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Notes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848
J. Oswandel
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Description for Notes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848
Hardcover. Editor(s): Johnson, Timothy D; Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs, Jr. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
In December 1846, John Jacob Oswandel—or Jake as he was often called—enlisted in the Monroe Guards, which later became Company C of the First Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. Thus began a twenty-month journey that led Oswandel from rural Pennsylvania through the American South, onward to the siege of Veracruz, and finally deep into the heart of Mexico. Waging war with Mexico ultimately realized President James K. Polk’s long-term goal of westward expansion all the way to the Pacific Ocean. For General Winfield Scott, the victorious Mexico City campaign would prove his crowning achievement in a fifty-three-year military career, but for Oswandel ... Read more
In December 1846, John Jacob Oswandel—or Jake as he was often called—enlisted in the Monroe Guards, which later became Company C of the First Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. Thus began a twenty-month journey that led Oswandel from rural Pennsylvania through the American South, onward to the siege of Veracruz, and finally deep into the heart of Mexico. Waging war with Mexico ultimately realized President James K. Polk’s long-term goal of westward expansion all the way to the Pacific Ocean. For General Winfield Scott, the victorious Mexico City campaign would prove his crowning achievement in a fifty-three-year military career, but for Oswandel ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
692g
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781572337039
SKU
V9781572337039
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About J. Oswandel
TIMOTHY D. JOHNSON is a professor of history at Lipscomb University. He is coeditor, with Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., of A Fighter from Way Back: The Mexican War Diary of Lt. Daniel Harvey Hill, and author of Winfield Scott: The Quest for Military Glory and A Gallant Little Army: The Mexico City Campaign. NATHANIEL CHEAIRS HUGHES, JR. is an independent ... Read more
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