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ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT 25 the 21st on Black Fort, one of the works protecting Monterey, instead of remaining in camp in charge of the quartermaster s stores, he charged with his regiment, on horseback, being almost the only officer in the regiment that was mounted. The adjutant was killed in the charge, and Lieut. Grant was designated to take his place. On the 23d, when the troops had gained a position in the city of Monterey, a volunteer was called for to make his way to the rear under a heavy fire, to order up am munition, Lieut. Grant volunteered, and ran the gauntlet in safety, accomplishing his mission. Garland s brigade, to which the 4th infantry be longed, was transferred from Twiggs s to Worth s division, and ordered back to the mouth of the Rio Grande, where it embarked for Vera Cruz, to join the army under Gen. Scott. It landed near that city on March 9, 1847, and the investment was immediately begun. Lieut. Grant served with his regiment during the siege, until the capture of the place, March 29, 1847. On April 13 his division began its march toward the city of Mexico; and he participated in the battle of Cerro Gordo, April 17 and 18. The troops entered Pueblo on May 15, and Lieut. Grant was there ordered to take .charge of a large train of wagons, with an escort of fewer than a thousand men, to obtain forage. He made a two days march and procured the necessary supplies.