| 单词 | Mexican War |
| 例句 | The Mexican War did two good things though. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They had served together in the Mexican War and in the old 6th Infantry out in California. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “But he goes back before the Civil War. He was in the Mexican War.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Like many of the generals on both sides, Lee and Grant served together in the Mexican War. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Matt Creighton’s grandfather had lived through the Revolution; Matt himself had survived the Mexican War; and Uncle Billy Jeffers, down the road, was still alive to tell tales of the War of 1812. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, as Taylor notes, the Mexican War of 1846 — 48 prepared officers to fight the Civil War. Review | Best new audiobooks to listen to this month 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z It’s liberating to zoom through the circular plaza marking the Mexican War of Independence — and not only because it is usually choked with traffic. 2010-01-22T17:28:00Z What main social groups engaged in the Mexican War of Independence? World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z America’s territorial conquests in the Mexican War put a border line right through an established, cohesive, Spanish-speaking cultural region. Immigration pressures grow as Congress is deadlocked | Horsey cartoon 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The same fate befell a similar monument to Jose Maria Morelos, one of the leaders of the Mexican War of Independence. Column: Who's stealing the statues of Pancho Villa and other Mexican heroes from an L.A. park? 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z After the Mexican War of Independence ended in 1821, German and Austrian immigrants began settling in what is today Mexico and Texas. Crisp, refreshing Mexican lagers are finally getting their due 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z After serving in the Mexican War and failing repeatedly at business, Grant rejoined the U.S. Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant complicated 200 years after birth 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Though southern volunteers had won the Mexican War, under the proviso their cherished way of life would be banned forever in the lands they conquered. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It was also used as a major military route during the Mexican War. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But then came the Mexican War of Independence, which resulted in Mexico gaining control of Los Angeles, and the Mexican-American War in the mid-1800s. Why is L.A.'s iconic skyline far from the beach — unlike Miami, Seattle and other cities? 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Diana Morgan and Dante Harasz work with Gilson to create options for him, to share his artwork beyond the Mexican War Streets neighborhood. Welcome to Randyland: Home he turned into an art exhibit 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The Mexican War of Independence, an 11-year struggle, began and ended in September, and is a holiday in which we celebrate the hope, struggle and hardship faced by those who fought for our independence. Ties between Washington state and Mexico are worth fostering 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Brooks was younger than Sumner but shorter, weaker, and handicapped by an injury from the Mexican War. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Just before the Mexican War, they went southward into Mexican-controlled territory in California, crossing over the disputed border. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It settled the matter of lands ceded in the Mexican War and put Douglas’ notion of “popular sovereignty” — that U.S. territories could decide whether to allow slavery — into the political lexicon. Douglas’ statue to be removed from Illinois Capitol lawn 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Two years later President Zachary Taylor, a hero of the Mexican War, walked over to join July Fourth celebrations at the Washington Monument grounds on a scorching hot afternoon. On July Fourth, 40,000 Americans cheered a new landmark: the Washington Monument 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Before the Civil War, the West Point graduate fought in the Mexican War, served as secretary of war under President Franklin Pierce, and served in the House and Senate. A dozen Confederates are honored with US Capitol statues 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Attracted to Whig respect for self-improvement, Lincoln served several terms in the Illinois legislature and one term in Congress, where he attacked the illegality and injustice of the Mexican War. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z When the Mexican War ended, big freight-hauling companies pushed many of the smaller traders out of business. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Polk’s Mexican War, ostensibly in response to a border skirmish, stretched almost 800 miles to Mexico City. Opinion | What Trump can learn from real wartime presidents 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z “It looms large in the national story but the U.S.-Mexican War has great implications in the U.S. Southwest and can explain the place of Mexican Americans in the nation.” In a small field, men reenact an oft-overlooked war that remade the U.S., Mexico and the border 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The statue was unveiled in January 1874 in Scott Circle, not far from the White House, with members of the Association of Veterans of the Mexican War in attendance. The general’s horse wasn’t manly enough. So the sculptor gave the mare a makeover. 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Americans tried to compromise this question in the Mexican War’s direct aftermath. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Since the treaty settling the Mexican War had made them citizens, the tax on foreign miners should not have applied to them. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After the end of the U.S.-Mexican War, the United States pledged in the treaty to respect private land holdings, including land grants made under the Spanish and Mexican governments. AP Explains: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo remains hot topic 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z “I’m out here because not too many people do Mexican War reenactments, unfortunately, and because it happened here,” Reed said. In a small field, men reenact an oft-overlooked war that remade the U.S., Mexico and the border 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z In his younger days, Reed enlisted as a solider in the Mexican War and fought in hand-to-hand combat in the streets of Monterey. Pioneer descendants buried next to ancestors 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Congress finally granted Polk the money he needed to conclude the Mexican War without including the Wilmot Proviso. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The lands gained as a result of the Mexican War completed the American Southwest. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That changed when reverence for political leaders declined in the wake of the Mexican War and homicide rates doubled or tripled — 15 years before the Civil War and Reconstruction made things worse. Perspective | How the erosion of trust leads to murders and mass shootings 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The real event, a pivotal battle for control of California in the two-year U.S.-Mexican War, ended on Jan. 8, 1847, with an American victory. In a small field, men reenact an oft-overlooked war that remade the U.S., Mexico and the border 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z State and federal units trained there before seeing action in the Mexican War in the mid-1840s. Fort McHenry ranger can’t stay retired even after 50-year career 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z A West Point graduate and combat hero of the Mexican War, Davis had represented his adopted state in the US Senate and served as secretary of war in the cabinet of Franklin Pierce. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z He then refused President James Polk’s move to make him attorney general and became a Mexican War private, rising to brigadier general, all before age 43. Some of our worst presidents had the best political résumés 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z After the Mexican War, they became unclaimed lands under American law, available to anyone who filed on them. Danger lurks in salt flats, as it did a century ago 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Lozano also said amendments passed during and immediately following the Civil War overshadowed what happened in the post U.S.-Mexican War. In a small field, men reenact an oft-overlooked war that remade the U.S., Mexico and the border 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The building would be the 11th corporate address in New York for the AP since it was founded 1846 by a group of newspapers that wanted to share the costs of covering the Mexican War. The Associated Press to move to new NYC headquarters in 2017 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Lincoln gave that job and the position of general-in-chief to George B. McClellan, a brilliant West Point graduate and Mexican War veteran who had left the army to build railroads. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Her father, George Zinn, had staked a property claim earlier when he passed through the area on his way to fight in the Mexican War. Hand-sewn quilt reflects history of Lecompton 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Now he tells how another Ramirez named Teodoro helped comfort an Army unit known as the Mormon Battalion when it limped, hungry and tired, into town on the eve of the Mexican War. Troubadour from old Arizona clan tells great, great, great, great stories 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Elected as the 14th president, the handsome Mexican War veteran believed ardently in national expansion even at the cost of adding more slave states. Worst Presidents: Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Even before he became president, he supported the various compromises that made it possible for slavery to spread into the western territories acquired by the Lousiana Purchase and the Mexican War. Worst Presidents: James Buchanan (1857-1861) 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The Mexican War proved widely popular with Democrats and southerners, but far less so among northern Whigs. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z For crimes such as the land stolen in the relocation of the Five Civilized Tribes and the Mexican War, and more recently, for enshrining torture as national policy. Dangers of poking the bear 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z He was an excellent horseman and fought with distinction in the Mexican War. U.S. Grant was the great hero of the Civil War but lost favor with historians 2014-04-24T21:17:53Z He distinguished himself in the Mexican War, being breveted captain and major for bravery at Contreras and Churubusco and at Chapultepec respectively. