Download or read book The Mier Expedition written by Walter Flavius McCaleb and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an ill-fated expedition and the most disastrous border confrontation between Texas and Mexico. Led by William S. Fisher, a band of about 300 men crossed the Rio Grande and captured the town of Mier on December 23, 1842. The men were captured, escaped, recaptured, marched to Mexico City in 1943. The survivors were released September 14, 1944.

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Download or read book The Prisoners Of Perote written by William Preston Stapp and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Preston Stapp was one of the prisoners who were captured by the Mexicans at Mier in 1842 and later released from Perote in 1844. In this journal, he recounts his experiences as a captive in Mexico, describing the living conditions, the relationships among the prisoners, and the various attempts to escape. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Prisoners of Perote written by William Preston Stapp and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prisoners of Perote: Containing a Journal Kept by the Author, Who Was Captured by the Mexicans at Mier, December 25, 1842, and Released From Perote, May 16, 1844 San Antonio de car - The Alamo - The Missions - The Desert of the Noam - Organization of the Arm -march to the Nueces - Prairie Bog - Cap ture of Rancheros - Lore Pills of Loredo Sedition amongst the Troops - Retreat and Division 0 the Forces - Council of War - Departure of Colonel Bennett's Command - Capture of Gust-051. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Shelby s Expedition to Mexico written by John N. Edwards and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shelby's Expedition to Mexico This dethroned king had transferred its empire from the Carolinas to the Gulf, from the Tombigbee to the Rio Grande. It was a fugitive king, however, with a broken sceptre and a meretricious crown. Afterwards it was guillotined. Gen.E. Kii-by Smith was the Commander-in-Chief of this Department, who had under him as lieutenants, Generals John B.Magruder and Simon B.Buckner. Smith was a soldier turned exhorter. It is not known that he preached; he prayed, however, and his prayers, like the prayers of the wicked, availed nothing. Other generals in other parts of the army prayed, too, notably Stonewall Jackson, but between the two there was this difference: The first trusted to his prayers alone; the last to his prayers and his battalions. Faith is a fine thing in the parlor, but it never yet put grape-shot in an empty caisson, and pontoon bridges over a fullfed river. As I have said, while the last act in the terrible drama was being performed east of the Mississippi river, all west of the Mississippi was asleep. Lees surrender at Appomattox Court House awoke them. Months, however, before the last march Price had made into Missouri, Shelby had an interview with Smith. They talked of many things, but chiefly of the war. Said Smith: What would you do in this emergency, Shelby f I would, was the quiet reply, march every single soldier of my command into Missouri infantry, artillery, cavalry, all;1 would fight there and stay there. Do not deceive yourself. Lee is overpowered; Johnson is giving up county after county, full of our corn and wheat fields; Atlanta is in danger, and Atlanta furnishes the powder; the end approaches; a supreme eflbrt is necessary; the eyes of the East are upon the West, and with fifty thousand soldiers such as yours you can seize St. Louis, hold it, fortify it, and cross over into Illinois. It would be a diversion, expanding into a campaign a blow that had destiny in it. Smith listened, smiled, felt a momentary enthusiasm, ended the interview, and, later, sent eiglit thousand cavalry under a leader who marched twelve miles a day and had a wagon train as long as the tail of Plantamour's comet. With the news of Lees surrender there came a great paralysis. What had before been only indifference was now death. The army was scattered throughout Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, but in the presence of such a calamity it concentrated as if by intuition. Men have this feeling in common with animals, that imminent danger brings the first into masses, the last into herds. Buffalo fight in a circle; soldiers form square. Smith came up from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Marshall, Texas. Shelby went from Fulton, Arkansas, to the same place. Hither came also other Generals of note, such as Hawthorne, Buckner, Preston and Walker, Magruder tarried at Galveston, watching with quiet eyes a Federal fleet beating in from the Gulf. In addition to this fleet there were also transports blue with uniforms and black with soldiers. A wave of negro troops was about to inundate the department. Some little re-action had begun to be manifested since the news of Appomattox. The soldiers, breaking away from the iron bands of a rigid discipline, had held meetings pleading against surrender. They knew Jefferson Davis was a fugitive, westward bound, and they knew Texas was filled to overflowing with all kinds of supplies and war munitions. In their simple hero faith they believed that the struggle could still be maintained. Thomas C.Reynolds was Governor of Missouri, and a truer and braver one never followed the funeral of a dead nation his commonwealth had revered and respected. This Marshall Conference had a twofold object: first to ascertain the imminence of the danger, and, second, to provide against it. Strange things were done there.

