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Richmond Palladium
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
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Report from Camargo on October 3, 1846: US regular troops marching to Monterey; 2,000 volunteers under Gen. Butler crossed San Juan River; Gen. Taylor to depart for Seralvo on 5th or 7th to concentrate forces; Gen. Worth advancing; Gen. Wool at San Antonio; Col. Harney returned there.
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We find the following in the St. Louis New Era, furnished that paper by the clerk of the Nimrod, who obtained it in New Orleans from an officer of the army who left Camargo on the 3d inst. He states that all the regular troops had taken up their line of march for Monterey. Two thousand volunteers under the command of Gen. Butler, had crossed the river San Juan. (Gen. Patterson remaining in command at Camargo.) Gen. Taylor would leave on the 5th, or at the farthest on the 7th, for Seralvo, at which place the troops would concentrate. (Gen. Worth was in advance, but was to await the arrival of Gen. T., and immediately upon his arrival, the whole army will march for Monterey. Gen. Wool was still at San Antonio, waiting for transportation. Col. Harney, it was understood, had returned to San Antonio
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Camargo
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As Of 3d Inst., 5th Or 7th
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troops concentrating at seralvo before marching to monterey; no casualties reported
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All regular troops marched for Monterey. 2,000 volunteers under Gen. Butler crossed San Juan River, with Gen. Patterson commanding at Camargo. Gen. Taylor to leave for Seralvo on 5th or 7th for troop concentration. Gen. Worth advancing but awaiting Taylor. Gen. Wool at San Antonio awaiting transportation. Col. Harney returned to San Antonio.