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The acquisition of Florida and the Louisiana purchase doubled the area of the United States, and the territory derived from the Mexican War doubled it again. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Later in the Mexican War he decisively defeated the Mexicans at Chapultepec, entering Mexico City as conqueror. How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation 2012-03-16T02:00:20.963Z In 1849 Clay was sent to the United States Senate because the legislature of Kentucky felt that he was needed to help in the solution of questions raised by the Mexican War. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Twice he called upon Major-General McClellan, at Cincinnati, just across the river, whom he had known slightly in the Mexican War, with the hope that he would be offered a position on his staff. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z The Major's lips formed, "of the Mexican War;" but he did not utter the syllables aloud, and immediately thereafter seemed to take himself more vigorously in hand, as it were. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z Joining the volunteer service for the Mexican War, he was chosen lieutenant-colonel of Colonel Sterling Price's regiment, and advanced first to New Mexico and later to Chihuahua with Colonel Alexander Doniphan. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z His whole course has been very unpopular in Massachusetts, and nobody wanted to see the man who had brought this cursed Mexican War upon us. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The marriage took place in August, 1848, after the close of the Mexican War. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Texas was clamoring for admission to the Union, with the Mexican War sure to result. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z "Yes, yes—widow of General Hibbard, of the Mexican War," said the Major, half to himself. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z He was promoted captain in 1844 and served under Generals Taylor and Scott in the Mexican War, winning the brevet of major for gallantry in action in March 1847 and subsequently that of lieut.-colonel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Opposing Johnston in the Valley was General Robert Patterson, of Philadelphia, a veteran of the war of 1812 and of the Mexican War, especially distinguished in the latter by the prestige of the former service. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z This was Colonel Theodore O'Hara, a veteran of the Mexican War and author of the classic poem, "The Bivouac of the Dead." The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z His hope was to become assistant professor of mathematics at West Point, and he would have been appointed had not the Mexican War begun soon after. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z The encirclement strategy came from the old man who initially led the Union military, Mexican War hero Gen. Winfield Scott. Battle of Ball?s Bluff revealed a truth: The Civil War was a river war 2011-10-09T05:36:41Z Army as a colonel during the Mexican War and held the post of Secretary of War in President Pierce's cabinet. The Civil War Centennial Handbook 2011-10-15T02:00:27.210Z Johnston was a veteran of the Mexican War, who had won distinction by progressive service and was well equipped in the science of war. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The lust for territory which had prevailed in the Mexican War was by no means satisfied. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z There was no bravado in the man who had fought so bravely in all the battles of the Mexican War. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z He took part in the Mexican War, and was brevetted Captain for gallant services. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z It was only natural that the events of the Mexican War should have inspired a number of cartoons. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z Beauregard and McDowell were also veterans of the Mexican War, of staff service, and distinguished for intelligent action and attainments, both remarkable for physical as well as mental power. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z As a cavalry officer he saw much active service in the Mexican War and later in Indian warfare in New Mexico. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z They had known each other in the Mexican War. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z You see, at the time of the Mexican War and of all my Indian campaigns, the newspapers hadn't yet invented the war correspondent. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z The Mexican War was commemorated in a number of the popular lithographs of the day; but it was not a prolonged struggle, nor one calculated to stir the public mind profoundly. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z I have gone thus far into the Mexican War for the opportunity to mention two valued friends, whose memory returning refreshes itself. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Commander Farragut was very anxious to serve his country in this Mexican War, and wrote many letters to the Navy Department, asking for the command of a ship. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z He dealt vigorously with the Mexican War, then impending, as a result of the annexation of Texas, with consequent enlargement of slave territory. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Gen. Taylor reported him as having moved a command of mounted men, in the Mexican War, one hundred miles in twenty-four hours—a feat, it is believed, without a parallel. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z Since the signing of the Constitution in 1787, Congress has declared war exactly five times: the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish-American War and World Wars I and II. One Document, Under Siege 2011-06-23T10:20:00Z In 1846 he enlisted and served in the Mexican War, after which he resumed practice. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The period of the Mexican War and the gold rush has been the subject of hundreds of books and articles. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z James K. Polk of Tennessee was elected, Texas was admitted to the Union, and the Mexican War resulted. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z His career thenceforth has become a portion of the history of that State, of the Mexican War, and of Central America. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z Hon. Thomas Ritchey was pleased with the boy's determination and energy, and though most of these places were given to those whose fathers had served in the Mexican War, Philip was not forgotten. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z In 1847 he enlisted in Company A, First Michigan Volunteers, of which company he was made first lieutenant, and served through the Mexican War until its close. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Shortly after this event, he married a cousin of the late Daniel Webster, and during the Mexican War he had one child, who still bears his father's name. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z In 1848, Clay was again talked of for the presidency, but the party managers considered General Taylor, of the Mexican War, a more available candidate, and he was nominated and elected. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z It broke out again, as bitter as ever, about the Mexican Cession, which became ours as a result of the Mexican War. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Mr. Hotaling remained with the English company until the beginning of the Mexican War, when he enlisted in a New York company of mounted dragoons. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z In 1847 he enlisted in the Tenth New York Regulars for service in the Mexican War, and was commissioned captain. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The three oldest of those men are veterans of the Mexican War. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z In 1848, when Mr. Webster was sixty-six, the presidency once more eluded his grasp by the nomination of another "available" man, General Zachary Taylor, one of the heroes of the Mexican War. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z But as the Mexican War broke out about that time he entered active service. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Shortly before his death Captain Mayne Reid conceived the idea of publishing his recollections of the Mexican war, and had commenced to roughly sketch out two or three chapters entitled “Mexican War Memories.” Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z At the breaking out of the Mexican War, in 1846, he enlisted as a private in the Third Indiana Volunteers, but was appointed major. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z "Sandy told me that he, his father, and Orly had been drilling for three months with an old soldier who was in the Mexican War," added Deck. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The Taylor or Taylor and Bragg bottles belong to the period of the Mexican War, and were probably blown in 1848. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z What can you say of his record in the Mexican War? American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z The regiment in which Mayne Reid obtained a commission was the 1st New York Volunteers, the first regiment raised in New York for the Mexican War, and of which Ward B. Burnett was colonel. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z In 1846 he volunteered as a soldier in the Mexican War, but the company was sent instead to garrison Fort Crawford, where he remained one year. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z As a result of the Mexican War, New Mexico, which then included all Arizona north of the Gila, was ceded to the United States. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" He served in the Mexican War, and on the outbreak of the Civil War joined the Confederates. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The scene of the story is laid in the western part of the State of New York, about fifty years ago--the events coming down to the time of the Mexican War. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History My dear old father woke, heard the sounds, and rushed out into the street sword in hand; for he had been a soldier too, serving with honor through the Mexican War. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches In 1846, at the age of sixteen, he enlisted in Company H, Mounted Rifles, and served through the Mexican War. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z He had served in the Mexican War, and died as a Brevet Maj. On the Trail of Deserters A Phenomenal Capture Here he remained till May 1845, when the Mexican War opened, and for the next three years he served with his regiment in every battle except Buena Vista. