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

TROOPS DESIGNATED TO REDUCE MONTEREY. 47 the first to ascend the river. They will be followed, as rapidly as transportation can be provided, by the following corps, in the order nanmed: Louisville Legion, (lst Kentucky regiment,) Col. Ormsby. Baltimore and Washington battalion, Lieut. Col. Watson. Ohio brigade, Brigadier General Haimer. Second Kentucky regiment, Colonel ilMcKee. Mississippi regiment, Colonel Davis. First Tennessee regiment, Colonel Campbell. Alabaima regiment, Colonel Coffee. Georgia regiment, Colonel Jackson. Second Tennessee regiment, Colonel Haskell. 3. The Indiana brigade, and the regiment from Miissouri and Illinois, will remain below until further orders. The regiments of Texas volunteers will receive particular orders for their movement. 4. Brigadier General -Iamer is assigned to the command of the Ohio brigade. H-le will designate one of the regiments to proceed immediately by water to Matamoros, and take snch position as may be indicated by Colonel Clarke, commanding in the town, to whomn the Colonel of the regiment will report for orders. 5. The first four corps destined for Camargo, viz:-the Louisville legion, Baltimore battalion, and two regiments Ohio volunteers, will send their heavy baggage forward by water, with four companies of each regiment and two of the Baltimore battalionl. The remaining companies of each corps, with their light baggage, will take up their line of march for Camargo as soon as provided with wagons by the QuarterMaster's Department,-.say by the 1oth of August.

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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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[Giddings, Luther]
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1853.
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Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Campaigns

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