The march onward was supposed to commence the next day, April 8; but――_Into Mexico with General Scott When attached to the Fourth United States Infantry, Division of Major-General William J. Worth, Corps of the famous Major-General Winfield Scott, known as Old Fuss and Feathers, campaign of 1847, lad Jerry Cameron marched and fought beside Second Lieutenant U. S. Grant all the way from Cera Cruz to the City of Mexico, where six thousand American soldiers planted the Stars and Stripes in the midst of one hundred and fifty thousand amazed people

“’Peahs laike we Gin’ral Worth men ain’t gwine,” Pompey complained. “I

heah Lieutenant Smith sayin’ we ain’t gwine yet. We-all got to stay.

Wha’ fo’ we-all called Fust Division, when we ain’t fust?”

Jerry had seen little of Lieutenant Grant lately; the lieutenant had

been acting as quartermaster of the Fourth and was kept busy. Now when

asked about the march, he replied shortly:

“Yes. The Second Division leads. General Worth is required here; but

you can depend upon it we’ll be on hand for the fighting.”

Into Mexico with General Scott When attached to the Fourth United States Infantry, Division of Major-General William J. Worth, Corps of the famous Major-General Winfield Scott, known as Old Fuss and Feathers, campaign of 1847, lad Jerry Cameron marched and fought beside Second Lieutenant U. S. Grant all the way from Cera Cruz to the City of Mexico, where six thousand American soldiers planted the Stars and Stripes in the midst of one hundred and fifty thousand amazed people · 第 41 / 81 题