Mexico at the Hour of Combat
Mexico at the Hour of Combat

Author: Ronald H. Chilcote

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 9780972854443

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The 427 glass-plate and film negatives of the Osuna Collection, photographs from the Mexican Revolution, are now preserved in the Special Collections & Archives Department of the Tomás Rivera Library at the University of California, Riverside. This volume reproduces the whole collection, highlights a number of the most striking images and provides essays that illuminate and place the photos in context.

George B. McClellan
George B. McClellan

Author: Michael McHugh

Publisher: Christian Liberty Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781930092150

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This biography by Michael J. McHugh presents a unique analysis of the life of Civil War general McClellan. Readers will gain valuable insight into the virtue and patriotism of this military legend. Book, 224 pages Grade: 9th and above

Slaughter at Goliad
Slaughter at Goliad

Author: Jay A. Stout

Publisher: US Naval Institute Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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This book offers extensive research of what and why American prisoners were slaughtered in the fight of Texas' independence from Mexico. Presenting a historical background of Texas and Mexican history as well as the factors that led to the massacre, the author pays particular attention to the leadership on both sides during the revolution and deglamorizes the fight against Santa Anna's army while acknowledging the Mexican perspective.

The U.S.-Mexican War
The U.S.-Mexican War

Author: Christopher Conway

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2010-03-15

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1603842969

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Drawing on a rich, interdisciplinary collection of U.S. and Mexican sources, this volume explores the conflict that redrew the boundaries of the North American continent in the nineteenth century. Among the many period texts included here are letters from U.S. and Mexican soldiers, governmental proclamations, songs, caricatures, poetry, and newspaper articles. An Introduction, a chronology, maps, and suggestions for further reading are also included.

The U.S.-Mexican War
The U.S.-Mexican War

Author: Bud Hannings

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-06

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0786476486

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The U.S.-Mexican War, also known as the Mexican-American War and the Mexican War, took place from 1846 to 1848, and was mainly about control of Texas. Mexico claimed this territory despite Texas having declared itself a republic years earlier, while the U.S. wished to annex Texas and make it the 28th state. The war was fought with no allies and was the first offensive war for the United States. This chronology focuses on the military actions of the war as well as the many Indian incursions before the war. The various campaigns, sieges and skirmishes in both the United States and Mexico, on both land and sea, are covered. Some of the heroes of this war also served in the War of 1812 and many rose to high military office during the Civil War. The contributions of the individuals who later became generals during the Civil War are also highlighted here.

Our Union Soldier's Four Wars 1840-1863
Our Union Soldier's Four Wars 1840-1863

Author: David William Olien

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1483664074

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What began as an attempt to learn about the service of a family ancestor lost in the Civil War became an exciting journey following him through two decades and a half of some of the most critical years in America's history. Irish Immigrant Peter Gregory Curry was one of the few soldiers who served his country in one of the Florida Seminole Wars, the Mexican War, Gold Rush California and finally the Civil War. His family had no memory or record of his extraordinary life of adventure which included hard Federal military service in 1840's Florida, front line combat in the Mexican War, being shot in the shoulder in a battle with California Indians during the Gold Rush, homesteading in frontier Illinois and finally dying as a Union officer in the Civil War. A haunting photo he had taken for his wife and children before he went off to his final war was the only trace of him that remained 150 years later. Using the Federal Archives in Washington D.C. specialized history libraries in California and Wisconsin and with significant help from amateur historians who form a unique Internet community, the author recovers Peter Curry's remarkable life from his enlistment in New York City in 1840 to his 1863 military funeral in Civil War Arkansas.