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Title: The Rough and ready annual;
Year: 1848 (1840s)
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Subjects: Mexican War, 1846-1848 Mexican War, 1846-1848 Gift books
Publisher: New-York, D. Appleton & co.: Philadelphia, G. S. Appleton
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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eremnants of those brave regiments which had long bornethe hottest portion of the fight. On the otiier flank, whilethe Mexicans came rushino- on like legions of fiends, the Do artillery was left unsupported, and capture by the enemyseemed inevitable. But Bragg and Thomas rose withthe crisis, and eclipsed even the fame they won at Mon-terey ; while Sherman, OBrien, and Bryan, proved them-selves worthy of the alliance. Every horse withOBriens battery was killed, and the enemy had ad-vanced to within a range of grape, sweeping all beforehim. But here his progress was arrested, and beforellio showers of iron hail which assailed him, squadronsand battalions fell like leaves in the blasts of autumn.The Mexicans were once more driven back witli greatloss, though ttiking with them the three pieces of artil-lery which were without horses. In this charge the 1st Illinois regiment and McKeesKentuckianswere foremost. The pursuit was too hot,and as it evinced too clearly our deficiency in numbers,
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BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA. Ill the Mexicans, with a suddenness which was almost mag-ical, rallied and returned upon us. They came in myri-ads, and for a while the carnage was dreadful on bothsides. We were but a handful to oppose the frightfulmasses which were hurled upon us, and could as easilyhave resisted an avalanche of thunderbolts. We weredriven back, and the day seemed lost beyond redemp-tion. Victory, which a moment before appeared withinour grasp, was suddenly torn from our standard. Therewas but one hope; but that proved an anchor sure andsteadfast. Thus thrice during the day, when all seemed lost buthonor, did the artillery, by the ability with which it wasmanoeuvred, roll back the tide of success from the enemy,and give such overwhelming destructiveness to its effect,that the army was saved and the glory of the Americanarms maintained. At this moment, however, let it neverbe forgotten, that while every effective man was wantedon the field, hundreds of volunteers had collected

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