A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of
The Mexican-American War
Unit Histories and Personal Narratives
A UPA Collection
from
Cover: General Quitman Entering Mexico City with Battalion of Marines, September
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The Mexican-American War
Unit Histories and Personal Narratives
Project Editor
Robert E. Lester
Guide compiled by
James Shields and Meredith Wells
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The Mexican-American War [microform] : unit histories and personal narratives / project
editor, Robert E. Lester.
microfiche.
Accompanied by a printed guide compiled by James H. Shields and Meredith Wells.
Summary: Reproduces general reference works, state and federal adjutant general’s
office reports, state histories of the war, and compilations of unit histories as well as unit
histories representing the contributions of specific cities and counties.
ISBN 0-55655-972-0
1. Mexican War, 1846–1848—Sources. 2. Mexican War, 1846–1848—Personal
narratives. 3. Mexican War, 1846–1848—Regimental histories. I. Lester, Robert.
II. Shields, James H. III. Wells, Meredith. IV. LexisNexis (Firm).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Source Note .............................................................................................................. v
Editorial Note ............................................................................................................ v
Reference Bibliography
Battles and Campaigns ........................................................................................ 1
General History .................................................................................................... 3
Navy ..................................................................................................................... 12
State/Military Unit ................................................................................................. 13
Author Index ............................................................................................................. 19
Subject Index ............................................................................................................ 23
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SOURCE NOTE
LexisNexis collected the material reproduced for this microfiche publication from the
Library of Congress and American University.
EDITORIAL NOTE
The materials collected for this publication have been microfiched in their entirety
and were printed between 1846 and 1928.
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REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Following is a listing of the items in Mexican-American War: Unit Histories and
Personal Narratives. Entries in this Reference Bibliography contain the following
information: fiche number, author, document title, year of publication, and number of
pages. Fiche are arranged under the following categories: BC [Battles and
Campaigns]; GH [General History]; NV [Navy]; and SM [State/Military Unit].
Battles and Campaigns
Fiche BC: 1. Anonymous.
General Taylor’s Rough and Ready Almanac. 1847. 37 pp.
Fiche BC: 2. Anonymous.
A Brilliant National Record: General Taylor’s Life, Battles, and Dispatches, with
the Only Correct Portrait Yet Published, Including Letters from the President of
the United States, the War Department, Secretary Marcy, General Taylor,
General Scott, Commodore Perry, and the Mexican Authorities; Accounts of the
Glorious Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, Buena Vista, Vera
Cruz, and San Juan d’Ulloa. 1847. 70 pp.
Fiche BC: 3. Anonymous [eye-witness].
Complete History of the Late Mexican War, Containing an Authentic Account of
All the Battles Fought in that Republic, Including the Treaty of Peace, with a List
of the Killed and Wounded, and a Brief Sketch of the Lives of Generals Scott and
Taylor. 1850. 128 pp.
Fiche BC: 5. Anonymous [eye-witness].
General Taylor and the Mexican War, Including the Particulars of the Last
Battles, Names of Killed and Wounded, Anecdotes, etc. 1847. 20 pp.
Fiche BC: 6. Baylies, Francis.
A Narrative of Major General Wool’s Campaign in Mexico, in the Years 1846,
1847, and 1848. 1851. 78 pp.
Fiche BC: 7. Benham, Henry Washington.
Recollections of Mexico and the Battle of Buena Vista, February 22 and 23,
1847, by an Engineer Officer on Its Twenty-fourth Anniversary. 1871. 27 pp.
Fiche BC: 8. Carleton, James Henry.
The Battle of Buena Vista, with the Operations of the “Army of Occupation” for
One Month. 1848. 238 pp.
Fiche BC: 11. Conner, Philip Syng Physick.
The Castle of San Juan de Ulloa and the Topsy-Turvyists. 1897. 15 pp.
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Fiche BC: 12. Coy, Owen C.
The Battle of San Pasqual: A Report of the California Historical Survey
Commission with Special Reference to Its Location. 1921. 18 pp.
Fiche BC: 13. Frost, John.
The Mexican War and Its Warriors: Comprising a Complete History of All the
Operations of the American Armies in Mexico, with Biographical Sketches and
Anecdotes of the Most Distinguished Officers in the Regular Army and Volunteer
Force. 1850. 332+12 pp.
Fiche BC: 18. Fry, Joseph Reese.
Our Battles in Mexico, Illustrated with Eleven Elegant Engravings of the Battles of
Fort Harrison, Okeechobee, Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, and
Buena Vista; Sketch of the Life of General Zachary Taylor, with Authentic
Incidents of His Early Years. 1850. 344 pp.
Fiche BC: 22. Grindall, John J.
Battle of Buena Vista. 1882. 10 pp.
Fiche BC: 23. Henry, William Seaton.
Campaign Sketches of the War with Mexico. 1847. 331 pp.
Fiche BC: 27. Hutchison, E.
Battles of Mexico, Containing an Authentic Account of All the Battles Fought in
the Republic from the Commencement of the War until the Capture of the City of
Mexico, with a List of the Killed and Wounded. 1847. 98 pp. + ov.
Fiche BC: 29. Ibarra, Domingo.
Churubusco, 20 de Agosto de 1847: Grato Recuerdo a los Valientes Mexicanos
que Defendieron el Territorio Nacional. 1889. 18 pp.
Fiche BC: 30. Marcy, W. L. [Secretary of War].
Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating, in Compliance with a Resolution
of the Senate; Map Showing the Operations of the Army of the United States in
Texas and the Adjacent Mexican States on the Rio Grande, Accompanied by
Astronomical Observations and Descriptive and Military Memoirs of the Country.
March 1, 1889 (read February 18, 1850). 67 + 19 pp.
Fiche BC: 31. Reid, Samuel Chester.
The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch’s Texas Rangers, or, a Summer and Fall
Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico, 1846, Including
Skirmishes with the Mexicans and an Accurate Detail of the Storming of
Monterrey, and the Daring Scouts at Buena Vista; Anecdotes, Incidents,
Descriptions of the Country, and Sketches of the Lives of the Celebrated Partisan
Chiefs Hays, McCulloch, and Walker. 1847. 251 pp.
Fiche BC: 35. Thorpe, Thomas Bangs.
Our Army at Monterrey, Being a Correct Account of the Proceedings and Events
Which Occurred to the “Army of Occupation” under the Command of Major
General Taylor, from the Time of Leaving Matamoros to the Surrender of
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Monterrey, with a Description of the Three Days Battle and the Storming of
Monterrey, and the Ceremonies Attending the Surrender, Together with the
Particulars of the Capitulation. 1847. 204 pp.
Fiche BC: 38. Thorpe, Thomas Bangs.
Our Army on the Rio Grande, Being a Short Account of the Important Events
Transpiring from the Time of the Removal of the “Army of Occupation” from
Corpus Christi, to the Surrender of Matamoros; Descriptions of the Battles of
Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the Bombardment of Fort Brown, and
Ceremonies of the Surrender of Matamoros, with Descriptions of the City, etc.
1846. 196 pp.
Fiche BC: 41. U.S. Infantry School.
Battle of Monterrey: Course in Historical Research, 1920–1921. 1921. 36 pp.
General History
Fiche GH: 1. [Allen, G. N.]
