An Account of the Organization of the Army of the United States: With Biographies of Distinguished Officers of All Grades, Volume 2E.H. Butler & Company, 1848 - Mexican War, 1846-1848 |
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1st dragoons 2d artillery 2d dragoons 8th infantry advance Agua Nueva American army arms attack battery battle Black Hawk war brevet brigade Brigadier-General British Buena Vista Captain captured cavalry Cerro charge Colonel Harney Colonel Twiggs column command Commodore corps Croghan Cruz defence detachment distinguished division duty enemy enemy's excellency fire Florida foot Fort Brown frontier gallant garrison general-in-chief George Croghan guns head head-quarters honor horse howitzers hundred immediately Indians infantry Jesup Kearney killed and wounded Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel light artillery Major manded Matamoras ment Mexican republic Mexico miles military Monclova Monterey mounted nation night o'clock occupied officers ordered party peace Point Isabel position president Quitman rank received regiment Resaca retreat rifles river road Saltillo Santa Anna Scott sent soldier squadron subsequently surrender Taylor territory thousand tion treaty Trist troops United Vega Vera Cruz volunteers whole Wool Worth