with their division (Quitman's) by the
hot engagement below, arrived just in time to participate in the
assault of the heights, particularly a detachment under
Lieutenant Reid, New York Volunteers, consisting of a company of
the same, with one of marines; and another detachment, a portion
of the storming party, (Twiggs' division, serving with Quitman,)
under Lieutenant Steele, 2d Infantry, after the fall of
Lieutenant Gantt, 7th Infantry.

In this connection, it is but just to recall the decisive effect
of the heavy batteries, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, commanded by those
excellent officers, Captain Drum, 4th Artillery, assisted by
Lieutenants Benjamin and Porter of his own company; Captain
Brooks and Lieutenant Anderson, 2d Artillery, assisted by
Lieutenant Russell, 4th Infantry, a volunteer; Lieutenants Hagner
and Stone of the Ordnance, and Lieutenant Andrews, 3d Artillery;
the whole superintended by Captain Huger, chief of Ordnance with
this army, an officer distinguished by every kind of merit. The
mountain howitzer battery, under Lieutenant Reno, of the
Ordnance, deserves, also, to be particularly mentioned. Attached
to the Voltigeurs, it followed the movements of that regiment,
and again won applause.

In adding to the list of individuals of conspicuous merit, I must
limit myself to a few of the many names which might be
enumerated. Captain Hooker, assistant adjutant-general, who won
special applause, successively, in the staff of Pillow and
Cadwallader; Lieutenant Lovell, 4th Artillery (wounded), chief of
Quitman's staff; Captain Page, assistant adjutant-general
(wounded), and Lieutenant Hammond, 3d Artillery, both of Shields'
staff, and Lieutenant Van Dorn (17th Infantry), aid-de-camp to
Brigadier-General Smith.

Those operations all occurred on the west, southeast, and heights
of Chapultepec. To the north and at the base of the mound,
inaccessible on that side, the 11th Infantry, under
Lieutenant-Colonel Hebert, the 14th, under Colonel Trousdale, and
Captain Magruder's field battery, 1st Artillery: one section
advanced under Lieutenant Jackson, all of Pillow's division, had,
at the same time, some spirited affairs against superior numbers,
driving the enemy from a battery in the road, and capturing a
gun. In these, the officer