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We had been in the ditch for about quarter Of
an hour when Capt. Ridgey's battery came up, also
for shelter; but his appearance was the signal for
the castle to open upon u.s. which killed one Of his


horses the very first shot, and wounded one of my
men. We were now ordered to support Captain


Bragg's battery which had taken position TO cut
of the laneers who had sailed out to intercept what
they thought was our retreat. We killed FIVE or


six of them, and the rest fed back to the city " W
We were again ordered to the fort to be ready
for another attack on the city. Again the castle


opened on us and every shot told, aud never was


90 glad in my life when got into the old ditch,


But it was shor-lved qualification, for regiment
| Of Mexican infantry were firing on Captain Web
sters battery, and their balls raked the whole fort
| ditch and all. We were then ordered to Join the
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee troops which were


forming on the plain for another attack on the city
The attack was not made, although l was burn
ing to have revenge, and from the time last eft
the ditch until we were ordered back to the camp
! by General Twiggs, we were constantly under fire,


being in open view and fair range of the artillery in


the gray castle. was under first one general and
| then another, until became completely worn out,


as well as my command, which had remained so


faithfully with me. / returned TO camp as night APP
preached, weared in body and mind, but thankful
% God for preserving my life through the pers Of
| the day ~. t,..-T,,f..,s .,,r.a
Thus terminated as far as our battalion was con-


cerned, Of the longest and bloodest battles ever
/


battalion only lost six killed and twenty wounded.
I had about thirty eight men Of my company in the
fight and two were killed and three wounded; yet


every one Of those that escaped has told me he did


not expect to live through the day, and most Of them
had their clothes struck by balls.


1 cannot realize that my loss is so small, so COM
pletely were my ranks raked by the shot Above,


below, alongside, between legs and arms-every-
where the balls whistled and howled. The air


seemed cut to pieces by the quantity that the artil


lery hurled at us and II would be childish to tell
you ho,o close they came to me, and what, and how


many escapes had Others will hereafter tell you
! Of the first days fight at Monterey; and now tell


you that was in that fight and exposed to shot for


nine hours.
have thus given you hasty and illdigested ac-
, doun, Of my doings on the 2lst. | could I'll fifty
pages, i'll were to give you detail Of the whole
weeks work, but will stop short, for my back
aches now, from writing this on my knees or my
/, own company cannot say enough. lore them
Q They stuck to me through every phase OF fortune
aud one Of them as he dying, told me to writ,
I, 70 his father, and tell him che died like true Pc.
: fiot.n. fIIE U NV


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