The following article was copied from an undated newspaper clipping in the Timmons file at the Onondaga Historical Society. It was probably printed in September 1908, as it mentions that it had been 61 years since the fall of the City of Mexico. I believe there were at least two newspapers in Syracuse at that time, the Syracuse Journal and the Post-Standard, which might have printed this article. FOUR OF ONONDAGA'S QUINTET OF SURVIVORS OF MEXICAN WAR Pictures (left to right) of: PATRICK L. TIMMONS, SEWELL G. SPAULDING, NICHOLAS L. ARMSTRONG, ANDREW J. ARMSTRONG. Sixty-one Years Ago They Fought for Flag on Mexico's Gory Fields It will be sixty-one years Monday since the fall of the City of Mexico ended the siege of that city by the Americans, and of the thousands of men who answered their country's call to arms at the outbreak of the Mexican War five are still living in Onondaga county. They are: ANDREW J. ARMSTRONG, Mottville, born September 12, 1823. NICHOLAS L. ARMSTRONG, No. 430 South Clinton street, born October 15, 1825. PATRICK L. TIMMONS, East Syracuse, born December 25, 1827. WILLIAM H. HORNER, Hillcrest avenue, Eastwood, born October 29, 1829. SEWALL GOODRICH SPAULDING, NO. 512-1/2 Grape street, born October 2, 1830. Although the youngest of the five survivors in this county, Mr. Spaulding fared the worst in battle. He was one of twenty-nine men who enlisted at Rochester. Of the twenty-nine only four returned from the war and those four were injured. Mr. Spaulding has a silver plate in his skull. This was made necessary by a part of the bone being shot away by a bullet. The operation was performed by a Dr. Holbrook in 1847. Mrt. Spaulding enlisted in Company D of the Second New York Infantry December 20, 1846 and fought with General Scott's 7,500 men against 35,000 Mexicans. So far as he knows he is the only survivor of his regiment. When the City of Mexico fell Mr. Spaulding was at the front despite his captain's orders to go to the hospital before the fighting began. His head was bandaged where the silver plate has been placed. The bandage came off during the conflict and blood streamed down his back. ANDREW J. ARMSTRONG of Mottville, the oldest survivor in the county, is a brother of NICHOLAS L. ARMSTRONG of No. 420 South Clinton street, the second oldest survivor. They lived at Ballston Spa, enlisted at Albany April 1, 1847, and rode side by side in the Third United States Dragoons, under General, then major, E. V. SUMNER, father of Mrs. W. W. TEALL of this city. Their father and six of his brothers had fought in the War of 1812. Andrew later served in the Civil War. PATRICK L. TIMMONS, who lives with a daughter in East Syracuse, was born in Ireland and came to this side in 1832, landing at Quebec. Four years later he came to this county from Hamilton. He enlisted in the navy December 14, 1847, and served on the Germantown until his discharge September 21, 1850. He lived in Syracuse until about four years ago, when he went to Liverpool. WILLIAM H. HORNER of Hillcrest avenue at Eastwood, has been a resident of Syracuse for many years. He for a number of years has been a flagman at the New York Central crossing to South Salina street. He had to give up his work July 13, having a sunstroke. Since then he has been out only a few times and he is now ill at his residence. Submitted by: Kay Timmons Annapolis, MD