Mexican Treacheries and Cruelties: Incidents and Sufferings in the Mexican War,
with Accounts of Hardships Endured; Treacheries of the Mexicans; Battles
Fought, and Success of American Arms; Account of Valiant Soldiers Fallen, and
the Particulars of the Death and Funeral Services in Honor of Captain George
Lincoln of Worcester. 1847. 33 pp.
Fiche GH: 2. Alcaraz, Ramon.
Apuntes para la Historia de la Guerra ente Mexico y los Estados Unidos. 1848.
v + 401 + 3 pp.
Fiche GH: 8. Allen, George.
An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts on the Texas Question. 1844. 20 pp.
Fiche GH: 9. Anonymous.
Sketches of the War in Northern Mexico, with Pictures of Life, Manners and
Scenery, in Two Parts. 1848. 75 pp.
Fiche GH: 10. Anonymous.
Taylor and His Generals: A Biography of Major General Zachary Taylor, and
Sketches of the Lives of Generals Worth, Wool, and Twiggs; Full Account of the
Various Actions of Their Divisions in Mexico up to the Present Time, Together
with a Sketch of the Life of Major General Winfield Scott, and an Account of the
Operations of His Divisions in Mexico. 1847. 235 pp.
Fiche GH: 14. Anonymous.
The Life of General Taylor, the Hero of Okeechobee, Palo Alto, Resaca de la
Palma, Monterrey, and Buena Vista, with Numerous Illustrative Anecdotes and
Embellishments. 1847. 216 pp.
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Fiche GH: 17. Anonymous.
Breve Inpugnacion a las Observanciones del Paracer Fiscal y Acuerdo de la
Suprema Corte Sobre el Ocurso Diputados Reclamado la Inconstitutionalidad de
los Tratados de Paz con el Gobeirno Angloamericano. 1848. 20 pp.
Fiche GH: 18. Anonymous [the One-Legged Sergeant].
A Sketch of the Life and Character of General Taylor, the American Hero and the
People’s Man, Together with a Concise History of the Mexican War, Description
of the Battles, Official Return of Killed and Wounded, Anecdotes of General
Taylor and Incidents of the War, Remarkable Bravery and Humanity of an
American Woman Connected with the Army, Naval Operations, and Sketches of
the Lives of Ringgold, Brown, May, Woods, etc. 1847. 36 pp.
Fiche GH: 19. Arista, Mariano.
Campana Contra los Americanos del Norte: Relacion Historica De Los Cuarenta
Dias Que Mando En Gefe El Ejecito del note el Escmo, Senor General de
Division D. Mariano Arista; Escrita por un Oficial De Infateria. 1846.
37 + 8 pp. + foldouts.
Fiche GH: 20. Balbontin, Manuel.
La Invasion Americana, 1846 a 1848: Apuntes del Subteniente de Artilleria
Manual Balbontin. 1883. 137 pp. + 4 ov.
Fiche GH: 23. Ballentine, George.
Autobiography of an English Soldier in the U.S. Army, Comprising Observations
and Adventures in the States and Mexico. 1853. xii + 288 pp.
Fiche GH: 27. Berry, Philipp.
A Review of the Mexican War on Christian Principles and an Essay on the
Means of Preventing War. 1849. ix + 87 pp.
Fiche GH: 29. Bishop, Farnham.
Our First War in Mexico. 1916. ix + 225 pp.
Fiche GH: 32. Braman, Milton P.
The Mexican War: A Discourse Delivered on the Annual Fast, 1847. 1847. 36 pp.
Fiche GH: 33. Brantz, Mayer.
History of the War between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary
View of Its Origin. 1848. 188 pp.
Fiche GH: 36. Brantz, Mayer.
Mexico as It Was and as It Is. 1847. xii + 390 pp.
Fiche GH: 41. Brooks, Nathan Covington.
A Complete History of the Mexican War: Its Causes, Conduct, and
Consequences; Comprising an Account of the Various Military and Naval
Operations, from Its Commencement to the Treaty of Peace. 1849. xvi + 558 pp.
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Fiche GH: 49. Bustamante, Carlos Maria de.
Campana sin Gloria Tenida en el Reginto de Mexico Causada por haber
Persistido Don Valentin Gomez Farias, Vice-Presidente de la Republica
mexicana, en llevan adelante las leyes de 11 de Enero y 1 de Febrero de 1817:
Llamadas de manos muertas que despojan al clero de sus propredades, con
oposicion casi general de la nacion. 1847. 44 pp.
Fiche GH: 50. Bustamante, Carlos Maria de.
El Nuevo Bernal Diaz del Castillo, o sea, Historia de la Invasion de los AngloAmericanos en Mexico. Volume I. 1847. 162 + 2 pp.
Fiche GH: 52. Bustamante, Carlos Maria de.
El Nuevo Bernal Diaz del Castillo, o sea, Historia de la Invasion de los AngloAmericanos en Mexico. Volume II. 1847. 235 + 4 pp.
Fiche GH: 55. Cowan, John E.
Condensed History of the Mexican War and Its Glorious Results. 1902. 41 pp.
Fiche GH: 56. Donnavan, Corydon.
Adventures in Mexico: Experienced during Captivity of Seven Months in the
Interior, Having Been Captured at Camargo, by Canales’ Band of Guerrillas, with
Two Other American Citizens, March to Vallodolid, beyond the City of Mexico,
and Sold into Slavery; Containing an Account of Their Treatment during
Captivity, Expedition to the Interior, a Variety of Romantic Incidents and
Adventures, Description of the Country, Its Soil, Climate, and Productions,
Resources, Natural Curiosities, and Antiquities, Cities, Towns, Haciendas, and
Ranchos, Wealth of the Churches, and Influence of the Clergy, Government and
Its People, Their Manners and Habits, Social Relations, Domestic Life, and
Amusements, Descriptions of the Battlegrounds, Final Escape, and Perilous
Journey to the United States, with a View of the Present War, and the Ultimate
Destiny of the Country. 1847. 112 pp.
Fiche GH: 58. Frias, Herbierto.
Episodios Militaires Mexicanos: Principales Campanas, Jornadas, Batallas,
Combates y Actos Heroicos que Illustran la Historia del Ejercito Nacional desde
la Independencia hasta el Triunfo Definitivo de la Republica: Secunda Parte,
Invasio Norteamericana [Volume II]. 1901. 277+1 pp.
Fiche GH: 62. Frost, John.
Life of Major General Taylor, with Notices of the War in New Mexico, California,
and in Southern Mexico and Biographical Sketches of Officers Who Have
Distinguished Themselves in the War with Mexico. 1847. 346 pp.
Fiche GH: 67. Gallatin, Albert.
War Expenses. 1848. 22 pp.
Fiche GH: 68. Gallatin, Albert.
Peace with Mexico. 1847. 34 pp.
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Fiche GH: 69. Gregory, Thomas B.
Our Mexican Conflicts, Including a Brief History of Mexico from the Sixth Century
to the Present Time. 1914. 159 pp.
Fiche GH: 72. Harris, Samuel.
The Mexican War: A Sermon Delivered on the Annual Thanksgiving, at Conway,
Massachusetts, November 26, 1846. 1847. 24 pp.
Fiche GH: 73 Hitchcock, Ethan Allen [W. A. Croffut, editor].
Fifty Years in Camp and Field: Diary of Major General Ethan Allen Hitchcock,
U.S.A. 1909. xv + 514 pp.
Fiche GH: 79. Howe, Robert H.
