The Mexican war: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the generalsTo which is added, the treaty of peace, and valuable tables of the strength and losses of the United States army . Vera Cruz,composed chiefly of the new regiment of voltigeurs, ac-companied with six howitzers. A junction was made,and the detachment, now fourteen hundred strong, withits train, moved on, to join as soon as possible the mainarmy. On the 17th of May General Pillow left Vera Cruzwith another detachment of abo
The Mexican war: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the generalsTo which is added, the treaty of peace, and valuable tables of the strength and losses of the United States army . Vera Cruz,composed chiefly of the new regiment of voltigeurs, ac-companied with six howitzers. A junction was made,and the detachment, now fourteen hundred strong, withits train, moved on, to join as soon as possible the mainarmy. On the 17th of May General Pillow left Vera Cruzwith another detachment of about one thousand men. PIERCE JOINS THE ARMY. 219 a subsequent period General Pierce was also sent for-ward, with about two thousand five hundred. Thus, bysuccessive additions of new recruits, the government wasable, after two months delay, to increase the army ofGeneral Scott to a number short of eleven thousand avail-able men. With this number, in the early part of August,the army moved to the conquest of Mexico—the capital ofthe Spanish Aztec nation ! Its progress, its victories, itsheroic conduct, and its wonderful achievements, we mustnow pursue, record, and, as far as possible, spread out,for the admiration of all true lovers of the great andheroic in martial CHAPTER XL Strength of the Array.—Reinforcements.—Divisions of the Army.—March from Puebla.—Hospitals of Puebla.—Volcano of Popocatapetl.—Pass of Rio Frio.—View of Mexico.—Valley of Mexico.—Lakes.—Inundations.—Topography of the Valley.—Position of the Army onthe 13th of August.—Reconnaissance of the Rifles.—El Penon.—Mexicalcingo.—Turning of Lake Chalco.—March to San Augustine.—Skirmish at Bueua Vista.—Concentration.—Position of the Army onthe 18th. We have already said that Scotts army in Puebla, onthe 1st day of June, 1847, did not exceed five thousandeffectives,—that is, capable of marching and Vera Cruz to Puebla, the road had been strewedw
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