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No. 2225 1846 Sept. 20, (PEDRO] GUAJAR[DO] MONTEREY, [M"BXICO] Receipt to M. B. Lamar, division inspector of the Texas forces, for money for corn furnished him in China. D. S. (mark). 1 p. Appended to no. 2224. No. 2226 1846 Sept. 24 G. T. WOOD, CAMP BEFORE MONTERREY, MEX- ICO, TO J. P. HENDERSON, (CAMP BEFORE MONTER- REY? MEXICO]" 1
Head Quarters, 2nd. Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers Camp before Monterey, Mexico, September 24th. 1846.
To
Major General
J. Pinckney Henderson Commanding the Texas Volunteers.
Sir,
Having accompanied the Regiment in person, as you did, on the 23rd inst, the most important operations of the day must necessarily be as familiar to yourself as to me. I cannot, therefore, in this Report expect to lay before you any material facts as matter of information. My object will be, to place upon record such names dates and events as [appear] to me to be necessary to a proper understanding of the conduct of the Regiment on that occasion.- At 8 o'clk on the morning of the 23rd inst., orders were brought to me to put the Regiment instantly in motion, as a party of the enemy's Lancers & cavelry were advancing to a position on the east of our encampment. In 10 minutes my command were in the saddle and moving rapidly in the direction indicated. Small parties were thrown in advance to ascertain the position of the enemy and prevent a surprise. After the Regiment had proceeded some distance it was ascertained that the enemy had returned to the city. I then ordered Capt. 0. M. Wheeler to remain with his company and observe their motions, and moved slowly on with the remainder of the Regiment and took up a position about half a mile north of the battery captured on the morning of the 21st. where we halted for further orders.- At 10 o'clock A. M. I received orders to report the Regiment to Genl. Taylor, a short distance south of the above named battery, on the opposite side of the river and near the entrance into the suburbs of the city, where I was ordered to dismount the Regiment and ad- vance on foot into the city in aid of the Regiment of Mississippi Rifle- men and a party of Tennesseeans who had taken possession of a few of the cottages near the entrance. Leaving our horses at a point par- tially sheltered from the shot of the enemy, we proceeded under a heavy fire of musketry for more than 200 yards, and drew up in order under cover of some huts in the suburbs. Lieut. Col. Myrick and
"D. S. Written by Lamar.
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