. The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson, who came from England, and united with others in the foundation of Woburn, Massachusetts, in the year 1641, of John Richardson, of Medfield, 1679, and Amos Richardson, of Boston, 1640, of Edward and William Richardson, of Newbury, 1643, with notices of Richardsons in England and elsewhere. battle of Resaca de la Palma, on the 9th of Mexican army then retreated, and he was at the taking ofMatamoras. The United States army then proceeded to t
. The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson, who came from England, and united with others in the foundation of Woburn, Massachusetts, in the year 1641, of John Richardson, of Medfield, 1679, and Amos Richardson, of Boston, 1640, of Edward and William Richardson, of Newbury, 1643, with notices of Richardsons in England and elsewhere. battle of Resaca de la Palma, on the 9th of Mexican army then retreated, and he was at the taking ofMatamoras. The United States army then proceeded to thestrongly fortified city of Monterey, where he remained until thesurrender of the city. After that event, he went with the armyto Vera Cruz, and took part in the capture of that city underGen. Scott; then he proceeded to Cerro Gordo, and was one ofthe storming party in the capture of that stronghold. He was inthe battles in the vicinity of the city of Mexico, as already inti-mated. At the close of the war he returned with the anny toNew Orleans, and thence proceeded to Pascagoula and San An-tonio de Bexar, in Texas. Four or five years were now occupied in repelhng attacks fromhostile Indians, in building forts, in constructing military roads,one of which in New Mexico and Texas was five hundred milesin length, and in constructing fortifications to defend the recentacquisitions of territory. On the 30th of September, 1855, he. f-agV- C. Buttre- (Z/^ /^^^^ .^^i^-r lAAJ. GEN. )SON. I POSTERITY OF THOMAS RICHARDSON. 699 resignecl his connection with the army, and removed with thefamily of his aged father, who then needed his help, to Pontiac,in Michigan. When the rebellion broke out, April, 1861, Major Richardsonoffered his services, which were gladly accepted. He organizedthe Second Regiment of Michigan Volunteers, of which he wasmade colonel, April 25, 1861. He was also made a brigadiergeneral of volunteers, to date from May 17, 1861. Finally, hewas made a major gener
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