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Carson took part in the Mexican War, and, after the rush to the Pacific Coast began, engaged as a guide to convoy emigrants and drovers across the plains and mountains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Educated at West Point and trained during the Mexican War he was a welcome addition to the Confederate forces, although no one anticipated the conspicuous r�le he would play in the subsequent events. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia During the Mexican War he served as a quartermaster in Col. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z He volunteered in the Mexican War, commanded a brigade, and showed great gallantry in several battles. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The opening hostilities of the Mexican War had occurred on the Rio Grande. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" He served in the U.S. artillery during the Mexican War, being present at the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" His father, Colonel Robert E. Lee, was coming home from Mexico, where he had done brave things in the Mexican War. The Child's Book of American Biography At the joint convention of Dec. 19, 1857, Hon. Henry M. Rice and Gen. James Shields, of Mexican War fame, were elected senators. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Pierce's opponent was General Winfield Scott, the commander-in-chief in the Mexican War, who had done fine service in the War of 1812, and ranks among the foremost military leaders of our country. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The period of his subsequent service covered the settlement of the Oregon dispute with Great Britain and the Mexican War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The scene is during the Mexican War, when it was captured by Scott’s army. Dorothy's Tour Robert bragged a good deal to his playmates about Grace Darling, because she had carried his father all through the Mexican War and had the scars of seven bullets on her sides. The Child's Book of American Biography He served in the Mexican War as a lieutenant-colonel of Kentucky volunteers, and was an aide on Gen. Zachary Taylor’s staff at the battle of Buena Vista. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Pillow had done some good work in the Mexican War, but he was erratic and unreliable, and he, too, was summarily snuffed out. The Greater Republic A History of the United States This year has seen the close of the Mexican War, in which our army gained fame, and our nation gained territory. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 There was a small Spanish settlement here at an early date, but no American settlement was made until after the Mexican War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The Mexican War is treated in detail, the accounts of the battles being based upon official documents and military reports. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making He re-entered the army as a captain of mounted rifles in the Mexican War, served with distinction, and was breveted major for bravery at Contreras and Churubusco. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" In 1848, as a result of the Mexican War, an immense tract extending from Texas to the Pacific was acquired, and the land of gold became part of the republic. The Greater Republic A History of the United States On the other two sides are the names of the great battles of the Mexican War. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 As a legislator he spoke seldom, but always with great ability, his most famous speech being that of the 11th of February 1847 opposing the Mexican War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" It was he, too, who ordered for the Herald a telegraphic report of the first speech ever sent in full over the wires to a newspaper—that of Calhoun on the Mexican War. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 It was almost as disgraceful a performance as the Mexican War of '46. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Before the outbreak of the Mexican War, Congressman David Wilmot, of Pennsylvania, introduced the Proviso known by his name. The Greater Republic A History of the United States They came plentifully enough during the two years of the Mexican War, for the Colt was the only small arm that played any part in that contest. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Three of these questions grew out of the annexation of Texas and the acquisition of western territory as a result of the Mexican War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" The most noteworthy fact connected with this change was the Texan Rebellion, and consequent upon it our own Mexican War. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 Thus began the Mexican War, which established the boundary of the United States on the Rio Grande and added the vast region of New Mexico and California to the Union. The United States and Latin America He rendered fine service in the Mexican War, after which, resigning from the army, he was for several years engineer for the Illinois Central Railroad and afterward a railroad president. The Greater Republic A History of the United States This enabled the Colt Company to struggle on until the Mexican War became certain. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 The two questions not growing out of the Mexican War were in regard to the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and the passage of a new fugitive slave law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" But whatever any one may think of the nature and justice of the Mexican War, no one can doubt that its result was the infliction of the severest of blows upon a sister-republic. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 Naturally, therefore, he thought himself a born soldier, and this conviction had been confirmed by a year's service as Second Lieutenant of Volunteers in the Mexican War, and subsequent connection with the Indiana Militia. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Hancock entered the Mexican War as second lieutenant, taking part in three engagements, receiving a wound and winning the brevet of first lieutenant. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Thus the idea that a runaway boy evolved during his trip to India helped to win the Mexican War, to settle the West, and to decide the Civil War. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 He was in California prior to the outbreak of the Mexican War, and became involved in hostilities with the Mexicans. The Struggle for Missouri In the Mexican War he served as a captain of a Kentucky company of militia, and was taken prisoner, while reconnoitring, during General Scott’s advance on the City of Mexico. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" It was at first named Fort Childs, in honor of Gen. Thomas Childs, of the Mexican War. Across the Plains to California in 1852 Journal of Mrs. Lodisa Frizzell When nineteen he enlisted for the "Mexican War" and was elected First Lieutenant of Captain Beard's company, in Colonel Marshall's regiment of cavalry. History of Morgan's Cavalry My people had fought in the war of 1812, and the Mexican War, and the Indian Wars. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw He resigned in 1836, but re-entered the Army in 1842 as a Paymaster and served as Chief Paymaster of Gen. Wool's Division in the Mexican War. The Struggle for Missouri In 1848, Zachary Taylor, a Mexican War hero, and hardly even a convert to the Whig party, defeated Clay for the nomination, Kentucky herself deserting her “favourite son.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Executive Document, No. 1, United States Senate, December 7, 1847, contains a Communication from the Secretary of War, transmitting to Congress the official reports of commanding generals and their subordinates in the Mexican War. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war He had been with Watson and Ringgold in the Mexican War, and clippings they sent me had recounted the bravery of young Captain Dunton. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories The Mexican War was hardly a foreign war. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Halleck was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers, and during the Mexican War received a couple of the brevets so easily won in that conflict. The Struggle for Missouri In 1845 he again entered the Senate, where he opposed the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War, but advocated the active prosecution of the latter once it was begun. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The scene of the story is laid in the western part of the State of New York, about fifty years ago—the events coming down to the time of the Mexican War. Pepita Ximenez Out of the war of 1776 the nation took George Washington for President; out of the Mexican War, Zachary Taylor; out of the Civil War, General Grant; out of the Spanish War, Theodore Roosevelt. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association Fairfax, and recalls the incidents connected with his death in the Mexican War and his burial near the old church door 57 years ago. A Virginia Village James H. Lane went into politics at an early age, and entered the Mexican War as Colonel of the 3d Ind., distinguishing himself at Buena Vista, where he was wounded. The Struggle for Missouri The Mexican War affords pertinent illustration, not only of romance, but of reaction. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures During the decades between the end of the Mexican War and the coming of the railroads these men drifted westward from the Rio Grande and the Pecos. When the West Was Young J. Bankhead Magruder by his Baltimore friends as a token of their appreciation of his Meritorious Services in the Mexican War, October 16, 1849. Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper No. 47 [Smithsonian Institution] The seizure of California in 1846 has been called, from another outlook, "one of the least creditable affairs in the highly discreditable Mexican War," and Fr�mont nothing more than a filibuster seeking private ends. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History He had served seven years as a Lieutenant in the Regular Army on frontier duty, and as Colonel of a regiment in the Mexican War, where he achieved flattering distinction. The Struggle for Missouri We have not met since the Mexican War. History Plays for the Grammar Grades The feeling engendered by the Mexican War still rankled in many neighborhoods; and every mining camp had its lawless element whose members took full advantage of that prejudice against the conquered race. When the West Was Young In the Mexican War he was brevetted major for gallantry at Cerro Gordo and lieutenant colonel for Chapultepec, where he was severely wounded. Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper No. 47 [Smithsonian Institution] In the meantime the Mexican War had begun, and Commodore Stockton, of the U. S. Navy, was hastening to California by sea under orders to subjugate the country. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History He had served awhile in the Mexican War, where he received a brevet as First Lieutenant for gallantry at Cerro Gordo, and then became Quartermaster of his regiment. The Struggle for Missouri During my many visits to the Scott household after the Mexican War, I always occupied a comfortable brass camp bedstead which had formerly belonged to the Mexican General, Santa Anna. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century At the close of the Mexican War, our Government permitted Lieutenant Lynch to take ten seamen and two small boats and make this exploration. Birdseye Views of Far Lands Volunteers, is interesting because it was given in recognition of services during the Mexican War, the Indian expeditions of 1857-1859, and the Civil War. Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper No. 47 [Smithsonian Institution] After the close of the Mexican War, he became a Congressman from Mississippi, and afterward was sent to the United States Senate from that State. The story of Kentucky All of these were men of decided ability and standing, and Parsons, M. L. Clark and Slack had served with credit in the Mexican War. The Struggle for Missouri During the Mexican War, General Magruder, though a good officer and one of the bravest and most chivalrous of men, never lost sight of his position in the beau monde. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century The Polk Administration made the Mexican War as a part of its expansionist policy. The American Empire Hatch graduated from the Academy in 1845 and immediately saw active service in the Mexican War. Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper No. 47 [Smithsonian Institution] The iron fence around these houses is made of old musket barrels, used during the Mexican War, and was put there by Reuben Daw, who owned a large part of this block. A Portrait of Old George Town He had achieved much reputation in the command of the Texan Rangers during the Mexican War and in the Indian fights which succeeded that struggle. The Struggle for Missouri He was a brave soldier and was twice brevetted for gallantry and meritorious conduct on the battlefields of the Mexican War. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century The United States troops, during the Mexican War, won brilliant—almost unbelievable successes—against superior forces and in the face of immense natural obstacles. The American Empire He read law, was appointed clerk in the Treasury Department at Washington, 1845, and on the outbreak of the Mexican War entered the army as a soldier, rising to be captain and major. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader He served with distinction in the Mexican War and later in the Confederate Army. A Portrait of Old George Town He had distinguished himself and received a brevet in the Mexican War for gallantry at Contreras and Churubusco, and had then been sent to California. The Struggle for Missouri Senate, a Member of Congress and a veteran of the Mexican War. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century The Mexican War was a slight affair, involving a relatively small outlay in men and money. The American Empire He was elected to Congress in 1845; served in the Mexican War with great distinction and was injured in eye and limb at the battle of Buena Vista. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader When the Mexican War came, this bank enabled the government to pay the war debt. A Portrait of Old George Town Whatever his intellectual qualities may have been, he was a man of great force and energy, and had won two brevets for distinguished gallantry in the Mexican War. The Struggle for Missouri She described a fancy-dress ball given by her while residing in the old Porter house on H Street, which must have been about 1848, as General Kearny had just returned from the Mexican War. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Their most effective move in this direction was the annexation of Texas and the acquisition of territory following the Mexican War. The American Empire He had served in the Mexican War, but had joined the Southern cause, as he was a Marylander. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The Mexican War was a vastly superior power against a little one, and the same condition prevailed when we tackled Spain. Where the Souls of Men are Calling He had been a private in a regiment of Kentucky infantry during the Mexican War, but what the length of his service may have been I do not know. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 At an early age he was appointed a Lieutenant in the regular Army and served with distinction through the Mexican War in the Fourth Artillery. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century As in the case of the Mexican War, the United States took possession of the territory and then paid a bonus for a clear title. The American Empire In 1845, the events which led to the Mexican War assumed form, and Grant's regiment was ordered to Corpus Christi, where he was commissioned as a full second lieutenant. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Shortly after the close of the Mexican War, the armed ship "Supply," under command of Lieutenant Lynch, sailed on an expedition to the Dead Sea. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 As he drove the rivet into the shackle on his left arm, a spurt of bruised blood from the old Mexican War wound stained the iron. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan It was from this house that his son, and my future husband, went to the Mexican War. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Some reference has been made to the Mexican War and the argument that the Southwest was a "natural" part of the territory of the United States. The American Empire When the general returned from the Mexican War to Illinois, he was exceedingly popular. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Somers" went down, Lieutenant Raphael Semmes, in his book, "Service Afloat and Ashore During the Mexican War," said: "Those men who could not swim were selected to go into the boat. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 As a junior lieutenant in the Mexican War, he sensed no particular aptitude in himself. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 His campaign during the Mexican War had made serious inroads upon his health, from which he never entirely recovered. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century In his younger days he had served in the Mexican War, and had gained, under General Taylor, a commission as first lieutenant in the volunteer army of that date. An Undivided Union He was a general in the Mexican War, and for a long time enjoyed the unique reputation of being the only man who was ever shot through the lungs and survived. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier All this was most unfair, but it indicated that the blue jackets of the Mexican War were buttoned over hearts that knew no fear. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 “What,” said Mr. Winthrop to me, “do you think of the chapter on the Annexation of Texas and the Mexican War?” Historical Essays During the Mexican War, Captain Lee directed all the most important engineering operations of the156 American army—a work vital to its wonderful success. America First Patriotic Readings He supported the Mexican War in the most practical way, by taking command of a volunteer regiment from Mississippi. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement The Mexican War occurred in 1846, and as one of its fruits California was ceded to the United States, and was admitted to the Union in 1850. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier He served as a private in the Mexican War, and on his return attended the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, where he graduated in 1850. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States He not only distinguished himself in the Mexican War, but also in the War of 1812. A Little Girl of Long Ago He began political life a Whig and ably represented that party in the national Congress from 1847 to 1849, making his voice heard against the high-handed procedure of the Administration in the Mexican War. History of the United States, Volume 3 They opposed the Mexican War, on the ground that the Union was not to be extended by force; neither, they both said later, was it to be maintained by force. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement The colonel was a veteran of the Mexican War. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier He served in the Mexican War as Second Lieutenant, and at the breaking out of the rebellion was commissioned to command the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States When the Mexican War broke out, our boat was lying at Pittsburg. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Inseparable from the politics of the Mexican War is the Oregon question, since Oregon's re-occupation and "fifty-four forty or fight" had been democratic cries for securing to Polk west-northern votes in 1844. History of the United States, Volume 3 In the Mexican War, where the number of Volunteer Officers was comparatively small, there may have been a necessity for this. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac The conditions of admission are: Residence in Minnesota, service in the Mexican War, or in some Minnesota organization in the Civil or Indian Wars, honorable discharge, and indigent circumstances. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier After being educated at Kenyon College, he served in the Mexican War. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States We had a real live captain, a very gentlemanly person, who had actually been in action during the Mexican War, for president. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 The idea seemed to be that the victory and territorial enlargement consequent upon the Mexican War might be repeated in Central America and Cuba. History of the United States, Volume 3 With his military experience in the Mexican War, it was only natural that he should be one of the first to enlist for service in the Civil War. Fifty Years of Public Service Whistler was once asked what he would do if he were out at dinner and the conversation turned to the Mexican War, and some one asked him the date of a certain battle. The Book of Business Etiquette He served as a private in the Mexican War, and at the close of this service he commenced the practice of law. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States Of the millions of acres disposed of by the Government through assignable land-warrants in the pretended interest of the soldiers of the Mexican War a very small fraction was appropriated to their use. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 Mr. Lincoln was in Congress while the Mexican War was in progress, and there was much discussion over President Polk's action in declaring that war. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln It was this fact that enabled Lincoln and other Whigs who were opposed on principle to the Mexican War to support Taylor for the Presidency. The Life and Public Service of General Zachary Taylor: An Address Having served together in the Mexican War, they spent some time in a friendly conversation about those old scenes. History of the United States, Volume 4 He commanded the first regiment of Tennessee Volunteers in the Mexican War, and at its close he was elected a Circuit Judge. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States Decidedly the finest looking man in the Senate was General Shields, of Illinois, then in his prime, and crowned with the laurels he had won in the Mexican War. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 "For the Liberty of Texas" is a tale complete in itself, but it forms the first of a line of three volumes to be known under the general title of the "Mexican War Series." For the Liberty of Texas This was the battle of the chiefest interest fought during the Mexican War. The Life and Public Service of General Zachary Taylor: An Address She was getting old when the Mexican War took place. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 He served as a soldier through the Mexican War, and soon after his return in 1849 was elected Lieutenant-Governor of Indiana. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States But we have done with the Mexican War and the acquisition of Mexican territory. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Frémont, Indian fighter, moved fast; Shields, Irish born, veteran of the Mexican War, moved fast; but the man in grey, on the sorrel nag, moved infantry with the rapidity of cavalry. The Long Roll When California was acquired as the result of the Mexican War, and gold was discovered in its soil, the necessity for some means of speedy transit from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast became imperative. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. I had served with him in the Mexican War. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner He served as a Lieutenant in the Mexican War. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States General W. W. Loring, late of the United States Army, an officer who won some fame in the Mexican War, was in immediate command of the Confederate troops at Valley Mountain. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 He was in the Black Hawk War, but that wasn't much; but the Mexican War was bad and warn't necessary, and was unjust, even Linkern thought so, and had stirred up a lot of hate. Mitch Miller When the Mexican War was progressing he enlisted in one of the Ohio regiments, became a captain, and, I think, a major, and rendered good service. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Seventeen belong to the period of the Revolution, twenty-seven to the War of 1812-'15, four to the Mexican War, and two to the Civil War. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 He served in the Mexican War as a Lieutenant Colonel, and was subsequently a member of the State Legislature, a Presidential Elector, and President of the State Bank. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States Robert E. Lee, born in Virginia, of Revolutionary stock, had won reputation as a soldier in the Mexican War. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 It was after the Mexican War when General McClellan was employed as a topographical engineer in surveying the Pacific coast. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Among the political incidents of this period I recall the excitement that grew out of the Mexican War. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. After the Mexican War General McClellan was employed as a topographical engineer in surveying the Pacific coast. Pushing to the Front He served as a Captain in the Mexican War, and on his return settled in Louisville, Kentucky. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States He had seen service also in the Mexican War. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Again he took up a good deal of Lincoln's time by forcing him to answer to a charge of refusing to vote supplies for the soldiers in the Mexican War. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings The general feeling among all classes, and the universal feeling among the Whigs was, that the Mexican War was purposely and unjustly entered upon to extend the institution of slavery. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Polk was elected, and soon after the inauguration of President Polk in 1845 the great controversy over the Mexican War and Negro slavery arose. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 Slavery in California prior to the Mexican War was slavery in the Spanish possessions. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 His escape from prison during the Mexican War was common knowledge. Rebel Spurs Years ago, when the Mexican War was being fought, an American named Henry D. Thoreau refused to pay his war tax. The Debs Decision He had been a general of distinction in the Mexican War and a Member of both the Senate and House of Representatives. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. The Mexican War was over and the country had a vast amount of territory added to her southern borders. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 Then came the Mexican War resulting in the defeat of Mexico and the cession to the United States of a vast territory of which California was the most valuable part. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 They told me he was killed in the Mexican War before I was born. Rebel Spurs Meanwhile that gallant Mexican War veteran, General Quitman, who commanded the military, had been formally received, and had given the word "March!" Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis His speech against the Mexican War, though unfortunate as a political event, has always been regarded as one of the most eloquent ever made in either House of Congress. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. After the Mexican War the Southern slaveholders and copperheads of the North got it into their heads to extend slavery throughout the borders of the United States. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 The Mexican War was prosecuted and bigotry political and religious continued to flourish. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 Yeah, Pa, he got 'em in the Mexican War, an' me, I wore 'em mostly through this past ruckus. Rebel Spurs A resolve of thanks to the generals of the Mexican War came up, and the clerk had read, "Resolved by the House that"—when he was arrested by the cry of "Look to Mr. Adams!" Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The American Republic thus received in all, as a consequence of the Mexican War, 591,398 square miles, and the Union acquired its present boundaries, exclusive of Alaska. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Then came the Mexican War and he volunteered. Chapters from My Autobiography During the period of his retirement from the army after the close of the Mexican War he gave no attention to military affairs. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 History records the rapid course of events which made up the Mexican War. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers Contrasting widely in size was the burly Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky, who had won laurels in the Mexican War, as had the gallant General Quitman, a Representative from Mississippi. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The Mexican War gave to the United States the Pacific as well as the Atlantic seaboard, and completed the westward movement which had begun with the very birth of the Republic. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country The annexation of Texas, and the Mexican War, had alienated the support of some, and to this fact was due the closeness of the contest of 1846. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 "But in the book there were pictures of soldiers in the Mexican War—When was that, Russ?" Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's Dr. Milburn was the Chaplain of the House during the Mexican War, and often a guest at the Executive Mansion when Mr. Polk was President. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Some think Lowell struck too hard; but they forget Grant's characterization of the Mexican War as "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation." Modern American Prose Selections He fought in several battles of the Mexican War, received the brevet of first lieutenant for gallantry at Churubusco, where he was wounded, and later, after the storming of Chapultepec, received the brevet of captain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" We acquired by the Mexican War nearly six hundred thousand square miles of territory. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Russ had read a little American history in his class the term before and thought he knew something about the Mexican War. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's Brief in duration, the Mexican War was the training school for men whose military achievements were yet to make resplendent the pages of history. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective He intended to bring it down to the end of the Mexican War. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters Before the Mexican War there was a small Mexican settlement on the site of Brownsville. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The Mexican War was drawing to its close. Life of Abraham Lincoln Little Blue Book Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 324 Well, the pictures showed soldiers in the Mexican War dressed like those we saw the other day. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's He was thoroughly familiar with the history of California from its cession to the United States at the close of the Mexican War. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective He had passed a winter in the old Spanish town of Santa F�, and from there joined a regiment of United States troops and done his share of fighting in the Mexican War. The Emigrant Trail "I shouldn't care to meet them in a row—" "You know what General Taylor said of them in the Mexican War?" The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Even General Hendricks, revived by the pomp of the occasion, heading the troop of ten veterans of the Mexican War, and General Ward, in his regimentals, were inconsequential compared with the colonel. A Certain Rich Man The next dangerous outbreak between the North and the South came at the end of the Mexican War. Stories of Later American History The Mexican War was then of recent occurrence, its startling events fresh in the memory of all, and its heroes still the heroes of the hour. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective When his leadership was imperilled, Polk cast about for some issue that would bring together the remnants of his party, and restore leadership, and he hit upon the device of the Mexican War. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict On his return from the Mexican War he had been appointed a Brigadier General by the President of the United States but had declined the honor. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Madison Hendricks, who owned the land on which the town was built, Madison Hendricks, scholar and gentleman, veteran of the Mexican War, first mayor of Sycamore Ridge upon its incorporation,—his sons had no standing. A Certain Rich Man It had begun to be really serious and dangerous many years before the Mexican War. Stories of Later American History But the Mexican War, one of the most unjust in all history, as he afterwards said, broke out, and—so he later thought—saved his life from consumption by keeping him in the open air. Abraham Lincoln Like all the most successful generals on both sides in our Civil War, he was a graduate of West Point, showed talent in mathematics and engineering, and made an honourable name in the Mexican War. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict His father fought in the Civil War, his grandfather was killed in the Mexican War, and three ancestors fell in the war of the Revolution. Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain His services in the Mexican War were unimportant and he was a first lieutenant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard when the Civil War broke out. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders But, as the Mexican War broke out about that time, he entered active service. Stories of Later American History They were upon the scene when the Mexican War brought California under the Stars and Stripes. History of the United States Educated at West Point, he left the institution after four years without a demerit, and won distinction both in the army during the Mexican War, and later as an engineer. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict Somebody in the Mexican War said, "Give them a little more grape, General Bragg!" and Dewey said: "You may fire when you're ready, Gridley!" Fifth Avenue The speech is not a mere party diatribe, but a terse historical and legal examination of the origin of the Mexican War. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Immediately after leaving West Point, he entered the army as an engineer, and during the Mexican War distinguished himself for his skill and bravery. Stories of Later American History The business was enlarged from time to time and was at its zenith during the Mexican War, when, in one year, nearly five hundred tons of powder were made. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 General Taylor was in his sixty-second year when the Mexican War began, and in less than a year he won the Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, and Buena Vista. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 These latter enlistments were for service in the Mexican War. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term Baker a place in his cabinet, a reward he richly deserved for his talents, his party service, and the military honor he had won in the Mexican War. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History They were very angry, and the outcome was the Mexican War which lasted nearly two years. Stories of Later American History The Mexican War had been brought to a triumphant close before the election of 1848 was opened. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 And that little old man—perfumery not used since the Chicago fire, or had he said the Mexican War? Bunker Bean Inasmuch as he was a soldier in the Mexican War, his case is undoubtedly provided for by a general law approved within the last few days. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term In that same year the Mexican War broke out. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Frémont’s conquest of California was, in effect, a part of the Mexican War, which began in 1846. Stories of Later American History This is what we call the Mexican War. Stories of American Life and Adventure It would be Zachary Taylor, the hero of the Mexican War, the slave owner of Louisiana. Children of the Market Place The husband of this beneficiary served about nine months in the Mexican War. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term He was forty-two years old, an accomplished West Point graduate, and had won distinction in the Mexican War, though since that time he had been mainly engaged in staff duty. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History The issues raised by the Mexican War and the prospective acquisition of new territory, materially changed the temper of northern Illinois. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics It was for this that they engaged in the Mexican War itself, by which the vast territory reaching to the Pacific was added to the Union. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) And Congress was about to consider the new territory which had come as a result of the Mexican War and the Oregon settlement. Children of the Market Place He was a soldier in the Mexican War, and entered the Union Army in the War of the Rebellion, on the 16th day of October, 1861, as major of a California regiment. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term The experience of the American officers during the Mexican War enabled them to point out many improvements to the inventor, who promptly adopted them. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made Lincoln had opposed the Mexican War because American blood was not shed on American soil in the right spot. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics After the Mexican War the retrospect showed that since the Declaration of Independence the North had possessed herself of nearly three-fourths of all the territory added to the original states. Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War The East held itself aloof from him in unctuous self-righteousness, because of his stand in the Mexican War. Children of the Market Place Texas, Oregon, and the fruits of the Mexican War extended its confines to the Western Sea. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making It was so again with the annexation of Texas; so with the territory acquired by the Mexican War; and it is so now. Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865 His gallantry in the Mexican War was such that he was brevetted a major-general. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 For myself, the close of the Mexican War found me somewhat worn by travel and illy equipped in financial matters. 54-40 or Fight They called on God to avenge the Mexican War; then they grabbed this slavery matter to give them a moral push into power. Children of the Market Place It appears from the records of the War Department that Benjamin O. West served in the Mexican War from January to November in the year 1847. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland In the great joint debate in 1858 he spoke of Lincoln's having "distinguished himself in Congress by his opposition to the Mexican War, taking the side of the common enemy against his own country." The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him In his later years he delivered lectures—"Reminiscences of the Mexican War" and "Recollections of Eminent Statesmen and Soldiers." McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 At the breaking out of the Black Hawk war, Zachary Taylor, afterwards general in the Mexican War, and finally President of the United States, was colonel of the First Infantry. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 He had been to California, on field duty in the Mexican War. Children of the Market Place His widow was pensioned after his death under the statute allowing pensions to widows of soldiers of the Mexican War without reference to the cause of the death of their husbands. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland The Judge charges me," he said, "with having, while in Congress, opposed our soldiers who were fighting in the Mexican War. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him The Mexican War, however, soon drew him into active military life. Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 Someone fresh from the Mexican War had brought a drum, another a bugle. The Covered Wagon They had opposed the Mexican War; they had brought up the slavery question at every important juncture to confound counsels and perplex otherwise easy solutions. Children of the Market Place A former husband of the beneficiary, named Andrew V. Pritchard, did service in the Mexican War, and on July 22, 1847, died of disease contracted in such service. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland Them and that rovin' bunch of Mexicans that scattered along the trail with 'em in time of the Mexican War. Vanguards of the Plains He had served in the Mexican War, where Grant had learned to know him. Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 At the time of the Mexican War, his herds and flocks covered immense ranges. The Rim of the Desert They nominated General Taylor, as Douglas had predicted, upon his record in the Mexican War, the war successfully prosecuted by President Polk, and through which California, with her gold, had come to the United States. Children of the Market Place He was a captain in the Mexican War, Governor of the territory of Nebraska in 1858, and in 1863 the successor of Douglas in the United States Senate. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 Bill Banney had come out of the Mexican War, no longer an adventure lover, but a seasoned frontiersman. Vanguards of the Plains Pillow had been in the Mexican War and he prided himself upon that service. Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 His History of the Mexican War, illustrated by some of the cleverest artists of France, will soon be published here and in London. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Abigail saw nothing in the Mexican War beyond an ambition of the Southern States to extend slavery. Children of the Market Place In the Mexican War, he was colonel of the First Illinois Regiment, and was killed at the battle of Buena Vista, February 23, 1847. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 And its proprietor, the same silent, alert man, had taken advantage of a less restricted government, following the Mexican War, to increase his interests. Vanguards of the Plains In 1852, it had been conferred upon General Scott, by brevet, as a recognition of his great services in the Mexican War. Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 —Novelist, b. in the north of Ireland, he set off at the age of 20 for Mexico to push his fortunes, and went through many adventures, including service in the Mexican War. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature The Mexican War had helped to do that for him. Children of the Market Place Upon the breaking out of the Mexican War he returned home, and raised a regiment of which he was commissioned colonel. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 In the Mexican War, special mention three times for distinguished conduct. Pardners The candidates for field officers were generally Mexican War Veterans, or some popular citizen, whom the old men thought "would take care of the boys." History of Kershaw's Brigade Your father was my senior officer in the Mexican War. Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 They would use this Democratic Mexican War to get into power. Children of the Market Place A very early memory is the marching through the streets of soldiers bound for the Mexican War. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment Mexican War was just over and the adventurous spirits, unwilling to settle down, were looking for new excitement. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado In 1846 he organized a company for the Mexican War, and was mustered into service in 1847 as Company L. Palmetto Regiment. History of Kershaw's Brigade Hearing of the outbreak of the Mexican War, they Set up a republic of their own. A Short History of the United States He had opposed the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War, and was the spokesman of the Whig party. Children of the Market Place Kirby Smith, whose husband was killed in the Mexican War, she being now the wife of Gen. Eaton, Quartermaster General of the U.S.A. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy Thus matters drifted along until the Mexican War. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado He served with distinction through the Mexican War, under Major General Scott, in the engineer corps. History of Kershaw's Brigade Even before the Mexican War was fairly begun, this question came before Congress. A Short History of the United States Douglas, Grant, Sherman,—all had a definite relation to the Mexican War, and the new territory. Children of the Market Place One day, at the morning recess, a group of boys were talking about the Mexican War. Who Goes There? The Mexican War was the result of the colonization of Texan territory by American settlers and the desire of powerful interests to extend the area of land open to slavery. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II Having had some experience already as a Surgeon in the Mexican War, he determined to enter the more active service, and in connection with Thos. History of Kershaw's Brigade Show how the question of slavery was really at the basis of the Mexican War. A Short History of the United States They were enacting their last parts, trying to re-imprison the winds of destiny, which the events of the Mexican War had set to roaring over the land. Children of the Market Place It was written on the occasion of the interment at Frankfort, Ky., of the Kentucky dead of the Mexican War, where "Glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead." The Glories of Ireland I wuz here in time of Mexican War and seed 'em get up volunteers to go. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives Major Wheat had been in the Turkish Army when that nation was at war with Russia, and in several other foreign wars, as well as the Mexican War. History of Kershaw's Brigade He had been educated at West Point and had served in the Mexican War. A Short History of the United States Yes, he had made a brilliant record in the Mexican War. Children of the Market Place Major-General Robert Paterson, who was born at Strabane, Ireland, and was the son of a '98 man, saw service in 1812, and became major-general of militia in Pennsylvania, whence he went to the Mexican War. The Glories of Ireland Kendall of the Picayune: being his adventures in New Orleans, on the Texan Santa Fe expedition, in the Mexican War, and in the colonization of the Texas frontier. © 22Apr43; A172498. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1970 July - December Both partners went to the Mexican War, young Kershaw as First Lieutenant of the Camden company, known as the DeKalb Rifle Guards. History of Kershaw's Brigade In 1847, Lincoln was one of the group of Whigs in Congress who opposed the Mexican War. Abraham Lincoln And among his bitterest enemies was that Jefferson Davis whom I had seen in the Mexican War and who was now Senator from Mississippi. Children of the Market Place Mr. Cumming had been a sutler during the Mexican War, and more recently a Superintendent of Indian Affairs on the Upper Missouri. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 Kendall of the Picayune: being his adventures in New Orleans, on the Texan Santa Fe expedition, in the Mexican War, and in the colonization of the Texas frontier. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1970 July - December He was a Mexican War veteran and a born soldier. History of Kershaw's Brigade The only incident to break the horrid monotony of the day, was the arrival of a pilot, with one or two newspapers, detailing the account of the Mexican War. Views a-foot There is another thing, and I have never known this to fail: you were a soldier in the Mexican War, and the causes for which it was fought have burned themselves into your nature. Children of the Market Place The senior officer present was Colonel Alexander, of the Tenth Infantry, a thorough soldier in the minutiae of his profession, and distinguished by gallantry during the Mexican War. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 First, the United States had expanded on the west to include their territory—the fruit of the Mexican War—the poor bleak desert they were making to blossom. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West As the Revolutionary War was more of a guerilla than actual war, I will speak more directly of the Mexican War. History of Kershaw's Brigade The Mormon battalion which had been enlisted at Winter Quarters in Iowa was disbanded in California at the close of the Mexican War, and most of its members went to the gold-diggings. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 He was against the Mexican War; and when in Congress voted for resolutions that the war was unconstitutional and improper. Children of the Market Place The question of the boundary of Texas brings on the Mexican War, and in 1848 another vast stretch of country is acquired. A School History of the United States There was no Mexican Congress, and none had been convened since they were herded together at the conclusion of the Mexican War under protection of American troops. Building a State in Apache Land Often they were disappointed and talked a great deal about the tediousness of the Mexican War and the delays of Captain Frémont's company. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate Transactions of such magnitude had not been incumbent on its bureaus since the Mexican War. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 He had gone into California for the slavocracy which engineered the Mexican War, as New England contended. Children of the Market Place General Taylor, popularly known as "Old Rough and Ready," was famous for his exploits in the Mexican War. United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches With swift and clinching succession came the melodramatic Mexican War, and February, 1848, saw another vast territory south of Oregon and west of the Rocky Mountains added by treaty to the United States. Edison, His Life and Inventions Mr. Houghton was closely identified with pioneer affairs, and we had many friends in common, especially among officers and soldiers of the Mexican War. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate He had visited them at Winter Quarters, in Iowa, during their exodus from Nauvoo, in the capacity of a commissioner to enlist the Mormon battalion which served in the Mexican War. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 Her hero had won her with his uniform when he returned from the Mexican War. The Cost Famed as an officer of a volunteer brigade in the Mexican War, he was nominated as the Democratic candidate in the national convention on the 49th ballot. United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches As that title conveyed absolutely no idea to any one, its members were forced to explain that only descendants of officers who fought in the Mexican War were eligible. The Ways of Men There are in the naval museum at Annapolis guns captured in the Mexican War supposed to be those used by Cortés The retreat cost the Spaniards terrible losses. Introductory American History Relations with the Latin American countries south of the Mexican border had been unstable since the Mexican War, an unhappy controversy that left an ineradicable prejudice against us. The United States Since the Civil War California Was the Goal There should be understanding at the outset that the Mormon Battalion was a part of the volunteer soldiery of the Mexican War. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert The Mexican War provided the parties with four presidential candidates, Generals Taylor, Scott, Pierce, and Fremont, two of whom succeeded in reaching the summit of executive authority. The Nation in a Nutshell This gave us the Mexican War; and that immense territory, its spoil,--a territory which, although it may not be favorable for slave-labor, has increased, and will, in many ways, extend the slave-power. Slavery Ordained of God Probably the influence most deeply pervading everything at that time through the United States, both in physical facts and in sentiment, was the Mexican War, then just ended. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy He served in both houses of Congress, sir--refused a seat in Polk's Cabinet, sir--won distinction in the Mexican War, sir. Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography The waters of the stream were a joyous sight to the Mormon Battalion, when it passed that way during the Mexican War. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert Monroe was a revolutionary colonel, Jackson the hero of New Orleans, and Pierce a brigadier in the Mexican War. The Nation in a Nutshell But the abolitionists gave us Polk, the Mexican War, and California. Slavery Ordained of God He served in both houses of Congress, sir—refused a seat in Polk's Cabinet, sir—won distinction in the Mexican War, sir. Marse Henry (Volume 1) An Autobiography There never was a more gallant body of officers than those who came from civil life into the army on occasion of the Mexican War. Sketches and Studies A fight occurred at a place known as Point of Rocks,49 where on arriving, Carson found a company of volunteers for the Mexican War, and camped near them. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway I made a speech just like that durin' th' Mexican War. Mr. Dooley's Philosophy During the Mexican War and when the crowd of gold seekers came, there was very little grain or flour to be had. History of California He had gone against the general tide in hindering the Mexican War as sure to bring Texas into the Union as a slave State, yet now he espoused its hero, "Rough and Ready" Taylor. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form That exceptional case was brought about, in 1847, by the Mexican War. Sketches and Studies So the old piece was dragged from its place under a clump of elms, where it had been hidden in the grass and weeds ever since the Mexican War probably, and brought near the house. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway On the outbreak of the Mexican War he enlisted as a private soldier, and by his gallant service rose to the rank of captain and major. Poets of the South The Mexican War was now at its height, and Doctor Morton offered the use of etherization to the government for a very small royalty, but his offer was declined by the Secretary of War. Cambridge Sketches It was fortunate that he knew so much of Pierce's early life, and also that Pierce had kept a diary during the Mexican War, which formed a considerable portion of the biography. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne It had just been aroused to the highest pitch of indignation, by a telling speech delivered in Congress against the Mexican War by Thomas Corwin, Esq., one of the Ohio senators. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States With the single exception of his brief record in the Mexican War, his life had been passed in official duties, unconnected with active military operations. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee But after the Mexican War slavery was to him a matter of life and death. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders With the energy that characterized Santa Anna throughout the Mexican War, he had prepared for a desperate defence. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 The army of the United States, in the Mexican War, discharged and sent home 12,252 men, or 12 per cent, of the entire number engaged in that war, on account of disability. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 The Annexation of Texas and the Mexican War—all for the perpetuation and extension of slavery—are fresh in your remembrance. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States I saw in him every thing that could command the respect and admiration of men, and I watched with peculiar interest his course in the Mexican War. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee Although this adjustment was not entirely satisfactory to either the North or the South, the nation settled itself for a period of quiet to repair the waste and utilize the conquests of the Mexican War. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders Out of the latter came the Mexican War, concerning the political causes and merits of which there were then and ever since have been wide differences of opinion among the American people. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 There was a similar waste of life among our troops in the Mexican War. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 The Missouri compromise, the annexation of Texas, and the Mexican War, are all associated with Washington. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States It was my good fortune to know him before the Mexican War, in those better days before the commencement of the sad struggle through which we have recently passed. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee Pope had been graduated at West Point in 1842, had served with distinction in the Mexican War, and had also done good service in the West. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders Together with the annexation of Texas, it was the most important result of the Mexican War. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 The experience of the British army, in this respect, is corroborated by that of ours in the Mexican War. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 Your father was a major-general in the Mexican War at twenty-five. The Iron Game A Tale of the War This was on their voyage out to California during the Mexican War. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 During the Mexican War, Captain Lee directed all the most important engineering operations of the American army,--a work vital to its wonderful success. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders In America the Mexican War, vast in its territorial results, still more so in its effect upon society, broke out in 1846 over the admission of Texas to the United States. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 Since the Mexican War of 1848, petty conflicts with Indians on the frontier had been their only warlike experience. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 In the Mexican War General Taylor was a great favorite with his men, who called him in admiration "Old Rough and Ready." A Brief History of the United States "Didn't we fight the Revolution, sir? and didn't we fight the War of 1812? and didn't we fight the Mexican War to boot?" he would demand. The Battle Ground His record in Congress was a fair one; but he was not distinguished, although great questions were being discussed in connection with the Mexican War. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders History of the Mexican War," published in 1849: "But will the greater part of this vast space ever be inhabited by any but the restless hunter and the wandering trapper? Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 In the Mexican War he had been aide-de-camp to General Scott. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 He was a graduate of West Point, and served in the Mexican War. A Brief History of the United States He was a graduate of West Point, had seen service in the Mexican War, and ultimately rose to the grade of captain. The Life of Abraham Lincoln He was a Congressman on the outbreak of the Mexican War, resigned his seat, entered the army, and distinguished himself, rising to the rank of colonel. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders At the close of the Mexican War in 1848, our frontier States were, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" Two years after completing his four-years course as cadet, the Mexican War broke out, in which Grant conducted himself with great gallantry, receiving especial mention and promotion. A Brief History of the United States In 1845 he was elected to Congress, but resigned to take part in the Mexican War, and was wounded at Buena Vista. A Brief History of the United States Graduating from West Point in 1846, he went almost immediately into the Mexican War, where he earned his captaincy. The Life of Abraham Lincoln The lieutenant-generalcy conferred on Winfield Scott after the Mexican War was a special brevet title of honor, that rank not existing in our army. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders The immediate occasion of the first series of these Papers was the outbreak of the Mexican War in 1846. History of American Literature He soon became convinced, however, that the veteran of the Mexican War, like the renowned King of France, would march his "twenty thousand men" up the hill only to march them down again. His Sombre Rivals Banks, their commander, had worked in his youth as a common laborer in a cotton mill, and had forced himself up by vigor and energy, but Shields was a veteran of the Mexican War. The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign My grandfather had served through the Mexican War, in the Indian campaigns on the plains, and during the War of the Rebellion, and his memory recalled the most wonderful and exciting of adventures. Captain Macklin Maxime is only a pawn in that great game of which the annexation of Texas, the Mexican War, and California conquest are moves. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance The last was a remarkable document, and must have been somewhat of a surprise to the colonel, who had proved himself one of the most gallant soldiers of the Mexican War. The Great Salt Lake Trail Buckner had talent and he had served gallantly in the Mexican War, but he could not prevail over the others. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign The old general had entered the Mexican War a lieutenant and come out a colonel, and from the Civil War he had emerged a major-general. The Heart of the Hills Mrs. Cheston, as was her usual custom, issued invitations for a ball—this one in honor of the officers who had distinguished themselves in the Mexican War. Kennedy Square The Mexican War raging, prevents his homeward voyage as planned. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Since the Mexican War this region had come to be of great commercial and military importance. The Story of the Pony Express Like as not he's one of the officers who resigned from the army after the Mexican War. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign Two years earlier, as a result of the Mexican War, California had been declared an American Territory, though not formally ceded to the United States until February 2, 1848. Starr King in California Webster atoned for his hostility to the Pacific Coast before the Mexican War by answering Calhoun. California Romantic and Resourceful A plea for the collection, preservation and diffusion of information relating to Pacific coast history The restless blood of the Mexican War pours across the Gila deserts and the sandy wastes of the Colorado. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance The first vivid recollection I have of my father is his arrival in Arlington, after his return from the Mexican War. Heroes Every Child Should Know He had been a brilliant and daring cavalry officer in the Mexican War, doing great deeds at Buena Vista, but now he was elderly and so enormously stout that he lacked efficiency. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign It was generally believed that the Mexican War had been waged and California acquired in the interest of negro slavery. Starr King in California That was all the citizens of Galena then learned of the record of the man who had served with high honor in well-nigh every battle of the Mexican War. On the Trail of Grant and Lee The bitter news of the Mexican War is heard from the Rio Grande. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance He was the son of a soldier who had fought in the Mexican War. This Country of Ours As I remarks, its towards the close of the Mexican War. Wolfville Days The first series appeared in 1848 and dealt with the problem of the Mexican War; the second series in 1866 and refers to the Civil War. Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier The training of the officers who took part in the Mexican War was received here. See America First Between the founding of Jamestown and the rebellion under the leadership of Nathaniel Bacon almost seventy years had intervened, an interval corresponding to that which separates us from the Mexican War. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters He was a soldier indeed, and had fought in the Mexican War. This Country of Ours He never does have no brothers nor sisters; an' as for fathers an' mothers an' sech, they all cashes in before ever Spencer stampedes off for skelps in that Mexican War at all. Wolfville Days Although they refer in the main to the situation at the time of the Mexican War, they deal with such universal political traits that they may be applied to almost any age. Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier We stacked our shabby old shot-guns in Colonel Ralls's barn, and then went in a body and breakfasted with that veteran of the Mexican War. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories The Santiago campaign, like the Mexican War, was fought chiefly by regulars. The Path of Empire; a chronicle of the United States as a world power The two men had fought side by side in the Mexican War, and had been friends. This Country of Ours And yet, his military experience embraced only the minor actions of a young officer on the Indian frontier and the gallant conduct of a subordinate in the Mexican War. The Day of the Confederacy; a chronicle of the embattled South This is not the place to give an extended account of the Mexican War. An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a chronicle of the gathering storm I have since seen the official statistics, and I find that he furnished soldiers and high officers to the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories He met Indians, bandits, prospectors, hunters of all kinds of big game; and finally a scout who, under General Taylor, had served in the Mexican War. Real Soldiers of Fortune She was born in 1769, and lived through the War of the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and almost up to the Civil War, dying in 1854. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) |
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