Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Beck family papers
Collection
Identifier: L133
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence written by Elias W. H. Beck to his wife and father-in-law Samuel Milroy during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Also included are letters written from Walter Beck to Frances Keith during the Philippine Insurrections; Beck’s photography from the Philippines and Japan is also included.
Dates:
1827-1899
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Beck family papers
Calvin Benjamin collection
Collection — Folder S0105
Identifier: S0105
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photocopied letters written by Calvin Benjamin to his brother Isaac. The letters describe his work in the Coast Survey service at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, his later joining up with General Zachary Taylor’s forces in Texas, crossing the Rio Grande and the battles of Matamoras and Monterey. He also describes the morale of the troops and some troop movements. Also contains a written copy of a presentation given by a relative describing him and his...
Dates:
1842-1847, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Calvin Benjamin collection
Hiram Wesley Catlin collection
Collection — Folder S0242
Identifier: S0242
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of Catlin’s diary kept while an army doctor during the Mexican-American War. Catlin writes about the diseases and injuries faced by solders, the places he visited, and the Battle of Buena Vista.
Dates:
1846-1847
Isaac N. Winans "Sketches and Incidents of the Mexican War" memoir
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1441
Scope and Contents
This colleciton includes 2 sets of photocopies of Isaac N. Winan's memoir regarding his service with Company B, 4th Indiana Volunteers during the Mexican-American War (circa 1880). Written after a "lapse of thirty-three years," Winan's narrative notes the names of many of the men he served with and describes the regiment's marches, travels by steamboat on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and relates other observations regarding the people, places, and events that he saw and experienced during...
Dates:
circa 1880, 1971
