Letter : El Paso del Norte (Mexico), to Captain William Martin, Georgetown (Washington, D. C.), 1847 Jan 10.

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Letter : El Paso del Norte (Mexico), to Captain William Martin, Georgetown (Washington, D. C.), 1847 Jan 10.

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ALS containing a firsthand account of the battle of Brazito and the taking of El Paso by United States troops under the command of Colonel Alexander Doniphan, Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, Major William Gilpin, and Captains Hudson and Reid in December 1846. Following his account of the military actions, Hepburn describes the beauty of El Paso, and the plentiful fruits and wine. He states that his company will leave for Chihuahua in two or three days, and expects to encounter Mexican troops en route to El Paso.

1 item ([4] p.) ; 25 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Doniphan, Alexander William, 1840-1858

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Hepburn, Samuel Chew, ca. 1759-ca. 1806

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Gilpin, William, 1813-1894

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Martin, William, 1765-1846

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...