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eoeilrtitileidi-ANo one anticipated, when the arose from their hard biavouack this morning, such a complete victory*The loss on both sides has been heavy —how could it have been otherwise ?«— The rough and rocky raed, clt through rugged defiles and dense chaparal by our troops, is now lined by our .wounded The Rifles, Col* IlaskellV Tennessee volunteers, the 1st Artillery* the 7th Infantry, and Williams’ company of Kentucky volunteers, have perhaps suffered most. Gen* Shields was severely* and I am fearful, mortally wounded, while gallantly leading his brigade to storm -one of the enemy’s furthest works.— Gen* Pillow was also wounded, although slightly, while storming a fortification on this side commanded by La Vega.— All the field officers of Co). HaskelPs regiment were wounded at the same time, save himself. Of the Rifles, Capl Mason has lost a legv Lieut. Ewell has been badly wounded, Lieut. McLane, slightly. I have already mentioned the gallant Maj\ Sommer and other officers wounded yesterday.1 have specified some regiments abovewhich signalized themselves ; it happen ed to their fortune, in the disposition of the battle, to fall upon what all good sol? dierB may term pleasant places—the most difficult works to storm—and bravely and without faltering did they execute the perilous duties assigned therm At I o’clock this afternoon Gen Twiggs whose division has been in the hardest of it, was pursuing the flying enemy towards Jalapa. Pierton; who commanded the forts nearest Plan del Rio*, ask-ed;of Gen Worth ttme to Consider betore he capitulated. Delirous to come to terms, Gen. Worth gave, him .fifteen minutes, and he surrendered unconditionally/Bad he not done so the slaughter would have been terrible.1 write in great haste y and have no time fcr^pariieulars. The names of the killed and wounded 1 will ascertain as soon a9 possible. 1 think that five hundred will cover ott* entire loss*. Had itregiment. Here is the list:Killed^ 1st Lieut. Frd.. B. Nelson, commanding company: 2d Lieut. C* G* Gill, company E. Both ihtee officer* weie from Memphis. * “7Wounded—rLieut. ; Colonel D. IL Cumming, slightly; M jorRobert Ear*, quharson, (of the Ul. 1 exes Volunteers, assigned to this regiment for the day) severely; 1st Lieut* Wiley P. Haile* adjutant, severely, 1st Lieut. Wm Year-wood, mortally;2nd Lieut., James For* rest, slightly; Cape. A. H. Murray, se* verely; 2nd Lieut. Geo. T. Sutherland, Kentucky volunteers, severely. The regiment, when in action, numbered less than 400 men, and its loss was 79 in killed and wounded. - .La Vega waa in command at Cerro Gordo on the first day of the fight, but a deserter from our dragoons, a Germai «. going into their camp at night,- and informing themjhat the main attack wub to be made on the right of their line—►the work so fiercely attacked by Gen*Pillow had changed places with Gen. Vaquez. The latter, as I have already stated, was killed—La Vega defended hiB post until the lines of (he enemy were completely turned* Several Me*--icon, colonels have been killed, but their names 1 have been unable to learns.A brother of Gen, La Vega, a colonel of artillery, was severely, and asissud-posed, mortally wounded.Hundreds of ca^es of Individual gallantry, in storming the different heightsvare mentloped. Cel, Childs led on hit*command on the first dav Until he -had■» ' —. .. ■ •• ’ • • •only some forty or fiifty men with him.. It is also said that Capn IMagruder followed up a Charge until he had but mn$ soldiers left; 1 cannot now recollect one-tenth part of the instances of almost reckless daring displayed, hut shull endeavor to pick them up. I shall also send voli a full return of the killed anti wounded if I can obtain it. At present it 13 almost impossible to get anything. The wouo'ded are still aJohg the rouda for miles, Although they are bringingthprn in k
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Goshen Democrat
Goshen, Indiana, US
Wed, May 19, 1847
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