The Life And Public Services of Gen. Franklin Pierce, the Democratic Candidate for the Presidency of 1852;
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It is not necessary to detail events so honorable to the officers who directed them and to the country that sent them forth. The first of the struggles were those of Contreras and Cherubusco. In describing the former engagement, the first notice in Gen. Scott's official account, of Gen. Pierce is that of being " more than three hours under a heavy fire of artillery and muskets along the almost impassible ravine in front and to the left of the entrenched camp. Besides twenty-two pieces of artill...ery,, the camp and ravine were defended closely by masses of ii5antry,4pd these again supported by clouds of cavalry at hand and hovering in viBXf." S^bis was the front of the enemy's works at Contreras. The\ga11ant nintli.and^^^elfth regiments of infantry — Gen. Pierce's command — moved with great -ttlacrityyapdAiCOQlness, and to the admira- of the army, for three-fourths of a mite,'*iiijd6r;fl,5J!^eayy lire of round shot and shells, to position wtiichj^^they noljly^/maintained from, S ^o'clock until 9 o'clock, P.
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