The Taylor anecdote book; anecdotes and letters of Zachary Taylor

by Thomas Bangs Thorpe

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 ...unstrung, and he was almost helpless. They put him on a horse, and took him to Agua Nueva, where Captain Pike commanded an outpost. Captain Pike states that when Henrie came in he was the most miserable-looking being he ever saw. His shoes were worn out, his pantaloons were cut in rags, his head was bare, and his hair and beard were matted; his hands, feet, and legs, were filled with thorns from the prickly-pear, and his skin was parched and withered with privation, exposure, and exertion. He had tasted no water for four days, and.seemed almost famished for want of it. The soldiers gathered round ihim, and all that was in their wallets was at his service, and as they had rrecently had a new outfit of clothing, Captain H. was soon newly fitted out. After resting awhile and getting some food, he was able to ride to this place. He says that during the pursuit there were more than one hundred shots fired at him, one of which passed through his hair. RETREAT FROM RESACA DE LA PALMA. At their secret crossing the Mexicans who fled from the battle of the 9th had but one flat, which was entirely insufficient for the numbers who now, in terror, sought the river. While the flat swarmed with infantry, the cavalry would charge, and, filling the flat, drie the poor wretches who had occupied it into the river. The water was covered with the miserable beings, who, confused and desperate, plunged about in the waves, calling on God to help them, or venting their impotent maledictions upon those who had forced them to a watery grave. They sunk by scores, clutching each other in the agonies of death; and the "mad river" fairly boiled with the expiring breath of those who had sunk under its dark wave! In the midst of the panic Father Leary arrived at the bank, and by ...

76 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

Thomas Bangs Thorpe (1815-1878) was an American antebellum humorist, painter, illustrator, and author. He is best known for the short story The Big Bear of Arkansas, which was first published in the periodical Spirit of the Times in 1841.

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