How We Robbed Mexico in 1848. 1916. 8 pp.
Fiche GH: 80. Ibarra, Domingo.
Un Recuerdo en Memoria de los Mexicanos que Murieron en la Guerra Contra
los Norte Americanos en los Anos de 1836 a 1848. 1888. 18 pp.
Fiche GH: 81. Ignacio B. Del Castillo, editor.
Nuevos Documentos Para La Historia de Mexico: La Situacion Politica, Militar
y Economica en la Republica Mexicana al Iniciarse su Guerra con los Estados
Unidos. 1913. 263 pp.
Fiche GH: 84. Ingersoll, Charles Jared.
Speech of Honorable Charles Jared Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania, on the Mexican
War, Delivered before the House of Representatives, January 19, 1847. 1847.
14 pp.
Fiche GH: 85. Jay, William.
A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican War. 1849. 333 pp.
Fiche GH: 89. Jenkins, John S.
History of the War between the United States and Mexico, from the
Commencement of Hostilities to the Ratification of the Treaty of Peace. 1848.
506 pp.
Fiche GH: 95. Kohl, Clayton Charles
Claims as a Cause of the Mexican War. 1914. viii + 96 pp.
Fiche GH: 97. Ladd, Horatio Oliver.
Minor Wars of the United States and History of the War with Mexico. 1883.
328 pp.
Fiche GH: 101. Lawson, William Thornton.
Essay on the Literature of the Mexican War. 1882. 21 pp.
Fiche GH: 102. Livermore, Abiel A.
The War with Mexico Reviewed. 1850. 298 pp.
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Fiche GH: 106. Mansfield, Edward Deering.
The Mexican War: A History of Its Origin and a Detailed Account of the Victories,
Which Terminated with the Surrender of the Capital, with the Official Dispatches
of the Generals to Which Is Added the Treaty of Peace and Valuable Tables of
the Strength and Losses of the U.S. Army. 1849. 365 pp.
Fiche GH: 111. Marcy, W. L. [Secretary of War].
Report of the Secretary of War Showing the Number of Troops in the Service of
the United States in Mexico Since the Commencement of the War and the Killed
and Wounded, etc. April 10, 1848. 86 pp.
Fiche GH: 113. McPherson, John D.
The Evolution of the Myth, as Exemplified in General Grant’s History of the Plot
of President Polk and Secretary Marcy to Sacrifice Two American Armies in the
Mexican War of 1846–1848. 1890. 54 pp.
Fiche GH: 114. McSherry, Richard.
El Puchero, or, A Mixed Dish from Mexico: Embracing General Scott’s
Campaign, with Sketches of Military Life, in Field and Camp, of the Character of
the Country, Manners and Ways of the People, etc. 1850. 247 pp.
Fiche GH: 117. Moody, Loring.
A History of the Mexican War, or, Facts for the People, Showing the Relation of
the U.S. Government to Slavery; Compiled from Official and Authentic
Documents. 1848. 120 pp.
Fiche GH: 119. Murphy, Charles J.
Reminiscences of the War of the Rebellion and of the Mexican War. 1882. 80 pp.
Fiche GH: 120. National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War.
Proceedings of the National Convention of the Veterans of the Mexican War Held
in the City of Washington, January 15, 16, and 17, 1874, Containing List of
Delegates, Memorial to Congress for a Pension to Survivors, and an Account of
the Organization of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War,
with List of Officers for the Ensuing Year, etc. 1874. 30 pp.
Fiche GH: 121. National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War.
Proceedings of the National Convention of the Veterans of the Mexican War,
Second Annual Reunion, Held in the City of Washington, February 22nd and
23rd, 1875, Containing List of Delegates of 1874 and 1875, Officers of the
Association, Reports of Officers and Committees, Transactions of the Past
Year’s Report of the Pension Committee, Interesting Correspondence relative to
the Dead in Mexico, etc. 1875. 34 pp.
Fiche GH: 122. National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War.
Proceedings of the National Convention of the Veterans of the Mexican War,
Third Annual Session, Philadelphia, July 4, 1876, Containing Names of Survivors
Present; Reports of Officers; Oration of General Thomas T. Crittenden, an
Interesting Historical Sketch of the War of ’46; Proposed Bill to Pension the
Survivors, with the Admirable Report of the House Committee Thereon;
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Important Decision of the Interior Department in Relation to Bounty Land Claims;
Officers Elected and Other Matters of Interest. 1876. 32 pp.
Fiche GH: 123. National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War.
Proceedings of the National Convention of the Veterans of the Mexican War,
Held in Washington, D.C., February 22, 23, and 24, 1877, Containing Minutes of
Proceedings; List of Officers; Names of Members Present, Arranged according to
Their Services in Mexico; Report of the Secretary, Showing Number of Names
Enrolled by States and by Regiments, etc. Review of the Pension Bill before
Congress, Interview with Senate Pension Committee, Exposure of the Errors in
the Pension Office Estimate, Prospect of Success at Next Session of Congress,
etc. 1877. 32 pp.
Fiche GH: 124. National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War.
“Fifth Annual Reunion” of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican
War, Held in Baltimore, Maryland, February 22, 1878, Containing Minutes of the
Proceedings; List of Officers; Names of Members in Attendance Arranged
according to Their Records on File; Report of the First Secretary, Including the
Petition Presented to the 45th Congress; Interesting Synopsis of the Debate in
the House of the Proposed Pension Bill, etc. 1878. 50 pp.
Fiche GH: 125. National View, edited by Lee Crandall.
Origin and Progress of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War,
Including a Brief Biographical Sketch of Its Founder. 1887. 8 pp.
Fiche GH: 126. Owen, Charles Hunter.
The Justice of the Mexican War: A Review of the Causes and Results of the War,
with a View to Distinguish Evidence from Opinion and Interference. 1908.
viii + 291 pp.
Fiche GH: 130. Patten, George W.
Episodes of the Mexican War: A Program, Delivered before the New York
Associated Veterans of the Mexican War, at the Lexington Avenue Opera House,
New York City on the Thirty-first Anniversary of the Capture of the City of Mexico.
1878. 43 pp.
Fiche GH: 131. Paz, Eduardo.
La Invasion Norte Americana en 1846: Ensayo de Historia Patria-Militar por el
Mayor de Caballeria Eduardo Paz. 1889. 44 pp.
Fiche GH: 132. Peterson, Charles J.
The Military Heroes of the War with Mexico with a Narrative of the War. 1848.
282 pp.
Fiche GH: 136. Porter, Charles T.
Review of the Mexican War, Embracing the Causes of the War, the
Responsibility of Its Commencement, the Purposes of the American Government
in Its Prosecution, Its Benefits, and Its Evils. 1849. 220 pp.
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Fiche GH: 139. Powell, C. Frank.
Life of Major General Zachary Taylor, with an Account of His Early Victories and
Brilliant Achievements in Mexico, Including the Siege of Monterrey and the Battle
of Buena Vista; Sketches of Major Ringgold, Major Brown, Colonel Cross,
Captain Montgomery, Captain May, Captain Walker, Lieutenants Ridgely, Blake,
Jordan, etc. 1847. 121 pp.
Fiche GH: 141. Prieto, Guillermo.
Memorias de Mis Tiempos, 1828–1840 [Volume 1]. 1906. 380 pp.
Fiche GH: 146. Prieto, Guillermo.
