Edward Eastman letters, 1846.

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Edward Eastman letters, 1846.

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Letters by Edward Eastman, printer, to his family in New Hampshire, including one from Nashville, Tennessee, where he compares the rate of pay for printers in Nashville and St. Louis with New Orleans' rate of pay, which is higher; and states that many of the women in Nashville are both beautiful and charming but delicate due to the fact that all physical work is performed by slaves. Two letters from New Orelans tell of his enlistment as an officer in the Nashville Blues, 1st Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, and that he is leaving for Mexico to join General Taylor's army. A letter from Mexico tells of sending letters concerning the Mexican situation to the NASHVILLE (Tennessee) UNION for publication. Another letter from his former landlady tells of his death.

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Eastman, Edward

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United States. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 1st (1846-1848)

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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....