I .would not detract a.particle
from 1h.6 Vycjl-ca tried reputation of the gallant corps
of Hid vulhntdcr division, who hove proved their gal*
luntry >upori"‘ollicr liard-foUght fields,'arid ,while !,
have plcasure.in testifying to the alacrity with which
they, advanced on this occasion to-and around the
wall, and to tho heights of Chapullcpcc, upon the only
practicable', route tor their advance, justice to the
corps.abbvo’ frl-ferrod td ofmy 'own command,as well
' <is to my supporting column, demands that 1 should
assert, uhs.ojqtcly, and claim for those.who had so.
’nobly met .the brunt of tho copflleh and drove tho
enemy frorirW* strongholds and 'possession of his
chief honor of storthing tho strong
-and,formidable work. ■ < ■ \
wag being done in a manner so
truly licroic, and under my immediate and.personal
supefmicndcnce ahd'dirccllon, Col 'l'rolisdalo's com
mand} consisting of-thclllh and 14lh reglmdhlsof
field ' battery,, engaged a
battery and large force of the enemy in the road .im
mediately epalie west ofChopullepec, .The.advan
ced bectidnW the battery, under command’ of liic
brave Lioat.oackson, was dreadfully cutup and Al
most disabled; Though ■ the.. command of Colonel
Trousdale sustained a severe doss, opd the gallant
and intrepid colonel was badly wounded by two balls
which ‘shattered his right‘arm, still lie maintained
his -pdaiiion witli great firmness | drove (ho enemy
from ‘hisibaityry, and turned his guns upon his re
treating force?..
Capl'.ScantUnd was shot through the head, and
supposed to have been mortally .wounded, but is yet
allvoi with’ increasing hopes of his recovery. Lieut.-
Coh Hebert, 1 who was placed in command ofthe 11th
infantry} in position to engage an- immense.body of
the Vslfeferß^hvUtrnM^ned^M^^ca^tind
' flank* of UiTj himself by the
coolness, judgment, and intrepidity with Which ho
made his dispositions to receive (he charge, and ac
tually hold in check a force of ten limes his number..
After Col. Trousdale was wounded, the command of
tho'Mlh regiment devolved upon him and was led |
by him'with'ability, during the remainder of tho
day, into other fields of duty. • ‘
- In the achievement of this most brilliant victory,
justice! demands of mo an acknowledgment of the
claims of tho.gallnnt officers, who so nobly executed
my orders, to high ’distinction. Being with the main
body-of my advancing forces nntjl 1 was cut dawn
by a. grapO;flhot at.- lhe ; base ol .the hill, Im d on ,op*,i
portuuity of.witnessing,in persop the. distinguished
gallantry of comuiand-ro gallantry unsurpassed by
that of any troops during this Svar. After belrig
Wounded, l caused, somb ofniy soldio.rs-to carry .me
forward to the top oftho hill, whero Mi ad the proud
satisfaoliotrbr witnessing tho consummation of this
glorious Viotbry, and saw tho stars and stripes raised
aloft 'upoh lids formidable work, erected upon the
very site ofthe ancient palace u( the renowned Mon.
tezuma.
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Thovolligcur regiment, which was ordered forward
in advance as skirmishers to clear the entrenchments
and trees df a largo force of the enemy, who’were
directing a,most galling firo into the command—the
right wing under the very gallant and accomplished
Lieut. Col, Johnstone, and the left -under, the breve
Col. Andrews himself,, assisted by his gallant Major
Caldwell—Shoving united* cleared tho woods,and pur.
sued the Chorny'So holly* that lie was not able to »g
-niti Ills Htiitus, drove him inside tho parapet itself
and occupied Uio broken ground around the ditch of
the forlificaiUm—all. In, tho face of a most heavy firo
from the cnomyVjSinall arms and heavy guns. ..The
ladders arrived* and seVordt efforts wcro v mado by
both officers and men to scale the walls. ' But many
orthoigiiUanl spirits vtrho first attempted it fell kil
led or wounded. Col. Andrews* whose regiment so
distinguished ilseif and oohn’nuhdbr by this brilliant
charge, as oUoXieut. Col. Johnstono undMuj. Cald
well,,whoso ocllvily enabled them to hud this assault,
huvo greatly distinguished themselves by Iholr. gal
lantry and daring., f Lioul.Col- Johnstone, received
three* wounds, bill they srvero all slight, and did not
at all arrest his daring iind onward movement. .Copt.