Memorias de Mis Tiempos, 1840–1853 [Volume 2]. 1906. 447 pp.
Fiche GH: 151. Read, Benjamin Maurice.
Guerra Mexico-Americana: A Mis Queridas Josefa Read de Delgado, Emilia y
Candida Read, Dedico Esta Obra Como Obsequio de Paternal Solicitud. 1910.
259 pp.
Fiche GH: 154. Reeves, Jesse S.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. 1905. pp. 309–324.
Fiche GH: 155. Reid, Elizabeth and Reid, Mayne.
Mayne Reid: A Memoir of His Life, by Elizabeth Reid, His Widow. 1890. 277 pp.
Fiche GH: 159. Ripley, Roswell Sibley.
The War with Mexico, Volume I. 1849. 524 pp.
Fiche GH: 165. Ripley, Roswell Sibley.
The War with Mexico, Volume II. 1849. 650 pp.
Fiche GH: 173. Rives, George Lockhart.
The United States and Mexico, 1821–1848: A History of the Relations between
the Two Countries from the Independence of Mexico to the Close of the War with
the United States, Volume I. 1913. 720 pp.
Fiche GH: 181. Rives, George Lockhart.
The United States and Mexico, 1821–1848: A History of the Relations between
the Two Countries from the Independence of Mexico to the Close of the War with
the United States, Volume II. 1913. vi + 726 pp.
Fiche GH: 190. Roa Barcena, Jose Maria.
Recuerdos de la Invasion Norteamericana, 1846–1848, por un Joven Entonces.
1883. ii + 686 pp.
Fiche GH: 198. Robbins, Harvey.
The Adventures and Escapes of Harvey Robbins and Family from the Rebels,
near Yorktown, Virginia. 1861. 22 pp.
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Fiche GH: 199. Ruxton, George Frederick.
Adventures in Mexico from Vera Cruz to Chihuahua in the Days of the Mexican
War. 1915. 292 pp.
Fiche GH: 203. Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de.
Apelacion al Buen Criterio de los Nacionales y Estrangeros: Informe que el
Escmo; Senor General de Division, Benemerito de la Patria D. Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna, Dio por Acuerdo de la Seccion del Gran Jurado, sobre las
Acusaciones Presentadas por el Senor Diputado Don Ramon Gamboa. 1849.
viii + 71 + 184 pp.
Fiche GH: 206. Scott, Winfield.
Memoirs of Lieutenant General Scott LL.D., Written by Himself, Volume I. 1864.
xii + 330 pp.
Fiche GH: 210. Scott, Winfield.
Memoirs of Lieutenant General Scott LL.D., Written by Himself, Volume II. 1864.
pp. 331–653.
Fiche GH: 214. Shackford, Charles Chauncy.
A Citizen’s Appeal in Regard to the War with Mexico: A Lecture, Delivered at
Lyceum Hall, Lynn, January 16, 1848. 1848. 40 pp.
Fiche GH: 215. Smith, Ephraim Kirby.
To Mexico with Scott: Letters of Captain E. Kirby Smith to His Wife. 1917.
225 pp.
Fiche GH: 218. Smith, Justin H.
Sources for a History of the Mexican War, 1846–1848. 1916. pp. 18–32.
Fiche GH: 219. Smith, Justin H.
The War with Mexico, Volume I. 1919. xxi + 572 pp.
Fiche GH: 226. Smith, Justin H.
The War with Mexico, Volume II. 1919. xiv + 620 pp.
Fiche GH: 233. Smith, Robert Hall, editor.
A Series of Intercepted Letters Captured by the American Guard at Tacubaya,
August 22, 1847, Containing Many Interesting Particulars Never Before
Published in the United States, Together with an Introductory Sketch of the
Operations of the American Army. 1847. 37 pp.
Fiche GH: 234. Smith, S. Compton.
Chile Con Carne, or, The Camp and the Field. 1857. xvi + 404 pp.
Fiche GH: 239. Stearns, Charles.
Facts in the Life of General Taylor: The Cuba Bloodhound Importer, the
Extensive Slave-Holder, and Hero of the Mexican War. 1848. 36 pp.
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Fiche GH: 240. Stephenson, Nathaniel Wright.
Texas and the Mexican War: A Chronicle of the Winning of the Southwest. 1921.
ix + 273 pp.
Fiche GH: 244. Taylor, Zachary, et al.
General Taylor and His Staff: Comprising Memoirs of Generals Taylor, Worth,
Wool, and Butler; Colonels May, Cross, Clay, Hardin, Yell, Hays, and Other
Distinguished Officers Attached to General Taylor’s Army; Interspersed with
Numerous Anecdotes of the Mexican War and Personal Adventures of the
Officers, Compiled from Public Documents and Private Correspondence. 1848.
284 pp.
Fiche GH: 248. Thomas, Thomas Ebenezer.
Covenant Breaking and Its Consequences, or the Present Posture of Our
National Affairs, in Connection with the Mexican War: Embodying the Substance
of Two Discourses, Preached in Hamilton, Ohio, on the 4th and 11th of July,
1847. 1847. 72 pp.
Fiche GH: 249. Thompson, Waddy.
Recollections of Mexico. 1846. x + 304 pp.
Fiche GH: 253. Thorpe, Thomas Bangs.
The Taylor Anecdote Book: Anecdotes and Letters of Zachary Taylor. 1848.
150 pp.
Fiche GH: 255. Tolman, Richard.
Evil Tendencies of the Present Crisis: A Discourse, Delivered July 4, 1847. 1847.
16 pp.
Fiche GH: 256. United States Adjutant General.
Twentieth Congress, First Session. Executive Document No. 62, House of
Representatives: Regulars and Volunteers Engaged in the Mexican War, and
Letter from the Secretary of War. May 4, 1848. 86 pp.
Fiche GH: 258. United States Senate.
The History of the Raising of the First American Flag on the Capitol of Mexico.
1856. 34 pp.
Fiche GH: 259. Upton, Emory.
The Military Policy of the United States during the Mexican War. 1914.
ii + pp. 195–222 [30].
Fiche GH: 260. Weiss, John.
Conscience the Best Policy: A Fast-Day Sermon, Preached on April 6, 1848.
1848. 16 pp.
Fiche GH: 261. Weltor, Everhard.
Forty-Two Years of Eventful Life in Two Wars, in the Great Wild West, and in
Washington, D.C., of a Veteran of the Mexican War Now Almost Blind; with an
Appendix. 1888. 33 pp.
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Fiche GH: 262. Wilcox, Cadmus Marcellus.
History of the Mexican War. 1892. viii + 711 pp.
Fiche GH: 271. Willard, Emma Hart.
Last Leaves of American History: Comprising Histories of the Mexican War and
California. 1853. 277 pp.
Fiche GH: 274. Wilson, Robert A.
A New History of the Conquest of Mexico, in Which Las Casas’ Denunciations of
the Popular Historians of That War Are Fully Vindicated. 1859. 539 pp.
Fiche GH: 280. Wislizenus, Adolphus.
Memoir of a Tour to Northern Mexico, Connected with Colonel Doniphan’s
Expedition, in 1846 and 1847. January 13, 1848. 141 pp.
Fiche GH: 282. Zirckel, Otto.
Tagebuch geschrieben während der nordamerikanisch-mexikanischen
Campagne in den Jahren 1847 und 1848 auf beiden Operationslinien. 1849.
179 pp.
