Condensed History of the Mexican War and Its Glorious Results

Chapter 2: CONDENSED HISTORY of the Mexican War and its glorious results

Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

History - American History - Modern (1750+)History - Warfare

About This Book

A concise narrative of the U.S.-Mexico conflict that blends political context, military overview, and veterans' reminiscences. It explains the territorial dispute that precipitated hostilities, recounts border skirmishes and early engagements, and summarizes principal campaigns, sieges, and coastal operations. Enrollment lists and force compositions for volunteer and regular units are provided alongside casualty and logistical notes. Firsthand recollections and ceremonial addresses punctuate the historical outline, offering personal impressions of combat, morale, and memory. The work concludes with reflections on the war's outcomes and descriptions of key fortifications and coastal defenses encountered during the campaigns.

(COPYRIGHTED)

CONDENSED HISTORY
of the
Mexican War
and its glorious results

By Hon. WILLIAM McKAY
of the Palmetto Regiment in Mexico, also Reminiscences of the War by

Colonel DANIEL E. HUNGERFORD,
of Rome (Italy), Captain in the 2nd New York Regiment in the Mexican War, and latterly in command of the 36th Regiment New York Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion,
(Father of Mrs. John W. Mackay, of Nevada, now of London)

and Colonel CHAS. J. MURPHY,
of Brussels (Belgium)

the well-known Corn Propagandist, and one of the only two officers who won the Congressional Medal of Honor (a distinction which ranks with the cross of the Legion of Honor of France, and the Victoria Cross of England) in the first general battle of the War, Bull Run, and the youngest survivor now living of the soldiers in the Mexican War.

Compiled and Published
by John E. COWAN, 122, West 93rd Street, New York

PRICE: 25 CENTS

FIRST EDITION 25,000