Barnard;.wjlh distinguished .'gallantry, having seized
tho colors of his regiment, upon the full of the color,
bearer, ami has (ho liqnorofplarfllrig f|m first Amor
’icun •stundord ln thb work. Capl. Diddle, always
prompt, vigilant and daring* though so -much cnfeo.
bled by dlsoaBD;a» fd bo scarce able to,-walk, loft fus ;
sick J)cd, oj\ this gfQal ofc’casiorf,' ttiia was among the
foremost 16 ontot the works; ‘
fc' Ti . ■* 1
1 1 regret that I wad deprived during the action of
Iho services of my bravc\.>Ulonlcd ami accomplished,
Hrkr. Gen; Plofcof tfho wap confined to,a sick bod.—
Winship, hit adjutant general. who \Vus dislin*
injlshcd In my'stiifl* by his talent and grcaldaringiil
Iho siege of Vera Cruz and at' Iho battlo of Corro
Gordo, while I commanded a brigade, though labor*
Ing under severe indisposition, and though his chief
was absent, watt nevertheless upon the field. Lieut.
Fitzgerald, nid*do.oaihp to Gen. Fierce, in conse
quence of his Illness, volunteered his services to nom
mand ono.ofjtho companies of iho gallant N.Eng
land rcgimpnl, which distinguished Usulti as did this
beepinplished ofHeori* ’ . ‘
’ |was ; ubly SilstalHfcd - and assisted ddrlngfho day
by .Brig." Gel)* OndtfaMor, whoso oolivo courage,
and hlKh niilil«ry4alonl»i havo distinguished him on
othcr floldp, upoihppnP tnoro.lhun ll#ie,Make
ln testifying thy high sense of obllguljon (o
him, and’lbhls'chivdlrio adjutant general Cupt.'Geo.
Dens. : '. ■' ' 1 1 • - " ! ■
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‘I have the honor to bo, very respect fully your obc*
,onl servant, !l ‘‘ *•' GID.J. FALLOW,
MaJ. General U. S; A.
Copi* 11. L.Scott,. ' ' * ' v‘ m :
A* A. A..G«uor4l, Hoadqusrlow of,the Army,.
'.i nev'ori of Mitf. olui QuUmnui ;
' * National Palace, Mexico, Sept. 99,. 1847.
ZuZ l*m our IW.«»r«i.od on tl.y
■**.&" ate irf.
. 1 ,® Liross of Chupullepec, and through It
In.nni. upoii iho' oily, 'ordered mo, on tho Hih to
”f oncf dark, 1 from rt« P«#to •«
Coyotican to Tacubaya, Stcploc’s battery and-tiai
tiler’s troop of horse having been, dircclcd-lb ’report
to Gen. Twiggs} the remainder of llio division' con
sisting of (he battalion : of marines, New - York and
South Carolina. rcgimcHls, hndor r ßrig. Gen. Shields,
and tho 2d Pennsylvania regiment,.under command
of Lieut. Col. Geary, moved dlirhig dliyllght to the
village of Picdud, and at niglit proceeded thoneb to
their position aVTacnbaya; where the troops lay up.