Fiche GH: 284. Robarts, William Hugh.
Mexican War Veterans: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops
in the War between the United States and Mexico, 1846–1848. 1887. 80 pp.
Fiche GH: 285. Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de.
Detalle de las Operaciones Ocurridas en la Defensa de la Capital de la
Republica, Atacada por el Ejercito de los Estados Unidos del Norte. Ano de
1847. 1848. 48 pp.
Fiche GH: 286. Twitchell, Ralph Emerson.
The History of the Military Occupation of the Territory of New Mexico from 1846
to 1851 by the Government of the United States, Together with Biographical
Sketches of Men Prominent in the Conduct of the Government during That
Period. 1909. 394 pp.
Navy
Fiche NV: 1. Bayard, Samuel John.
A Sketch of the Life of Commander Robert F. Stockton, with an Appendix,
Comprising the Correspondence with the Navy Department Respecting His
Conquest of California and Extracts from the Defence of Colonel J. C. Fremont,
in Relation to the Same Subject, Together with His Speeches in the Senate of
the United States and His Political Letters. 1856. 210 + 131 pp.
Fiche NV: 5. Colton, Walter.
Deck and Port, or, Incidents of a Cruise in the USS Congress Frigate to
California, with Sketches of Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and San
Francisco. 1850. 408 pp.
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Fiche NV: 10. Conner, Philip Syng Physick.
The Home Squadron under Commodore Conner in the War with Mexico, Being a
Synopsis of Its Services (with an Addendum Containing Admiral Temple’s
Memoir of the Landing of Our Army at Vera Cruz in 1847). 1896. 83 pp. + errata.
Fiche NV: 11. Mason, John Y. (Secretary of Navy).
Thirtieth Congress, Second Session, Executive Document No. 24, House of
Representatives, Number, etc., of Persons Employed in the Naval and Marine
Service of the Mexican War; Letter from the Secretary of the Navy. January 5,
1849. 5 pp.
Fiche NV: 12. McWhorter, George Cumming.
Incident in the War of the United States with Mexico, Illustrating the Services of
William Maxwell Wood, Surgeon, U.S. Navy, in Effecting the Acquisition of
California. 1870. 10 pp.
Fiche NV: 13. Semmes, Raphael.
Service Afloat and Ashore during the Mexican War. 1851. xii + 480 pp.
Fiche NV: 19. Sherman, Edwin Allen.
The Life of Late Rear Admiral John Drake Sloat of the U.S. Navy, Who Took
Possession of California and Raised the American Flag at Monterey on July 7,
1846, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources of Family History, the Records
Kindly Furnished by the U.S. Navy Department, at Washington, D.C., from
Personal Acquaintances and the Early Pioneers and Veterans of the Mexican
War Who Served in California in 1846–1848 and Being the Only Complete
History of This Gallant, Heroic and Patriotic Officer of the U.S. Navy Ever
Published. 1902. pp. 1–88 + liv + 89–258 + vii + xi + xx + vii.
Fiche NV: 24. Wise, Henry Augustus.
Los Gringos, or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in
Peru, Chile, and Polynesia. 1849. xvi + 453 pp.
State/Military Unit
Fiche SM: 1. Anderson, Robert.
An Artillery Officer in The Mexican War, 1846–1847: Letters of Robert Anderson,
Captain 3rd Artillery, U.S.A., with a Prefatory Word by His Daughter Eba
Anderson Lawton. 1911. xvi + 339 pp.
Fiche SM: 6. Buhuop, Jonathan W.
Narrative of the Central Division, or Army of Chihuahua, Commanded by
Brigadier General Wool: Embracing All the Occurrences, Incidents and
Anecdotes, from the Time of Its Rendezvous at San Antonio de Bexar till Its
Juncture with General Taylor, and Its Final Disbandment at Camargo, with an
Account of Its Sufferings While Passing through a Barren and Hostile Country,
Together with a Description of the Battle of Buena Vista and c., and an
Interesting Appendix. 1847. 168 pp.
13
Fiche SM: 8. Campbell, William Bowen.
Mexican War Letters of Colonel William Bowen Campbell of Tennessee, Written
to Governor David Campbell of Virginia, 1846–1847, with Introduction and Notes
by St. George L. Sioussat. 1915. pp. 129–167 [41].
Fiche SM: 9. Carpenter, William W.
Travels and Adventures in Mexico: In the Course of Journeys of Upward of 2500
Miles, Performed on Foot; Giving an Account of the Manners and Customs of the
People, and the Agricultural and Mineral Resources of That Country. 1851.
300 pp.
Fiche SM: 13. Corporal of the Guard [Albert Lombard].
The “High Private,” with a Full and Exciting History of the New York Volunteers;
Illustrated with Facts, Incidents, Anecdotes, Engravings, etc., Including the
Mysteries of the Mexican War. In Three Parts: Part First. 1848. 60 pp.
Fiche SM: 14. Dunovant, Robert Gill Mills.
The Palmetto Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, 1846–1848: The Battles in
the Valley of Mexico, 1847. Part 2. 1897. 26 pp.
Fiche SM: 15. Edwards, Frank S.
A Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan. 1847. 184 pp.
Fiche SM: 18. Elliott, Isaac H.
Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in the Black Hawk War, 1831–1832,
and the Mexican War, 1846–1848, Containing a Complete Roster of
Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men in Both Wars, Taken from the Official
Rolls on File in the War Department Washington, D.C., with an Appendix, Giving
a Record of the Services of the Illinois Militia, Rangers and Riflemen, in
Protecting the Frontier from the Ravages of the Indians from 1810 to 1813. 1882.
xxxi + 343 pp.
Fiche SM: 22. Elliott, Robert Smith.
Notes Taken in Sixty Years. 1883. 336 pp.
Fiche SM: 26. Emory, William H.
Notes on a Military Reconnaissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San
Diego, in California, Including Part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers.
December 16, 1847. 416 pp. + ov.
Fiche SM: 32. Furber, George C.
The Twelve Months Volunteers, or, Journal of a Private in the Tennessee
Regiment of Cavalry, in the Campaign of Mexico, 1846–1847, Comprising for
General Subjects; I. A Soldier’s Life in Camp: Amusements, Duties, Hardships;
II. A Description of Texas and Mexico, as Seen on the March; III. Manner,
Customs, Religious Ceremonies of the Mexicans; IV. The Operations of All the
Twelve Months Volunteers, Including a Complete History of the War with Mexico.
1849. 640 pp.
14
Fiche SM: 40. Giddings, Luther.
Sketches of the Campaign in Northern Mexico, in 1846 and 1847. 1853. 336 pp.
Fiche SM: 44. Golder, Frank Alfred, Thomas A. Bailey, and J. Lyman Smith.
The March of the Mormon Battalion from Council Bluffs to California, Taken from
the Journal of Henry Standage. 1928. xiii + 295 pp.
Fiche SM: 48. Hardie, James A.
Memoir of James Allen Hardie, Inspector, General of the U.S. Army. 1877.
ix + 79 pp.
Fiche SM: 49. Hartman, George W.
A Private’s Own Journal, Giving an Account of the Battles in Mexico under
General Scott, with Descriptive Scenes, and Roll of Company E, 2nd
Pennsylvania Regiment, with the Age, Height, Occupation and Residence of
Officers and Men; Also, a Table of Heights and Distances from Vera Cruz to the
City of Mexico. 1849. 35 pp.
