Into Mexico with General Scott / When attached to the Fourth United States Infantry, Division of Major-General William J. Worth, Corps of the famous Major-General Winfield Scott, known as Old Fuss and Feathers, campaign of 1847, lad Jerry Cameron marched and fought beside Second Lieutenant U. S. Grant all the way from Cera Cruz to the City of Mexico, where six thousand American soldiers planted the Stars and Stripes in the midst of one hundred and fifty thousand amazed people

by Edwin L. Sabin

“Where?”

“On that roof.”

“I see.”

The lieutenant ran for the building, Jerry after. There was no way of climbing atop.

“Here, you men! Place that cart for me.”

A broken cart was trundled to the wall of the building; the heavy tongue just reached the top. [Lieutenant Grant used this as a ladder.] He shinned up, Jerry following, while the men below formed file to join.

[LIEUTENANT GRANT USED THIS AS A LADDER]

But somebody had been ahead of the lieutenant. He was one man: none other than Fifer O’Toole, parading back and forth with a musket. Fifer O’Toole grinned.