on their arms until daylight. • ,
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Afda'wn bri the morning of the 13th, lllc batie*
riee again bperiedmn active andcflective tiredptin iho
castle, which was returned by the enemy with spirit
and somo cxeculion, diaabjing for Mime lliciQpduh
dcr in battery No. 1, and killing one of the inch - at
the grind. “ ' - ’ '
.During this cannonade, active’prcpefalloris were
made lor tho assault, upon tho castle. Ladders, pick
axes, arid crows weyo placed in-tho hands of a pio
neer storming parly of select riicn’ front the volun
teer division, under command of Capi. Reynolds; of
the marine corps,'to accompany‘the-storming parly
of a 130 jnen. which .hud. been selected from all corps
of the same division, and placed under the command
of'Major Twiggs, of the marines. , Captain Drum
had again relived Lieut. Andrews at the guns, retain
ing from the command of the latter Sergeant David
son and eight-men-to man and S-poundcr vyhich .il
Was intended to carry forward to .operate on the cue
my’s battcrrics;inTrbnt of us, and to relievo the com
mand from rill danger' of attack on onr right flank
from reinforcements which might come from-the ci
ty, .that, well-tried land-accomplished officer, Briga
dier Gem Smitli,With his. well disciplined brigade,
had reported 5 to trie for orders. He Was instructed to
movo'in reserve on the right flank- of the assaulting
column..protect it from skirmishers, or, more serious
attack in that quaitcr, and ifposslblp, on tho assault,
cross tho aqueduct leading to the city, lilui the cno
my, and cut off his rclrcali dispositions be-
ing made, the whblo commtniili al tho signal precoh. *
dotted by tho General In-cliiefl with enthusiasm and
full of confidence; advanced to tho attack. Al the 1
| base of the lull, constituting a patl of the works of
tho fortress'of Chapbllcpec, and directly across nu‘r j
lino of advance, were the. strong hAUcrics before
described, flunked, on tho right by some strong build
ings, and by a heavy qlono wall about fillcen feet
high, which extended around tho buac r of the hill to
.wards tho west. Within IWo hundred yards of these
batteries weto dome dilapidated buildings, Which af
forded a partial cover (o.oUr advance. Between these
and the wail extended a Idw tnfcaduw, the long grass
of which Concealed, a number ut. Wei ditches by
which it was Intersected; .To llilfi point Ihb cnril
mand, partially, screened,'advanced by a flunk, the
storming parlies in', front, under a. heavy firo from
the, fortress, the butteries, and .breastworks, of the en
emy., Tho advance was here flailed under partial
coyer of tho hiins.'ond upon the arrival ofthehca'ds
of th'6 South Carolina and Now York-regiments, res
pectively, Gen. Shields was directed to move them
obliquely to the left, across Ihe low ground, Ip the
wall at tho baso. of the hill. Encouraged by the gal
lant general who’fyad led Ihcin lb’ victory qt Churu
busco, and in spito of the obstacles'which tlicy had
to encounter in witling through seVctal ditched; ex
posed to. a severe and galling, fir.o froitl Iho enemy,
these tried'regiments promptly, executed-the move
ment, and. effected a lodgement ut the Wall. The
sAinu order was given to'Lieut. Col. Geary, and exe
cuted by-his regiment With equal alacrity u-nd suc-
C£|SS<
tvltfr nnP^dn
loss, In directing, the adyoncc, Brig. Gen.. Shields
was severely wounded in tho arm. .No persuasions,
however, cpuld induce that officer tn leave his com
; mand, or quit tho field. Tho bravo Cupl. Van O'-
Lmdon, of the New York regiment, was killed at
the head of'hU ebrtipany. -LiouU Col. Baztftr, of tho
same.regiment,.a valuable and esteemed officer,
while gallantly leading his coriiniand, fell mortally
| wi'undcd ncur the wall. And Lieut. Col. Geary, 2d
I Penna. was for a lime disabled from com*
. mand by a severe contusion from a spent ball.
I ThoChapullepoo road Is a broad avenue, flanked
f with Jeep ditches" and grounds oni .either
(side. Along the middle of'lhls avenue, runslhe oq
i aeducf. BUppbHfld by arches of' heavy imtsonnry,
thrqughtho gorita.or gale of Bolen Into. ifio. cily.-r-
Tbo, rjflcs, supported by tho SoulliC.irnlina regiment
and followed, by tho remainder ,of Smith's brigade,
were how advancing from arch •to arch/ toward*
another 'strong battery which had been- thrown
across the road,• about, a milo from Chnpullopoc,
having four embrasures with, a redan, work on tho
.righti .
. At this point* tho cncmy, inconsiderable force,
made an obstinate resistance;' but, with the aid of
tlio cflccllvo fire of -an 8 inch'howitzer directed by
(ho indefatigable Cnpl. Drum, and tjio daring bravery
of the gallant rlflo regiment,it wns carrlud by aesult.
