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

Every soldier tore the end of the paper cartridge open with his teeth.

“Prime!”

A little of the powder was emptied into the pans of the guns.

“Shut—pan!”

“Cast—about!”

At that, the soldiers dropped their guns upright, and prepared to pour the powder in from the cartridge.

“Charge—cartridge!”

The powder was dumped into the muzzles, and the ball and cartridge paper for a wad, were forced in after.

“Draw—rammer!”

“Ram—cartridge!”