Mexican War records, 1846-1848.

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Mexican War records, 1846-1848.

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Volume containing manuscript copies, in several unidentified hands, of company, regiment, and army-wide orders; company rolls; a log of the voyage of the ship Remittance from Boston to Matamoros, Mexico; surgeon's certificates of disability; records of clothing, arms and equipment received;and other materials documenting the activities of Company B of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment from December of 1846 to February 1848. The company was formed in Boston, ordered to Matamoros in February 1847, and was stationed at Matamoros, Monterrey, Vera Cruz, and Mexico City during the war. Principal names represented in the volume include Captain John H. Barry; Colonel (later Brigadier General) Caleb Cushing; Adjutant W. W. H. Davis; Otis Hoyt, surgeon; Robert Marchall, Commander of the Remittance; and Colonel Isaac H. Wright. Laid in the volume are two manuscript orders to Captain Barry from Adjutant W. W. H. Davis dated February 5 and May 28, 1847, copies of which appear in the volume.

1 v. ([103] p.) ; 41 cm.

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Hoyt, Otis.

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Wright, Isaac H., fl. 1846-1848.

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Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910

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Historian and journalist, of Doylestown, Pa. From the description of Fries Rebellion manuscript, [ca. 1898]. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70927308 Journalist and historian, of Doylestown, Pa. From the description of Notes for History of Bucks County, 1898-1900. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70927309 Journalist and army officer. From the description of Exercises, 1847. (Bucks County Historical...

Barry, John H

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Marchall, Robert.

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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...

Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879

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Cushing served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835- 1843, and as special U.S. Envoy to China from 1843-1845. His career also included a term as U.S. Attorney General from 1852-1857. From the description of Letters to Thomas Mayo Brewer and Henry Vose, 1843, 1858. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342903 U.S cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. From the description of Caleb Cushin...

Remittance (Ship)

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