Mexican War correspondence, 1846,1870.

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Mexican War correspondence, 1846,1870.

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Mexican War correspondence. Dec. 14, 1846-Aug. 25, 1847 includes two long letters about the war from a soldier, possibly Tompson or Hooker, signed with illegible initials. There is a letter from Joseph Hooker, Sept. 12, 1861, a letter to Hooker about payment of a bill, and a letter from Hooker (signed) to his nephew, John C. Tompson, Aug. 1, 1870 from Watertown, Jefferon County, New York. The war letters vividly describe the carnage of battles fought, particularly the Battle of Monterey, Sept. 21-23, 1846.

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Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

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Hooker was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, the grandson of a captain in the American Revolutionary War. He was of entirely English ancestry, all of which had been in New England since the early 1600s. His initial schooling was at the local Hopkins Academy. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837, ranked 29th out of a class of 50, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. His initial assignment was in Florida fighting in the second of the Seminole War...

Tompson, John C., fl. 1870.

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There is no further information available on Tompson. Hooker (1814-1879) was promoted several times for his bravery during the Mexican War and became a well known Civil War Major General. From the description of Mexican War correspondence, 1846,1870. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 39933538 ...