Fiche SM: 50. Haynes, Martin A.
General Scott’s Guide in Mexico: A Biographical Sketch of Colonel Noah E.
Smith. 1887. 58 pp.
Fiche SM: 51. Hollingsworth, John McHenry.
The Journal of Lieutenant John McHenry Hollingsworth of the First New York
Volunteers [Stevenson’s Regiment] September 1846–August 1849, Being a
Recital of the Voyage of Susan Drew to California, the Arrival of the Regiment in
1847, Its Military Movements and Adventures during 1847–1849, Incidents of
Daily Life, and Adventures of the Author in the Gold Mines. 1923. vii + 61 pp.
Fiche SM: 52. Hughes, John Taylor.
War with Mexico, 1846–1847: Doniphan’s Expedition and the Conquest of New
Mexico and California. 1907. xiv + 670 pp.
Fiche SM: 60. Jones, Walter.
The Case of the Battalion, Stated with an Exposition of the Grounds upon Which
Charles Lee Jones, Esquire, Expected to Have Command of the Battalion
(Consisting of Three Companies Raised by Himself in the District of Columbia,
and Two to Be Raised in Maryland), Conferred upon Him, as of Right and Justice
Due Both to Him, and to the Officers and Men Who Had Volunteered to Serve
under His Command under Lieutenant Colonel. 1847. 32 pp.
Fiche SM: 61. Kenly, John Reese.
Memoirs of a Maryland Volunteer: War with Mexico, in the Years 1846, 1847,
1848. 1873. 521 pp.
Fiche SM: 67. Lippitt, Francis J.
Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt. 1902. 122 pp.
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Fiche SM: 69. Mackey, Thomas J.
Oration of Honorable Thomas J. Mackey of South Carolina, at the Reunion of
Veterans of the Mexican War at Washington City, December 6, 7, and 8, 1883.
1884. 14 pp.
Fiche SM: 70. McClellan, George B.
The Mexican War Diary of General George B. McClellan. 1917. iv + 97 pp.
Fiche SM: 72. Moore, H. Judge.
Scott’s Campaign in Mexico, from the Rendezvous on the Island of Lobos to the
Taking of the City, Including an Account of the Siege of Puebla, with Sketches of
the Country and Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants. 1849. xii + 234 pp.
Fiche SM: 75. Oswandel, J. Jacob.
Notes on the Mexican War, 1846–1848, Comprising Incidents, Adventures, and
Everyday Proceedings and Letters While with the U.S. Army in the Mexican War;
Also Extracts from Ancient Histories of Mexico, Giving an Accurate Account of
the First and Original Settlers of Mexico, etc.; Names and Number of the
Different Rulers of Mexico; Influence of the Church. 1887. 642 pp.
Fiche SM: 83. Pennsylvania Artillery, Philadelphia Grays.
The Philadelphia Grays’ Collection of Official Reports of Brigadier General
George Cadwalader’s Services during the Campaign of 1847 in Mexico. 1848.
63 pp.
Fiche SM: 84. Potter, Valentine Mott.
A History of Battery “A” of St. Louis, with an Account of the Early Artillery
Companies from Which It Is Descended. 1905. 48 pp.
Fiche SM: 85. Quisenberry, Anderson Chenault.
History by Illustration: General Zachary Taylor and the Mexican War. 1911.
72 pp.
Fiche SM: 86. Richardson, William H.
Journal of William H. Richardson, A Private Soldier in the Campaign of New and
Old Mexico under the Command of Colonel Doniphan of Missouri. 1849. 96 pp.
Fiche SM: 88. Roberts, Brigham Henry.
The Mormon Battalion: Its History and Achievements. 1919. v + 96 pp.
Fiche SM: 90. Richardson, John Blount.
Reminiscences of a Campaign in Mexico by a Member of the “Bloody-First,”
Preceded by a Short Sketch of the History and Condition of Mexico from Her
Revolution down to the War with the United States. 1849. 288 pp.
Fiche SM: 94. Scribner, Benjamin F.
Camp Life of a Volunteer: A Campaign in Mexico, or a Glimpse at Life in Camp,
by “One Who Has Seen the Elephant.” 1847. 75 pp. + ov.
16
Fiche SM: 96. Smith, Gustavus Woodson.
Company “A” Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., 1846–1848, in the Mexican War. 1896.
70 pp.
Fiche SM: 97. Stevens, Isaac Ingalls.
Campaigns of the Rio Grande and of Mexico, with Notices of the Recent Work of
Major Ripley. 1851. 108 pp.
Fiche SM: 99. Stevenson, Jonathan D.
Memorial and Petition of Colonel Jonathan D. Stevenson of California. 1886.
1–16j + 17–89 pp.
Fiche SM: 101. Utah. Mormon Battalion Monument Commission.
Mormon Battalion Monument Program and Historical Sketch. 1927. 39 pp.
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AUTHOR INDEX
The following index is a guide to the authors in this microform publication. The abbreviations
and numbers after each entry refer to the document category and fiche number at which a
particular document containing information on the subject begins. Fiche are arranged under the
following categories: BC [Battles and Campaigns]; GH [General History]; NV [Navy]; and SM
[State/Military Unit]. By referring to the Reference Bibliography, which constitutes the initial
section of this guide, the researcher will find the fiche number, author, document title, year of
publication, and number of pages.
Adjutant General, U.S.
GH: 256
Alcaraz, Ramon
GH: 2
Allen, George
GH: 8
Allen, G. N.
GH: 1
Anderson, Robert
SM: 1
Anonymous
BC: 1, 2, 3, 5; GH: 9, 10, 14, 17, 18
Arista, Mariano
GH: 19
Bailey, Thomas A.
SM: 44
Balbontin, Manuel
GH: 20
Ballentine, George
GH: 23
Bayard, Samuel John
NV: 1
Baylies, Francis
BC: 6
Benham, Henry Washington
BC: 7
Berry, Philip
GH: 27
Bishop, Farnham
GH: 29
Braman, Milton P.
GH: 32
Brantz, Mayer
GH: 33, 36
Brooks, Nathan Covington
GH: 41
Buhuop, Jonathan W.
SM: 6
Bustamante, Carlos Maria de
GH: 49, 50, 52
Campbell, William Bowen
SM: 8
Carleton, James Henry
BC: 8
Carpenter, William W.
SM: 9
Colton, Walter
NV: 5
Conner, Philip Syng Physick
BC: 11; NV: 10
Corporal of the Guard [Lombard, Albert]
SM: 13
Cowan, John E.
GH: 55
Coy, Owen C.
BC: 12
Croffut, W. A.
GH: 73
Del Castillo, Ignacio B.
GH: 81
Donnavan, Corydon
GH: 56
Dunovant, Robert Gill Mills
SM: 14
Edwards, Frank S.
SM: 15
Elliott, Isaac H.
SM: 18
19
Elliott, Richard Smith
SM: 22
Emory, William H.
SM: 26
Frias, Herbierto
GH: 58
Frost, John
BC: 13; GH: 62
Fry, Joseph Reese
BC: 18
Furber, George C.
SM: 32
Gallatin, Albert
GH: 67, 68
Giddings, Luther
SM: 40
Golder, Frank Alfred
SM: 44
Gregory, Thomas B.
GH: 69
Grindall, John J.
BC: 22
Hardie, James A.
SM: 48
Harris, Samuel
GH: 72
Hartman, George W.
