; an immense quantity of
shot, shells, powder, and cartridges; seven hundred pack mules,
many horses, etc., etc., all in our hands.

It is highly gratifying to find that, by skillful arrangement and
rapidity of execution, our loss, in killed and wounded, did not
exceed, on the spot, sixty; among the former the brave Captain
Charles Hanson, of the 4th Infantry, not more distinguished for
gallantry than for modesty, morals, and piety. Lieutenant J. P.
Johnstone, 1st Artillery, serving with Magruder's battery, a
young officer of the highest promise, was killed the evening
before.

One of the most pleasing incidents of the victory is the
recapture, in their works, by Captain Drum, 4th Artillery, under
Major Gardner, of the two brass 6-pounders, taken from another
company of the same regiment, though without the loss of honor,
at the glorious battle of Buena Vista; about which guns the whole
regiment had mourned for so many long months! Coming up a little
later I had the happiness to join in the protracted cheers of the
gallant 4th on the joyous event; and, indeed, the whole army
sympathizes in its just pride and exultation.

The battle being won before the advancing brigades of Worth's and
Quitman's divisions were in sight, both were ordered to their
late positions: Worth, to attack San Antonio, in front, with his
whole force, as soon as approached in the rear by Pillow's and
Twiggs' divisions; moving from Contreras, through San Angel and
Coyoacan. By carrying San Antonio, we knew that we should open
another, a shorter and better road to the capital for our siege
and other trains.

Accordingly, the two advanced divisions and Shields' brigade
marched from Contreras, under the immediate orders of
Major-General Pillow, who was now joined by the gallant
Brigadier-General Pierce of his division, personally thrown out
of activity, late the evening before, by a severe hurt received
from the fall of his horse.

After giving necessary orders on the field, in the midst of
prisoners and trophies, and sending instructions to Harney's
brigade of cavalry (left at San Augustin) to join me, I
personally followed Pillow's command.

Arriving at Coyoacan, two miles by a cross road, from the rear of
San Antonio, I first detached Captain Lee, En