be corporal from the 18th of
April, 1847:

"Privates Charles A. Pierce, Jacob T. Smith, Benjamin L.
Boomer, Edwin M. Holloway, James Brannan, Joseph A. Mower,
David P. Weaver, Thomas Bigley, Seth H. Taylor, and Charles
A. Porter, to be artificers from the 29th of March, 1847:

"Musician Frederick W. Gerber to be artificer from the 18th
of April, 1847:

"Privates Augustus B. Hussey, James B. Vansant, and William
S. Bliss, to be artificers from the 29th of March, 1847:

"Corporal William Bartlett, reduced to the grade of
artificer, May 1st, 1847:

"Artificer Hiram B. Yeager to be corporal from May 1st,
1847:

"Artificer Charles W. Bont reduced to the grade of second
class private from May 1st, 1847:

"I respectfully call to the attention of the Chief Engineer
the fact that, in accordance with his suggestion, I have
delayed making the above recommendations, and now urge them
as my deliberate opinion. I hope they will be favorably
acted upon.

"My monthly return for April shows a total of sixty-two. My
recommendations make, in the company, six sergeants, six
corporals, one musician, twenty-three artificers and
twenty-six second class privates".

Very respectfully,
Your obdt. servt.,
GUS. W. SMITH,
_Lieut., Comdg. Engr. Co._

The foregoing recommendations were approved and the appointments were
received whilst the company was in the city of Puebla.

Soon after the war ended, Sergeants Hastings, Starr and Everett were
promoted to be commissioned officers in the "Old Regular Army" of the
United States. Later, Sergeant Warren L. Lothrop was given a commission
in that army.

FOOTNOTE:

[6] Thornton S. Everett was property sergeant of the engineer company;
had charge of its train from the time of his enlistment in the company
until its return to West Point; and, in addition, had charge, in Mexico,
of the general engineer train of the army.

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