Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican WarTexas A&M University Press, 1997 - 284 páginas Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares his impressions of the soldiers he "met" along the way; and concludes that American participants in the Mexican War shared a common experience, no matter their rank or place of service. Taking a "new" military history approach, Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War examines the cultural, social, and political aspects of the regular and volunteer forces that made up the army of 1846-48, presents the organizational framework of the army, and introduces the different styles of leadership exhibited by Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. |
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... Puebla before finally setting up shop for good in Mexico City . There the publishers had to compete with a rival , the North American . In order to gain a local readership , both papers printed news in both English and Spanish . The ...
... Puebla before finally setting up shop for good in Mexico City . There the publishers had to compete with a rival , the North American . In order to gain a local readership , both papers printed news in both English and Spanish . The ...
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... Puebla , and the public gene- rally , that their rooms are a few doors from the prin- eipal plaza , one square above Gen. Scott's quarters , at the sign of the " White Flag , " where they are prepared to take MINIATURES in every style ...
... Puebla , and the public gene- rally , that their rooms are a few doors from the prin- eipal plaza , one square above Gen. Scott's quarters , at the sign of the " White Flag , " where they are prepared to take MINIATURES in every style ...
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... Puebla told his father , " I saw some ploughing the other day by a pair of oxen , the plough made of rough wood not of the approved shape with a little iron point — it made a small furrow and a man followed , dropped the corn and ...
... Puebla told his father , " I saw some ploughing the other day by a pair of oxen , the plough made of rough wood not of the approved shape with a little iron point — it made a small furrow and a man followed , dropped the corn and ...
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List of Illustrations | 7 |
Preface | 16 |
U S Commanders | 37 |
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12 months 6th U.S. Infantry American Star Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Trussell appointed Battalion battle Battle of Monterey Brackett camp Campaign Capt captain central Mexico Chile Con Carne command Compton Smith Cruz Democratic Department dragoons duty Engelman enlisted Furber George Gibson Giddings Heitman History Isaac Bowen James Journal of Kirkham July Lane's Brigade Lew Wallace Matamoros McGroarty Mexican War Diary Mexican War Journal Mexican War Letters Mexico City military militia Monterey Mormon Battalion Mounted musket Ordnance Manual Oswandel party Peskin political Polk Polk's president Private Puebla Quartermaster rank regiment Regulations Richardson's Journal Robert Ryal Miller Saltillo Santa Fe Scribner SCUTA Second Illinois sergeant Surgeon sword Taylor Tennery Texas troops Twelve Month Volunteer U.S. Army U.S. Artillery U.S. Congress U.S. Infantry U.S. War Dept United Vera Cruz volunteer officers West Point Whigs William Winfield Scott wounded wrote York Zachary Taylor