Tho colmttnvrus hero reorganized lor on attack upon
tho batteries at the garlla of the city. The regiment
of riflemen, intermingled with tho bayonets of ths
South Curolnla 'regiment, were placed in advance—
three rifles'and llifecbayohelMindoredcharrh. They
wore supported by ‘ the residue 61-Shields’ brigade*
the 2d Pcnna.vrcgimonljaml the remainder ofSmllh’s
brigade, together with a pari of the Cth infantry un
der Major iWnncvilie, who had fallen into this road. I
In this order iho'columtl resolutely advanced, from
arch to arch of Ilia aqueduct, under a • tremendous
fire of artillery and small arms from the. batteries ul
the gariln,lho Pasco, anil a I Argo body of tho enemy
bn the Plcdad road tp tho right, extending from t|ic
left oflllb gnrila. , • •
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The enemy, now , perceiving thnl our heavy ,ar
munition had been expended, redoubled their exer
tions to drive us out of llio lodgement Wo had ef*
feclod. A terrific fire of artillery and small arms
was opened from thffchidal, 300 yards distant, from
the batteries of Pasco,and the buildings ardour right
in front. Amid this iron shower, which swept the
road on both sides of the aqueduct, it wan impossi
ble to bring forward ammunition for our largo gdns.
While wailing-tha darkness to bring up.o|ir great
guns and place them In- buttery, trio enemy liudcr
cover of their guns attempted several sallies from the
cltldal and buildings 6n the right, bat were readily
repulsed by the skirmishing parties of rifted a fill Ini
faulty. To protent,odr flank from being fcnfiladed
by inu’sketry from Pasoo; Cuplains Naylor and Lpe
ser 9d lacuna, regimept, were ordered with their com
panies to a low sand bag dolhneo about a hundred
yards In that direction. They gollunily Cook this
position and bold it In (he free of a severe lire until
tho attained, #
For the admirable conduct of llio other corps ofl
my command, I refer to the reports of Urlg. honor
nl, Shield.. nod Bmilh, unJ ol Loom. Cul., /
Tl.o brilliant iucmmi ol'llio day w'P 'IV 1 1 'V,I
ofticors and «■<>*“ "* T.- ur ,|, UlM Jredand Ijily.huir
t>riv»<««.««'“ M^ind...'..,ml nine...... oii-
Js"h d nli“liplhc J« , VflJ“"ln\wr.HiUh.ffßo»ro«l..n
IJI.I. wu. I .(IX 0 f I,j s runic iv.ll. nn loado
nulli’rbmn.m.nil. ».»j rcqulrl.je hi. ivi.l.t«j odrvl.
. Jils-brlir.tdo; the application wasducHm'd;—
Z,7mX fl-W on tl.o ,1,1.1 of llm 13. h.
In ooiv.omtodob ortho .ovoro wntin.l rooo.Md In tl.o
uiorri..|r.' ho win coo.|i|ouno. lor hl« ifalkntry, on-
l 0 r K v. «nd Bkill. .litUriß. Ooq. Sinilh,' who w,„ ov
er cool, nnoinhnrrn,.od, nod road}-, under ho trjinj;
ox.lo.urc nr the day, I round no ohlo tmd mo.l 0(1..
oionl .ui.pi.rlor, Idoul, Cul. Go.nry, who in the ill- 1
no,, or Col. Holier to, oiiiuinondod.lhu.Sd I’omio.ro-1
glmoiil, ooii.liluliiiK tho 3(1 hrlgndo of my divi.lon,'.
WHO wounded hoforfl. Iho Wullo tS Chn(iullopoc nt ll'.fl
Imad of lil» Adrps,’ bill sooW’rMuihrCff: command a lid
rendered goodiebrVlco*,. n ■’*
. .» , ■ . ;! f. j *1 »*>i r. :
ofl (ho storming, parlies in addition iu’Uioso ulrcy-
AT $2 OO'PER'A'KNpMrrf^m.i
tty tinmcdin ; lhia report, Capt'; Dobbin'*; 3d TnlnnlryV’
Lieut. Hill, 4(li artillery { Llcul.'\V« Bic6tl,'2d'infan
try; liifeqt Stewart of the' rifles Lieut.' Harpbr<‘lst'
artillery ; Capl. Reynolds, of n'tcTrincs; Capt; Miller,
2d Pcnna. Regiment; Lieut, Carolina bailaU
ion; and Lieut.-.Wolf,’2d'Hernia; 'regiment,"w'dro
highly.distingnishcd.Tor-il.icir.gallantry., . Captains..
