giments, moving for some one and
a half or two miles under a heavy fire of round
shot. As further ordered, the Ohio regiment was
detached from Quitman's brigade, and led by the
general (at this time accompanied by Gen. Taylor)
into the town. Quitman carried his brigade directly
on the battery first attacked, and gallantly
carried it. Before this, however, as we entered the
suburbs, the chief engineer came up and advised us
to withdraw, as the object of the attack had
failed, and if we moved on we must meet with great
loss. The general was loath to fall back without
consulting with Gen. Taylor, which he did do--the
general being but a short distance off. As we were
withdrawing, news came that Quitman had carried the
battery, and Gen. Butler led the Ohio regiment back
to the town at a different point. In the street we
became exposed to a line of batteries on the
opposite side of a small stream, and also from a
_tete de pont_ (bridge-head) which enfiladed us.
Our men fell rapidly as we moved up the street to
get a position to charge the battery across the
stream. Coming to a cross-street, the general
reconnoitered the position, and determining to
charge from that point, sent me back a short
distance to stop the firing, and advance the
regiment with the bayonet. I had just left him,
when he was struck in the leg, being on foot, and
was obliged to leave the field."

"On entering the town, the general and his troops
became at once hotly engaged at short musket range.
He had to make his reconnoisances under heavy fire.
This he did unflinchingly, and by exposing his
person--on one occasion passing through a large
gateway into a yard which was entirely open to the
enemy. When he was wounded, at the intersection of
the two streets, he was exposed to a cross-fire of
musketry and grape."

"In battle the general's bearing was truly that of
a soldier; and those under him felt the influence
of his presence. He had the entire confidence of
his men."

The narrative of Major Thomas continues:

"When Gen. Taylor went on his expedition to
Victoria,