| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Contents |
Taylor's Corps of Observation -- Taylor's army of occupation at Corpus Christi -- Encounters with "the enemy" : Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande -- The ambush : "Hostilities may now be considered as commenced" -- Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Fort Brown -- Occupation of Matamoros, Reynosa, Camargo, and Mier -- March to Monterrey -- Battle of Monterrey -- Captain Robert E. Lee joins General Wool's march into Mexico -- Taylor's changing army and the occupation of Saltillo -- Battle of Buena Vista -- Last days of Taylor's army of occupation -- Appendix: Future Civil War leaders in Taylor's army |
| Summary |
This work is a narrative of Zachary Taylor's Mexican War campaign, from the formation of his army in 1844 to his last battle at Buena Vista in 1847, with emphasis on the 163 men in his "Army of Occupation" who became Confederate or Union generals in the Civil War. It clarifies what being a Mexican War veteran meant in their cases, how they interacted with one another, how they performed their various duties, and how they reacted under fire. Referring to developments in Washington, D.C., and other theaters of the war, this book provides a comprehensive picture of the early years of the conflict |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 -- Military leadership
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| SUBJECT |
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 fast |
| Subject |
United States. Army -- History -- Mexican War, 1846-1848
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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United States. Army fast |
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Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Campaigns.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Command of troops
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Generals
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Military campaigns
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140214
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0817383328 |
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9780817383329 |
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0817316787 |
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9780817316785 |
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