SM: 49
Haynes, Martin A.
SM: 50
Henry, William Seaton
BC: 23
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen
GH: 73
Hollingsworth, John McHenry
SM: 51
Howe, Robert H.
GH: 79
Hughes, John Taylor
SM: 52
Hutchinson, E.
BC: 27
Ibarra, Domingo
BC: 29; GH: 80
Infantry School, U.S.
BC: 41
Ingersoll, Charles Jared
GH: 84
Jay, William
GH: 85
Jenkins, John S.
GH: 89
Jones, Walter
SM: 60
Kenly, John Reese
SM: 61
Kohl, Clayton Charles
GH: 95
Ladd, Horatio Oliver
GH: 97
Lawson, William Thornton
GH: 101
Lippitt, Francis J.
SM: 67
Livermore, Abiel A.
GH: 102
Lombard, Albert
SM: 13
Mackey, Thomas J.
SM: 69
Mansfield, Edward Deering
GH: 106
Marcy, William L.
BC: 30; GH: 111
Mason, John Y.
NV: 11
McClellan, George B.
SM: 70
McPherson, John D.
GH: 113
McSherry, Richard
GH: 114
McWhorter, George Cumming
NV: 12
Moody, Loring
GH: 117
Moore, H. Judge
SM: 72
Murphy, Charles J.
GH: 119
National Association of Veterans of the
Mexican War
GH: 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
National View (Lee Crandall, editor)
GH: 125
Oswandel, J. Jacob
SM: 75
Owen, Charles Hunter
GH: 126
20
Patten, George W.
GH: 130
Paz, Eduardo
GH: 131
Pennsylvania Artillery
SM: 83
Peterson, Charles J.
GH: 132
Philadelphia Grays
SM: 83
Porter, Charles T.
GH: 136
Porter, Valentine Mott
SM: 84
Powell, C. Frank
GH: 139
Prieto, Guillermo
GH: 141, 146
Quisenberry, Anderson Chenault
SM: 85
Read, Benjamin Maurice
GH: 151
Reeves, Jesse S.
GH: 154
Reid, Elizabeth
GH: 155
Reid, Mayne
GH: 155
Reid, Samuel Chester
BC: 31
Richardson, William H.
SM: 86
Ripley, Roswell Sabine
GH: 159, 165
Rives, George Lockhart
GH: 173, 181
Roa Barcena, Jose Maria
GH: 190
Robarts, William Hugh
GH: 284
Robbins, Harvey
GH: 198
Roberts, Brigham Henry
SM: 88
Robertson, John Blount
SM: 90
Ruxton, George Frederick
GH: 199
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
GH: 203, 285
Scott, Winfield
GH: 206, 210
Scribner, Benjamin F.
SM: 94
Semmes, Raphael
NV: 13
Senate, U.S.
GH: 258
Shackford, Charles Chauncy
GH: 214
Sherman, Edwin Allen
NV: 19
Smith, Ephraim Kirby
GH: 215
Smith, Gustavus Woodson
SM: 96
Smith, J. Lyman
SM: 44
Smith, Justin H.
GH: 218, 219, 226
Smith, Robert Hall
GH: 233
Smith, S. Compton
GH: 234
Stearns, Charles
GH: 239
Stephenson, Nathaniel Wright
GH: 240
Stevens, Isaac Ingalls
SM: 97
Stevenson, Jonathan D.
SM: 99
Taylor, Zachary
GH: 244
Thomas, Thomas Ebenezer
GH: 248
Thompson, Waddy
GH: 249
Thorpe, Thomas Bangs
BC: 35, 38; GH: 253
Tolman, Richard
GH: 255
Twitchell, Ralph Emerson
GH: 286
Upton, Emory
GH: 259
Utah Mormon Battalion Monument
Commission
SM: 101
21
Weiss, John
GH: 260
Welton, Everhard
GH: 261
Wilcox, Cadmus Marcellus
GH: 262
Willard, Emma Hart
GH: 271
Wilson, Robert A.
GH: 274
Wise, Henry Augustus
NV: 24
Wislizenus, Adolphus
GH: 280
Zirckel, Otto
GH: 282
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SUBJECT INDEX
The following index is a guide to the major subjects in this microform publication. The
abbreviations and numbers after each entry refer to the document category and fiche
number at which a particular document containing information on the subject begins.
Fiche are arranged under the following categories: BC [Battles and Campaigns]; GH
[General History]; NV [Navy]; and SM [State/Military Unit]. By referring to the
Reference Bibliography, which constitutes the initial section of this guide, the researcher
will find the fiche number, author, document title, year of publication, and number of
pages.
Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846
BC: 2, 18, 38; GH: 14
Battle of San Pasqual, 1846
BC: 12
Battle of Vera Cruz, 1847
BC: 2; NV: 10
Battles in Valley of Mexico, 1847
SM: 14
Black Hawk War
SM: 18
“Bloody First” (1st Tennessee
Regiment Infantry)
SM: 90
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro NV: 5
Buena Vista, Mexico
BC: 2, 7, 8, 18, 22, 31; GH: 14,
139; SM: 6
Cadwalader, George
SM: 83
California
acquisition NV: 12
general GH: 62, 271; NV: 1, 5, 19,
24; SM: 52
Monterey NV: 19
San Diego SM: 26
San Francisco NV: 5
San Pasqual BC: 12
California Historical Survey
Commission
BC: 12
Camargo, Mexico
SM: 6
1st New York Volunteers
SM: 51
1st Tennessee Regiment Infantry
(“Bloody First”)
SM: 90
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment,
Company E
SM: 49
3rd Artillery
SM: 1
Arkansas River
SM: 26
Army Corps of Engineers
SM: 96
Army of Chihuahua
SM: 6
Artillery
Battery “A” of St. Louis SM: 84
Astronomy
BC: 30
Battery “A” of St. Louis
SM: 84
Battle of Buena Vista, 1847
BC: 2, 7, 8, 18, 22, 31; GH: 14,
139; SM: 6
Battle of Churubusco, 1847
BC: 29
Battle of Monterrey, 1846
BC: 2, 18, 31, 35, 41; GH: 14, 139
Battle of Okeechobee, 1837
BC: 18; GH: 14
Battle of Palo Alto, 1846
BC: 2, 18, 38; GH: 14
23
Campbell, David
SM: 8
Castillo, Bernal Diaz del
GH: 50, 52
Chihuahua, Mexico
GH: 199
Chile
general NV: 24
Valparaíso NV: 5
Christianity
GH: 27
Churubusco, Mexico
BC: 29
Civil War
GH: 119
Claims
GH: 95, 122
Company “A,” Corps of Engineers
SM: 96
Connor, David
NV: 10
Conway, Massachusetts
GH: 72
Corpus Christi, Texas
BC: 38
Cost of war
GH: 67
Crittenden, Thomas T.
GH: 122
Department of Interior
GH: 122
Department of Navy
NV: 1, 11, 19
Department of War
BC: 2, 256; SM: 18
District of Columbia
GH: 261; SM: 60
Doniphan, Alexander
GH: 280; SM: 15, 52, 86
Drew, Susan
SM: 51
Farias, Don Valentin Gomez
GH: 49
Flags
GH: 258; NV: 19
Florida
Okeechobee BC: 18; GH: 14
Fort Brown, Texas
bombardment BC: 38
Fort Harrison, Indiana
BC: 18
Fremont, J. C.