Buckot|stps, .Porter ..and ,Tucker;Lieuts;. Morris, •
Hatch, unci Granger, of lljc rifles '
DcsuXissuro, Marshalf anti Lieuts! Shcllbc}i, Lilly and
May, of the South' Carolina regiinfcnt \ Capt, Taylor;
New .York regiment ; Adjutant iiukcr; ,pf tho.'.mar f
Hca i LicliU F. J. Porter, *ltli .artillery and Llciil.'
Hare, 2d Henna, whose, conduct happened
to full Under'my own eye, were conspicuous for their'*
bravery and efficiency. In thorpiWts ofllia sever-’*
al comiHnhders of brigades; thb,following officers afo
named with high'credit'! Cupt's. 8.1 relay ond : l*lcfson,
New York regiment Lionls. McLoan', Russel; and?!
Gibbs, of the bifles; Litjut; Sheppard,:3d. infantry ; - 3
Surgcons EiUvartla of,murines, and ;McMill;in, 2nd „
Pennu. regiment ; um! ABM*.tnni SnrgconsMcSherry "
and Bower, engaged in division hospital, deserves all '
praise fur-their allenlion to the wounded. ” " *
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1 have the honor to remain; very respectfully, your
obedient servant, '
... J. A..QUITMAN,' ,-r
•Mnj. Gen,-IT. S, Army, corpmdiiding' volunteer Div.
Captain, 11. L. Scott, A. A. Adjutant General, Mex-
Prom the* Easton (Pa.) Argu*.'
JUSTICE.TO A SOLDIER.
There is no matriti the Army who has been so'
much slandered., vilified and Abused as Major Ocrib-3
rul Gideon J. I’ii.ujw. . It seemed as If on entire
horde of,graceless scoundrels had banded together
for the express purpose of desirbying and injuring*’
Ilia reputation ua a soldier, tor week after.week h *
certain class,of papers were filled wills.'letlcm. front*-
Mexico, and (heir own editorial remarks rcllcCting-*
seriously upon .his uaipc and declaring him utifit to '
oummuud even tho smallest number, of troops;/ His
incoinjietency was predicted by hordes of newspaper,
scribes, who commented upon his military skill with*
out having been initiated into thc-first, principles of
strategy, ami condemned Ids operations.before, they,
knew the .nature of the circumstanced which were
necessary to explain them. They did : not dure’lb -’
charge him with direct cowardice, for that is a“qunl- v
ily 11ml docs not usually outer into an/Ahmriciin’s ,
composition; but the 'sneers ul Ins wounds received-,
at Cerro Gordo,-proVed-lliay thry-wero-rcady even lb* ‘
heap upon him this calumny if-tliCre-wcrc the slight
est circumstance to justify it, , »; .
\VoIJ, Gem Pillow has since bdoii tried, and dlflplo-.
opportunity given him-to prove his vaior and Ids skill,
and nobly has ho dono so.-- lie hannot-oniy proved '*
himself (o heonC of the brovcsl-of-tho bravb, bdt tho
military tulonls displayed at fcontreros, where hbhad ,
command of all (lie! forces engaged, attracted .tho
especial notice of the conimauder-m-cmcf; and Indu-
ced iiirp tb sclccl General Pillow "to storm Ghapullo
pee, after the armistice was broken.' This work is. *
situated Upon a hill, and from the description given
of it, is one of the strongest kind; It hud at the Wo
of the hill, enclosing about forty acres ol ground, a j
wall of stone about twenty, feel high- and .iour. fcct •
tidclt. The Ipside of this wulhvas filled with troops, A
who lay behind breastworks and largo cypress ifcca,
from twelve tu twenty feel iri diameter. t Half tho ‘
way up tho hill was a strong; redan, encircling, the
Troops tTits lull tfcVovv tile ?clhui was
filled with mines charged with powder and filled with ,
stones, lobe ignited tho moment our-troops should ;
1 venture upon it. Above this redan was inner '
wall, covering the crest of the hill, with n'wido and .
