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William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 2: (search)
bravery at Resaca de la Palma. a steady, plucky officer. appointed regimental quartermaster. Joins Scott's army. tact, energy, and perseverance. not content with quartermaster's duties. Participates in battles. conspicuous gallantry at Chepultepec. brevet first Lieutenant and brevet captain. his reputation earned by merit and service, not by Favoritism. return to the United States. married. his fortunes shared by his wife; the higher honors yet to be shared. ordered to the Pacificisfied with the faithful discharge of these most important duties; he desired to share in the dangers of the battle-field also, believing that the post of danger is the post of duty. He participated in the bloody battles of Molino del Rey and Chepultepec, and was so conspicuous for his gallantry and successful service in the latter battle, where he bravely led a gallant charge, that he received honorable mention from General Worth, and was made brevet first lieutenant, and subsequently brevet
William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 8: (search)
e interview took place near Appomattox Court-house, under a tree which has since been cut into toothpicks as memorials of that important occasion. Lee came crestfallen and humiliated, but with the bearing of a great commander, and the formal courtesy of an aristocrat; Grant came quiet and unassuming, and with a republican simplicity of manner. They had met before, but probably had never formed an acquaintance or exchanged words. When Grant, an unknown subaltern, led a gallant charge at Chepultepec, Lee was a favorite on the staff of General Scott, and he had remained there till after secession had called for the preparations of war, and then, turning traitor to the government which had educated and honored him, carried the secrets of that government to its enemies, and joined them in their infamous rebellion. The subaltern who had once received only his contemptuous notice, was now his conqueror and the greatest general of America. The one had received the just rewards of patriot
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Unveiling of Valentine's Recumbent figure of Lee at Lexington, Va., June 28th, 1883. (search)
ed friend and compatriot of Washington in the revolutionary struggle, and whose memorable eulogy upon his august Chief has become his epitaph;—descended indeed from a long line of illustrious progenitors, whose names are written on the brightest scrolls of English and American history, from the conquest of the Norman at Hastings, to the triumph of the Continentals at Yorktown,—he had already established his own martial fame at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Cherubusco, Molino del Rey, Chepultepec and Mexico, and had proved how little he depended upon any merit but his own. Such was his early distinction., that when but a Captain, the Cuban Junta had offered to make him the leader of their revolutionary movement for the independence of Cuba;—a position which as an American officer, he felt it his duty to decline. And so deep was the impression made of his genius and his valor, that General Scott, Commander-in-Chief of the army in which he served, had declared that he was the best <
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memorial address (search)
e great leader the pet name by which his soldiers called him and the world knows him, and thereby made himself immortal as its author. The letter, addressed to General Dunavant on the 26th of October, 1856, is as follows: It gives me great pleasure to add my mite of praise to that which has already been given to Mr. Hill by his military superiors. I had the pleasure of knowing him intimately and serving with him in the storming party detailed from Twigg's division for the attack on Chepultepec. I can bear full testimony to his gallantry and to his ardent desire to do his duty well. In addition, I can testify to his State pride, evinced in his going up under a heavy fire to congratulate and praise a member of the Palmetto regiment, who was behaving under fire most gallantly. For his services on that day he received honorable mention from his immediate commanders and also from Colonel McGruder, commanding a light battery, which battery Lieutenant Hill offered to support when
The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], Damages recovered from a Railroad Company. (search)
istinguished services in the Mexican war, is appointed Major General of the Louisiana Army; Major George Deas, also late of the United States Army, brevetted Major for gallant and distinguished services at Contreras, Churubusco, El Molina, and Chepultepec, is Adjutant General; A. C. Meyers, late of the Army, brevetted Lieutenant Colonel for gallant and meritorious conduct throughout the same war, is Quartermaster General; and Major P. G. T. Beauregard, Colonel of Engineers. Major Beauregard was also of the late United States Army, was brevetted for his conduct at Contreras and Churubusco, and Major for his conduct in the battle of Chepultepec, where he was twice wounded. He was recently appointed to the command of West Point, which place he resigned to devote himself to the services of his native State. These gentlemen are said to be of the elite of the army of the late United States; none stand higher for skill, courage, and noble conduct in their profession. The example of Loui
