Letter : to his aunt, Frances Belton / by Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1846 May 20.

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Letter : to his aunt, Frances Belton / by Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1846 May 20.

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Lt. Kirby-Smith, of the 5th Infantry, writes to his Aunt after the Battle of Palo Alto to reassure her that the war is almost over and tells about the capture of the enemy's artillery, the crossing of the Rio Grande, and details of the battle of Resaca de la Palma. Ends with a description of the people and city of Matamoros.

4 p. ; 26 cm.

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