Arista and His Cavalry--United States Excited--Two Hundred 47
Thousand Men Offer Their Services--Congress Declares "War
Existed by the Acts of the Mexican Republic"--Taylor Marches to
Point Isabel--Bombardment of Fort Brown--Capts. May and
Walker--Taylor Marches for Matamoras--Battle of Palo
Alto--Victory--Arista Falls Back to Resaca--Battle of
Resaca--Capture of Enemies' Batteries--Capts. May and
Ridgely--Gen. La Vega Captured--His Sword Presented to
Taylor--Duncan and Ridgely Pursue the Enemy--I Capture La Vega's
Aid--Col. McIntosh--Ride over the Field of Palo Alto--Death of
Lieuts. Chadburne and Stevens--We Take Possession of
Matamoras--Gen. Twiggs Appointed Governor--Twiggs and Jesus
Maria--Arrival of Gens. W. O. Butler, Robert Patterson, Pillow,
and Others--Promoted to Second Lieutenant--Officers of the
Company--March to Camargo--Thence to Monterey--Seralvo--Arrival
at Monterey