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The Mexican War diary of George B. McClellan

Chapter 6: INDEX
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A young army officer's wartime diary recounts departure from the military academy and follows marches, sieges, and engagements through a campaign in Mexico. It pairs immediate battlefield observation, sketches, and manuscript facsimiles with candid notes on camp life, logistics, and the uneven discipline of volunteer troops. The entries describe landscapes and towns encountered, assess fellow officers, and register youthful impressions that contrast with the author’s later reputation. The volume provides practical detail about engineering and military routine alongside reflective commentary on leadership, morale, and the limitations of relying on volunteer forces.

INDEX

Altamira, 50.

Anton Lizardo, Point, 52, 53.


Bankhead, Col., 66.

Beauregard, Lieut. P. G. T., 57, 63, 70.

Belton, Lieut.-Col., 54, 62.

Brazos de Santiago (Texas), 7, 8-9.

Brooks, N. C., quoted, 51 (note).

Buckner, Simon B., 77 (and note).


Camargo, 10-11, 13.

Campbell, Col., 82, 84-85.

Cerro Gordo, battle of, 79-90.

Chiltipine, 30-34.

Crawford, Dr. Samuel, 1.


Encero, 90, 91.

Encinal, 37.


Fordleone, 47, 48.

Foster, Lieut. J. G., 57, 58, 61, 63, 69, 70, 74, 75, 80.

Furber, George C., quoted, 27 (note).


Grant, U. S., quoted, 44 (note), 71 (note).

Guijano, 27.


Harney, 88-90.

Haskell, Col. William T., 83-84, 85.

Henry, Capt. Guy, 48, 50, 74.


Iturbide, Agustin de, 40.


Jalapa, 90-92.


Lee, Capt. R. E., 61, 63, 68, 71, 72, 79.

Lobos, Isle of, 51.


McCall, George A., 21, 33, 41.

McClellan, George B., birth and education, 1;
commissioned, 2;
promotion, 4;
leaves for Mexico, 7;
at Camargo and Matamoros, 10-14, 23-24;
march to Victoria, 24-43;
at Victoria, 43-46;
march to Tampico, 46-50;
at Lobos, 51;
at Vera Cruz, 53-73;
march to Cerro Gordo, 74-79;
battle of Cerro Gordo, 80-90;
march to Jalapa, 90-93;
at Mexico City, 92-93.

McMaster, J. B., quoted, 52 (note), 74 (note).

Malibran, 55, 56.

Marquesoto, 40.

Mason, Lieut. J. L., 63, 64, 65-66, 67, 70.

Matamoros, 10, 11, 12, 23.

Meade, George G., 5, quoted, 18 (note), 22 (note), 48 (note).

Moquete, 23, 27.

Murphy, 34, 39.


Padilla, 42.

Patterson, Gen. Robert, 14, 15, 16, 20-21, 22 (note), 23-24, 26, 27, 30, 31-32, 33, 35, 37, 40, 41, 43, 56.

Pillow, Gen. Gideon J., 15, 23, 25, 26, 35, 37, 52 (note), 79, 81-87.

Plan del Rio, 78-79.

Puerto Nacional, 77.


Quitman, Gen. John A., 44, 52 (note).


Rancho Padillo, 23.

Reilly, 89.


San Fernando, 33-34.

Santa Fé, 75-76.

Santander, 37.

Santa Rosa, 46.

Santa Teresa, 27-28, 29.

Saunders, Capt. John, 68, 69, 72.

Scott, Gen. Winfield, 52 (note), 70, 71 (note), 86, 87.

Semmes, R., quoted, 79 (note), 82 (note).

Shields, Gen. James, 52 (note), 88, 89, 90.

Smith, Lieut. Gustavus W., 2, 4, 7, 11, 20-21, 23, 25, 26, 31, 36, 38, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60-62, 63, 68, 74, 75, 78, 80, 93.

Smith, Major John L., 58.

“Songo,” 27-28, 30, 37, 42.

Stevens, Lieut. I. I., 63, 70, 72.

Stuart, “Jimmie,” 14, 73-74, 75-76, 78.

Swift, Capt. A. J., 2, 7, 11, 16, 55.


Tamaulipas, 51.

Tampico, 50-51.

Taylor, Gen. Zachary, 22 (note), 44.

Totten, Col. Joseph G., 2, 57-58, 61-62, 64, 66, 70.

Tower, Lieut. Z. B., 67, 78-81.

Twiggs, Gen. David E., 47, 48, 52, 56, 74, 79, 80, 82, 87-90.


Vera Cruz, siege of, 53-73.

Vergera, 74, 75.

Victoria, 43-46.

Vinton, Capt. John R., 58, 68.

Volunteers, 16, 18, 28-29, 36, 38-39, 43, 80.


Walker, Sears Cook, 1.

Waterhouse, Major, 36.

Williams, Seth, 15-16, 32.

Worth, Gen. William J., 52 (note), 53, 56, 58, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 86, 89, 90, 92.

Wynkoop, Col. Francis M., 82, 84, 86-87.