Madison County Military News

The 6th Reg. U. S. Infantry left Jefferson Barracks on Monday last in transports for Fort ____coup, LA. The following is a list of the officers: Major B. Riley, com?g the Regt.,

Staff Surgeon, Finley and Asst. Surgeon Hughes, Medical staff; Lieut. G. A. Crossman, acting quarter; Lieut. Brooke, Adjutant; Lieut. Sevier, acting Com. subsistents, Capts: Z. C. Palmer, W. N. Wickliff; Thos Noel, G. W. Peters; Lieuts. L.. M. Nute, J. W. Swearingen, J. S. Worth, G. Dorr, Wm. Hoffman, J. Conrad, G. H. Griffin, J. P. Center, G. H. Ringold, J. P. Harrison, Campbell, DeForrest, Brent. [The Alton Telegraph, March 9, 1838 Vol 1, issue 8]

-A letter from Jesse Benton dated 22 Feb 1836. From near Nacocdoches Texas: Dear Sir - A month?s sickness had reduced me almost to the grave. Official information has just reached us that Santa Anna has crossed the Rio Grande and is marching against us with a large army for the purpose of exterminating us. I will place myself in the infantry as a private soldier, and if he pass our bayonets I will be deceived. Nearly all our troop are riflemen no body of infantry to lodge on to form squares or rush on with and crush the enemy. We will die hard, for it will be truly victory or death with us. Our volunteers have consumed our provisions and a great many have left us ? just as I expected... [The Alton Telegraph, March 30, 1836]