of war, heavy ordnance, field
batteries, small arms, and accouterments. About three thousand men
laid down their arms, with the usual proportion of field and company
officers, besides five generals, several of them of great
distinction--Pinson Jarrero, La Vega, Noryuga, and Obando. A sixth
general, Vasque, was killed in defending the battery (tower) in the
rear of the line of defense, the capture of which gave us those
glorious results.

"Our loss, though comparatively small in number, has been serious.
Brigadier-General Shields, a commander of activity, zeal, and
talent, is, I fear, if not dead, mortally wounded. He is some five
miles from me at this moment. The field of operations covers many
miles, broken by mountains and deep chasms, and I have not a report
as yet from any division or brigade. Twiggs's division, followed by
Shields's (now Colonel Baker's) brigade, are now near Jalapa, and
Worth's division is _en route_ thither, all pursuing with good
results, as I learn, that part of the Mexican army--perhaps six or
seven thousand men--that fled before our right had carried the
tower, and gained the Jalapa road. Pillow's brigade alone is near me
at this depot of wounded, sick, and prisoners, and I have time only
to give from him the names of First-Lieutenant F.B. Nelson and
Second-Lieutenant C.G. Gill, both of the Second Tennessee Foot
(Haskell's regiment), among the killed, and in the brigade one
hundred and six of all ranks killed or wounded. Among the latter the
gallant brigadier general himself has a smart wound in his arm, but
not disabled; and Major R. Farqueson, Second Tennessee, H.F. Murray,
second lieutenant, G.T. Southerland, first lieutenant, W.P. Hale,
adjutant, all of the same regiment, severely, and First-Lieutenant
W. Yearwood mortally wounded. And I know, from personal observation
on the ground, that First-Lieutenant Ewell, of the Rifles, if not
now dead, was mortally wounded in entering, sword in hand, the
intrenchments around the captured tower. Second-Lieutenant Derby,
Topographical Engineers, I saw also at the same place, severely
wounded, and Captain Patten, Second United States Infantry, lost his
right hand. Major Sumner, Second United States Dragoons, was
slightly wounded the day before, and Captain Johnson, Topographical
Engineers (now lieutenant colonel of infantry), was very severely
wounded in reconnoitering some da