Camp Life of a Volunteer. a Campaign in Mexico, Or a Glimpse At Life in Camp
The book Camp Life of a Volunteer. a Campaign in Mexico, Or a Glimpse At Life in Camp was written by author B F Benjamin Franklin Scribner Here you can read free online of Camp Life of a Volunteer. a Campaign in Mexico, Or a Glimpse At Life in Camp book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Camp Life of a Volunteer. a Campaign in Mexico, Or a Glimpse At Life in Camp a good or bad book?
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While descending, what a shocking scene presented itself! The barbarians were cruelly butchering our wounded, and stripping them of their clothes. But our unerring rifles soon stopped these atrocious murders. Our success was but 64 INCIDENTS OF poor compensation for the blood of twenty brave comrades. The poor lieutenant was left naked with his throat cut from ear to ear. About this time the city of Saltillo was attacked by two thousand lancers, from Palamus Pass, commanded by General Minon, bu...t being unable to face Major Webster's well-directed battery from the redoubt fort, were driven back, after endeavoring to join the main army by passing along the foot of the mountain. Simultaneous with this engagement, a charge was made by a large body of lancers upon our baggage and provision train, at the Ranch (see Map, Letter J) Buena Vista, and were met by several companies of Kentucky and Arkansas cavalry, who were unable to withstand the shock, and were forced to fall back. Then the extended line of lancers came rushing down with their weapons poised ready to murder and rob our v/ounded, and sack our wagons.
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