Letter : Camp near Mon Clova, Mexico, to Jonathan and Elizabeth Emerson, Fredonia, Ill., 1846 Nov. 8.

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Letter : Camp near Mon Clova, Mexico, to Jonathan and Elizabeth Emerson, Fredonia, Ill., 1846 Nov. 8.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30053851

Letter to his parents describes Mexico's people and poverty; discusses Santa Anna and the rivalry between U.S. generals Taylor and Wool.

1 item (3 p.) ; 26 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Emmerson, Jonathan,

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Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876

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Epithet: President of Mexico British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000203 Commander in chief of Mexican Army and President of Mexico during war with United States (1846-1848). Letter thanks Don Juan Valdivia for providing lumber and use of his estate for defense against possible Spanish invasion (1829). From the description of Antonio Loṕez de Santa Anna letter, 1829. (University of the Pacific)...

Emmerson, Elizabeth,

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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the United States. In 1841, he was appointed to the command of the Sourthern Division of the United States. In the spring of 1845, Taylor appointed to command the Army of Occupation stationed in Corpus Christi. In May 1846, Taylor led his army into north Mexico. Following the battle of Monterey, Taylor was ordered to join General Winfield Scott at the siege of Veracruz. Taylor's victory at at the Battle of Buena Vista made him a national hero....

Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869

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Wool, a New York native, was a career U. S. army officer who began his service during the War of 1812, led victorious troops at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War, and commanded several departments in the eastern United States until he retired on August 1, 1863. From the description of Orders No. 302, May 28, 1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 301369825 John Ellis Wool (1784-1869) was an American military officer who fought in the...

Emmerson, Joseph W., b. ca. 1815.

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Farmer, Williamson County, Illinois; soldier, Mexican War, 1846- 1848. From the description of Letter : Camp near Mon Clova, Mexico, to Jonathan and Elizabeth Emerson, Fredonia, Ill., 1846 Nov. 8. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30053851 ...