Muzza for Old Virginia.
Major Joseph Selden, late of the United States Army, has sent in his resignation, and placed, himself at the disposal of his own State,
Major Selden is a native of this city, and is as well known to our citizens generally as any person who ever resided in it. He was not only one of the most gallant officers in the whole Army that fought in
Mexico, but he is personally one of the most popular men we ever know.
He was with
General Taylor, at the battles of
Palo Alto,
Resaca de la Palma, and
Monterey, and was wounded in the first of these engagements.
Transferred to the Army under
General Scott, he was at the siege of
Vera Cruz, at the
battle of Cerro Gordo, at
Jalapa, and at all the fights until
Chepultepec.
At the last named he was desperately wounded in a daring attempt to scale the walls, and thus became disqualified for active service for several weeks.
Before he was able to take the field again, the war was over.
Virginia never produced a braver or a truer man than
Major Joseph Selden.
Another.
Col. John B. Magruder has resigned his commission in the U. S. Army, end offered his services to his native State.
Col. M. is a graduate of
West Point, to which school he removed from the University of Virginia, in 1826.
He served in the artillery during the
Mexican war, and distinguished himself highly in that service, having won several brevets by his gallantry and intelligence.
He fought in all the battles from
Vera Cruz to
Mexico, and displayed all the qualities of a consummate officer.
Yet another.
Maj. Robt. S. Garnett has left the service of the
United States and taken up that of his native State.
He was in nearly all the battles of the
Mexican war, and distingushed himself in all.
Another again!
"What?
will the line stretch out to the crack of doom?"
Major Samuel Anderson has resigned and takes service under his native State.
Major Anderson is a native of
Buckingham county, in this State.
He is a most gallant officer, worthy to rank with the bravest in our service.
He was in most of the
Mexican battles, and received two brevets for gallantry and good conduct.