The Daily Dispatch: March 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Major General Twiggs. (search)
ependence was the path of freedom and safety. They, in any event, are safe. If menaced with war, the whole South will fly to their rescue, and, even if it does not, the North, which is unable to take Charleston with a smaller force than the whole American Navy and ten thousand men, will never be able to overcome the Southern Confederacy, defended by a hundred thousand such warriors as these who followed Jefferson Davis at Buena Vista, and who waved the Palmetto flag in immortal glory at Chepultepec. Even in the more trying ordeal of Peace, they will still be safe; for England, France, and all Europe, will link to their hearts and environ with their friendly diplomacy that garden spot of the earth, which clothes and feeds the toiling millions of the world. The only danger it has to fear is from the immense immigration of New England Abolitionists, who will flock like vultures to the new feast of trade and commerce, and stealthily endeavor to vote down their institutions at the poli
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The right spirit. (search)
generally as any person who ever resided in it. He was not only one of the most gallant officers in the whole Army that fought in Mexico, but he is personally one of the most popular men we ever know. He was with General Taylor, at the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Monterey, and was wounded in the first of these engagements. Transferred to the Army under General Scott, he was at the siege of Vera Cruz, at the battle of Cerro Gordo, at Jalapa, and at all the fights until Chepultepec. At the last named he was desperately wounded in a daring attempt to scale the walls, and thus became disqualified for active service for several weeks. Before he was able to take the field again, the war was over. Virginia never produced a braver or a truer man than Major Joseph Selden. Another. Col. John B. Magruder has resigned his commission in the U. S. Army, end offered his services to his native State. Col. M. is a graduate of West Point, to which school he removed from
The Daily Dispatch: may 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Sketch of Gen. Beauregard. (search)
States Military Academy at West Point, at an early age, where he graduated in 1838, taking the second honors in a class of forty-five graduates, and was appointed to the corps of engineers. He was promoted to a First Lieutenancy in June, 1840, and in that capacity served with great distinction during the Mexican war. He was twice brevetted "for gallant and meritorious conduct" in the field, the first time as Captain for the battles of Contreras and Churubusco, to date from August 20, 1847; and again as Major for the battle of Chepultepec, to date from the 13th of September of that year. Gen. Beauregard is about forty-three years of age, in prime of life and vigorous health, erect as a soldier, well made and remarkably active. There is great spirit and determination in his look, and he evidently possesses great muscular power. The great characteristic of the General is perfect method in all his plans. He is regarded one of the ablest officers that ever was in the American army.
The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1860., [Electronic resource], A pension certificate returned. (search)
ate returned. --Andrew J. Secrist, of South Carolina, a pensioner of the United States on account of disease contracted in the Mexican war, has returned his certificate to the Commissioner of Pensions, and relinquished any further claims on the general government, on the ground that a dissolution of the Union is inevitable. Secrist was a lieutenant in the gallant Palmetto regiment, and for his gallantry in the five hard contested fields in which his regiment was engaged between Vera Cruz and the city of Mexico — Chepultepec, Churubusco, Belen, &c., he was awarded a gold medal by the State of South Carolina. At the city of Mexico he was discharged in consequence of disability for continuing the service, and returned home. Hoping that his youthful vigor would overcome his disease, he declined applying for a pension until the year 1854, but was then driven to it as means of support for himself and family, who were dependent upon his individual exertions for a livelihood.-- Star
The Daily Dispatch: July 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Position of Tennessee. (search)
Gen. Longstreet. --A correspondent of the Lynchburg Republican writes from Manassas Junction that Brigadier General James Longstreet, a gallant soldier of the Mexican war; has been assigned the command of the 4th Brigade now stationed there, and lately commanded by Col. Terrett. He was the first man to plant the U. S. flag on the wall of Chepultepec, after Major Selden was shot down.
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