deep ditch and counter scarp. Inside .this Wall wan
tho main citadel, Idled with troops, With eleven piece*
of artillery, some of them the largest which
swept the subunit of the jdll and thfc approaches upon
all sides. This strong and glabl work held utir ar
my’ln cheek, and emnped ndr operations Ipallpruc
double upptnaches to the city. . In unsiiulling one of
| the outworks of lids formidable hill—the “ mills,,
Gen. Worth lost |n killed and’Avouiidcd, on tho Blh
inst. tJI i men,. Take Urn I Foil, and 'place as many
’ In, It as it ■ contained .Mexicans and llio
.whole’Mcxlfc'iin nation,* aided by alllhc legions.ot ‘' J
Ijpll ilscffi cpnM nothuvC drlven lhem oai. TJiOr
manner. In which tlihi fl/rm'idiblq. jbrtifica (i on,was ;,
carried Is best told In.a Itilfir to llib Union _
General Pillhw wan seal for.by .General Sicqli, and
wan told, “This wnrk'nlh'st ho'taken,” dpd.sa'tl that*
lie h*d selected him to do' the work, and asked cm’-- '
plnticiillv il ho eontd .take' Jl. -Gen. Pillow replied
Hint he *“WOUI;n OAIiKY h’. OR BE VBVT
DEAD UPON THE FlfcUD.** . •
At daylight' on tho morning of the 12lh; Pillow
mndu Ids first movement by sieging the Molino del,
Key. Flo held this place that d.iy under a heavy fire
from CltapuUnpcc, and uilh an Immense body pf tlio
enemy's lancers on his led (lank and rear* During,
this day lie thoroughly* rconnhoilered the. enemy’s
works, the approaches mid ground, to Chspullcpcc {’■'
and, at 10o!clock, V. M., reported to Goh*. Scott.that
ho was ready, and would,assault Iho Worli.barly.lb6-,;
next morning, ' t.
At B o’clock on the morning of.the 12th, having
completed hia, dispositions, und.giych his, orders,• ill
person, ho ordered Ids advance I.end most
his command do their duty, Thfey enlcftd Iheoutcf
wall I»y two hurrow guie-wnys, entering'lhto ilio ■*
mills and one small breach’, which was protected by. l j
a strong sHinbbag broasiwurkj under a concentrated t
firo .into these.apertures froin a longjitiu•of.lhe cn* ;
trenched enemy. .They dashed nobly Ibnvurd ovof
breastworks, through 'ditches iind marshes, to the-,
loot of Uhapnl tepee—drove the onmny so rapidly up :*
the lieurhU, that ho could not lire his mines—drove
(hem from’ the redan, and' into, the very citadel, and
scalcil'llic liiniT walls upon ladders, and captured tup,
[irlneip.il fortification—taking BUO prisoner*, among .
wlntm was. Major General Hravo, who was in coin* -’
inandj IJrigadier Generals Muulude, Arfiega,
mcritos ami Sal'idnniu and killed two idbcf bngadlcf ;
generals—cap!fired 11 ple/rfl «!’ artillery, and killed,,
and wounded 1201) of the enemy; In storming this
work, General Pillow was, with his advanced forced
nobly end dallafilll' leudinj the assnull.- whendjo.,
will. out dowii by i iirnl'U iliril, wbicli cfHllicd 1'11,.,
loir Hono Jill! nbnvti lliu iinlilo jcjml! bulbo ,
men onrry |.lni,fi.rw..rd, In nrdor io wiinw. »»■
.umnmlimi oftlm m.»t fflorwri* vnlory' ".a 1 V J ,
|o,.n. Pillow Him Irndnood 7 1,111 1 j’ 1 . "’ll i
Ldoavnr In bronk him rt.iwn,?,
hrcmineltf i* «tlnunch anil uumyenug UC.UOUU.I..
Boon lira ibcv-ivinnlburrulliy .mgl.l rrluriiibomo.With lM
I 111.. lionorn liflir,ivory mid v il..r upon Id" l >r° w "t°. \-V.
coivn l)in liivnn 'of bin fellow cnnntryinon. Bvorjr _
niiiior Hint .1 burr'd him win u Todoriil pnppri ' I'. very • ■
(rol Hull iriidmiod hint in bid leltcn from
wjh n Ibilor rliit. Tim miliro innvcmcnl win a
lyi’lcnnnlin fedorol olTorl In brook' dowii mid diuilroyi
II bravo, linblo nnd rnnipotnit. in American, officer,,
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