The Cerro Gordo assault and the Long Night of fatigue
Editorial letters describe Gen Taylor's Cerro Gordo operations, the assault plan on Cerro Gordo, the 24 pounder and 21 pounder guns dragged up the mountain, the grueling night march, and the exhausted troops enduring thirst and ticks, with vivid notes on courage under fire.
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