Sketches of the campaign in northern Mexico : in eighteen hundred forty-six and seven / by an officer of the First Regiment of Ohio volunteers.

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the grave. The remains of the venerated General were subsequently conveyed,-in accordance with a resolution of the
Legislature of Ohio,-to his former home in Brown county,
where a vast concourse of his old friends and neighbors
united in his final obsequies. His name and fame will
never be forgotten by the brave and patriotic people of the
great State he served and honored. So long as purity of purpose, wisdom, eloquence and courage are esteemed, they will
treasure his memory in affectionate rememberance. I trust
the day is not far distant, when Ohio (emulating the generous
example of her sister States) will testify her appreciation of
such services and sacrifices by rearing a monument in honor
of her own lamented dead; and inscribe high upon its marble muster-roll the deathless name of " Harer,' —statesman
and soldier,-in utroque fidelis.
Before concluding this chapter, I desire to review briefly
the military movements of the autumn: And first, those of
the Mexican forces. We have seen that the army of General
Ampudia after the battle of Monterey, had retreated not only
beyond the line agreed upon by the convention of September
24th; but to the city of San Luis de Potosi, situated hundreds
of miles in the interior. The pass of the RinconCadac or Los
Jlitertos, is the gate to the broad table-lands of Northern
Mexico. It is two marches from Monterey and is the strongest natural position for defense I ever saw, or read of, save
Thermopyle. Nature scarcely needed the assistance of art
in defending the pass; yet on the brow of the mountain and
commanding the narrow and steep ascent, strong intrenchments had been thrown up, and preparations made for a