Theodore Laidley Mexican War letters 1845-1848

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Theodore Laidley Mexican War letters 1845-1848

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Theodore Thaddeus Sobieski Laidley was an army officer specializing in ordnance, an inventor and author. The letters are from Laidley to his father, John Laidley, of Guyandotte, Virginia written during the Mexican War. One letter to Laidley's brother, W. S. Syd Laidley relates to his activities in the war and his military career. Laidley discusses his piety, the life, customs, architecture, and weather in Mexico, animosity between Army regulars and volunteers, General Winfield Scott (1786-1866) and various Mexican and American military figures. He was stationed at: Brazos Santiago, Texas, Tampico, Veracruz, Cerro Gordo, Jalapa, Perote, Puebla and Mexico City.

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