... from the line After that time, the officers of the engineer company, including myself, were placed on general engineer service supervising the construction of the siege works All the engineer officers ... received instructions either to go forward or to remain On the night of the 11th, in my evening report to the Adjutant of engineers, I asked the Senior Engineer[4] then serving with the army; ... account of the affairs of the company after the capture of the City of Mexico On the 4th of October, 1847, I addressed to Lieutenant I I Stevens, Adjutant of Engineers, for the information of the...