NV: 1
Gamboa, Don Ramon
GH: 203
Gila River
SM: 26
Gold
mines SM: 51
Grant, Ulysses S.
GH: 113
Hamilton, Ohio
GH: 84
Hawaii
Honolulu NV: 5
Hays, John Coffee
BC: 31
Home Squadron
NV: 10
Honolulu, Hawaii
NV: 5
House of Representatives
GH: 84, 256; NV: 11
Illinois
SM: 18
Indiana
Fort Harrison BC: 18
Indians
Black Hawk War SM: 18
Seminole Wars BC: 18; GH: 14
Ingersoll, Charles Jared
GH: 84
Jones, Charles Lee
SM: 60
Lawton, Eba Anderson
SM: 1
Lima, Peru
NV: 5
Lincoln, George
GH: 1
Literature
GH: 101
Lobos Island, Mexico
SM: 72
Mackey, Thomas J.
SM: 69
Marcy, William Learned
BC: 2; GH: 113
24
Okeechobee, Florida BC: 18;
GH: 14
Palo Alto, Texas BC: 2, 18, 38;
GH: 14
Resaca de la Palma, Texas BC: 2,
18, 38; GH: 14
San Juan d’Ulloa, Mexico BC: 2, 11
San Pasqual, California BC: 12
Valley of Mexico SM: 14
Vera Cruz, Mexico BC: 2; GH: 199;
NV: 10
Military cemeteries and funerals
GH: 1
Military encampments
GH: 114, 234; SM: 32, 94
Military forces assessments
GH: 111
Military officers
BC: 13; GH: 62, 106, 139; SM: 1,
49
Military strategy
GH: 259
Mines and mining
gold SM: 51
Monterey, California
NV: 19
Monterrey, Mexico
BC: 2, 18, 31, 35, 41; GH: 14, 139
Monuments and memorials
Mormon Battalion SM: 101
Mormon Battalion
SM: 44, 88, 101
National Association of Veterans of
the Mexican War
GH: 120, 125
National Convention of the Veterans
of the Mexican War
GH: 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
Naval battles and engagements
GH: 41
Naval personnel
NV: 11
Naval vessels
USS Congress NV: 5
New Mexico
GH: 62, 286; SM: 15, 52
New York Associated Veterans of the
Mexican War
GH: 130
Marine Corps
NV: 11
Maryland
SM: 60, 61
Massachusetts
Conway GH: 72
general GH: 8
Matamoros, Mexico
BC: 35, 38
McCulloch, Benjamin
BC: 31
Mexico
Buena Vista BC: 2, 7, 8, 18, 22, 31;
GH: 14, 139; SM: 6
Camargo SM: 6
Chihuahua GH: 199
Churubusco BC: 29
general BC: 30; GH: 9, 23, 36, 56,
62, 68, 69, 79, 81, 173, 181,
280; NV: 24; SM: 9, 32, 40, 49,
50, 75, 90, 94, 97
Lobos Island SM: 72
Matamoros BC: 35, 38
Mexico City GH: 130; SM: 49
Monterrey BC: 2, 18, 31, 35, 41;
GH: 14, 139
Puebla SM: 72
San Juan d’Ulloa BC: 2, 11
Valladolid GH: 56
Valley of Mexico SM: 14
Vera Cruz BC: 2; GH: 199; NV: 10;
SM: 49
Mexico City, Mexico
GH: 130; SM: 49
Military bases, posts, and
reservations
Fort Brown, Texas BC: 38
Fort Harrison, Indiana BC: 18
Military campaigns and battles
Buena Vista, Mexico BC: 2, 7, 8, 18,
22, 31; GH: 14, 139; SM: 6
Churubusco, Mexico BC: 29
Fort Harrison, Indiana BC: 18
general BC: 3, 5, 6, 23, 27; GH: 1,
18, 114; SM: 32, 40, 49, 83, 86,
90, 94, 97
Mexico City GH: 130
Monterrey, Mexico BC: 2, 18, 31,
35, 41; GH: 14, 139
New Mexico SM: 15
25
New York State
Volunteers SM: 13, 51
New York Volunteers
SM: 13
Palmetto Regiment
SM: 14
Pennsylvania
2nd Regiment, Company E SM: 26
Perry, Matthew
BC: 2
Peru
general NV: 24
Lima NV: 5
Polk, James K.
GH: 113
Polynesia
NV: 24
Puebla, Mexico
SM: 72
Reconnaissance
SM: 26
Reid, Mayne
GH: 155
Religious organizations
SM: 32, 75
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NV: 5
Rio Grande
BC: 30, 38; SM: 97
Rivers and waterways
Arkansas River SM: 26
Gila River SM: 26
Rio Grande BC: 30, 38
Robbins, Harvey
GH: 198
San Antonio de Béxar, Texas
SM: 6
San Diego, California
SM: 26
San Francisco, California
NV: 5
San Juan d’Ulloa, Mexico
BC: 2, 11
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
GH: 203
Scott, Winfield
BC: 2, 3; GH: 10, 114, 206, 210,
215; SM: 49, 50, 72
Seminole Wars
Okeechobee BC: 18; GH: 14
Senate
NV: 1
Slaves and slavery
GH: 117
Sloat, John Drake
NV: 19
Smith, Noah E.
SM: 50
South Carolina
Volunteers SM: 14
Speeches and addresses
Crittenden, Thomas T. GH: 122
Ingersoll, Charles Jared GH: 84
Mackey, Thomas J. SM: 69
Stockton, Robert F. NV: 1
Standage, Henry
SM: 44
Stevenson’s Regiment
SM: 51
Stockton, Robert F.
NV: 1
Surgeons and surgery
NV: 12
Taylor, Zachary
BC: 1, 2, 3, 5, 18, 35; GH: 10, 14,
18, 62, 139, 239, 240, 253;
SM: 6, 85
Tennessee
Cavalry Regiment SM: 32
1st Regiment Infantry (“Bloody
First”) SM: 90
Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
SM: 32
Texas
Corpus Christi BC: 38
Fort Brown BC: 38
general BC: 30; GH: 3, 240;
SM: 32
Palo Alto BC: 2, 18; GH: 14
Resaca de la Palma BC: 2, 18;
GH: 14
San Antonio de Béxar SM: 6
Texas Rangers
BC: 31
Treaties and conventions
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
GH: 151
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
GH: 151
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Twiggs, David
GH: 10
USS Congress (frigate)
NV: 5
Utah
Mormon Battalion SM: 44, 88, 101
Valladolid, Mexico
GH: 56
Valley of Mexico, Mexico
SM: 14
Valparaíso, Chile
NV: 5
Vera Cruz, Mexico
BC: 2; GH: 199; NV: 10; SM: 49
Veterans
GH: 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 261,
284; NV: 19; SM: 69
Veterans benefits and pensions
GH: 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
Virginia
governor SM: 8
Yorktown GH: 198
Voluntary military service
general BC: 13; GH: 256, 284
New York State SM: 13, 51
South Carolina SM: 14
Tennessee SM: 32
Walker, Samuel H.
BC: 31
War casualties
BC: 3, 5, 27; GH: 1, 18, 106, 111
Weights and measures
SM: 49
Wood, William Maxwell
NV: 12
Wool, John E.
BC: 7; GH: 10, 240; SM: 6
Worth, William J.
GH: 10, 240
Yorktown, Virginia
GH: 198
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