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Michigan Address of Col. Isaac D. Toll
Again, at El Molino del Rey, as a supporting force; then at Chepultepec, classic as the summer palace of Montezuma, whose terrace gives a view unsurpassed in the wide world, the tattered ensign planted on its summit among the very first, and simultaneously with that of the New York regiment. There the veteran Howard in command, the Fifteenth was ordered to keep watch and guard, in recognition of their gallant services and those of that regiment. As well and as bravely Company G, the remaining one of the three from Michigan, under Winans, of Monroe, at Paso Ovejas, on the 10th of August, met and repulsed a heavy guerrilla force, while on the 12th, at the National Bridge, famed for its massive architecture, and the strength as well as the commanding beauty of its surroundings, its captain transferred to command of the left wing; it was led by the accomplished Wilkins, seconded by Doyle, and drove superior forces, protected as they were by bastion, tower and wall, following the foe beyond the fastnesses which_ crowned the scene of their exploits, and three days afterwards renewing their brilliant successes on the hills beyond, which commanded the communications.
Mexican War
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