Download or read book A Journey Through Texas Or A Saddle trip on the Southwestern Frontier with a Statistical Appendix written by Frederick Law Olmsted and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The War with Mexico written by Justin Harvey Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1919 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As every one understands, our conflict with Mexico has been almost entirely eclipsed by the greater wars following it. But in the field of thought mere size does not count for much; and while the number of troops and the lists of casualties give the present subject little comparative importance, it has ample grounds for claiming attention. As a territorial stake New Mexico, Arizona and California were of immense value. National honor was involved, and not a few of the Mexicans thought their national existence imperilled. Some of the diplomatic questions were of the utmost difficulty and interest. The clash of North and South, American and Mexican, produced extraordinary lights and shades, and in both countries the politics that lay behind the military operations made a dramatic and continual by-play. The military conduct of the governments-especially our own-and the behavior of our troops on foreign soil afforded instruction worthy to be pondered.

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Download or read book My Story written by Anson Mills and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this classic work of a 19th century United States Army Officer, Anson Mills gives an autobiographical look at his extraordinary life. Anson Mills (August 31, 1834 – November 5, 1924) was an inventor, entrepreneur, developer, pioneer, and brigadier general, and both named and created the first plans for the city of El Paso, Texas.

Download or read book A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth New Jersey 1917 2007 written by and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2008 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1917-2007 chronicles ninety years of communications-electronics achievements carried out by the scientists, engineers, logisticians and support staff at Fort Monmouth, NJ. From homing pigeons to frequency hopping tactical radios, the personnel at Fort Monmouth have been at the forefront of providing the U.S. Army with the most reliable systems for communicating battlefield information. Special sections of the book are devoted to ground breaking achievements in "Famous Firsts", as well as "Celebrity Notes", a rundown on the notable and notorious figures in Fort Monmouth history. The book also includes information on commanding officers, tenants and post landmarks.

Download or read book A Breed Apart written by Eddie Michel and published by . This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Texas Rangers are an iconic symbol of both Texas and the American West. As citizen soldiers and lawmen the Rangers have left an indelible mark in the annals of history and American culture. This book offers a balanced and informative history of the Ranger corps. The author integrates both the traditionalist view of the Rangers as heroic defenders of Texan liberty and justice with the revisionist scholarship of more recent historians which has exposed a darker side to the corps including instances of brutality, corruption, racism and on occasion exceptionally high levels of violence. A Breed Apart: The History of the Texas Rangers explores the history, character and development of the Texas Rangers from their creation as an irregular frontier force to their current status as highly trained and well respected agents of law enforcement. The book provides an excellent resource for any reader wishing to understand why the Texas Rangers remain such powerful historical symbols and continue to exert such fascination in the public imagination.

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Download or read book Useful Plants of Neotropical Origin written by Heinz Brücher and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with useful plants of neotropical origin, i.e., plants which have been cultivated in Southern and Central America as well as their wild relatives. Quite a number of these trees and bushes have "conquerred" the world as early as 400 years ago and are nowadays of utmost importance for feeding the increasing world population (e.g., potatoes). It has been estimated that about 150 such useful plants stem from the "New World." This book does not only describe the current theories about their domestication, cultivation, and evolution; it also discusses biotechnological methods for improving their productivity. About the German edition: ..". One of the most interesting and recurring themes of this book concerns some little-known species of potential value which may well become important to a future which is certain to present us with serious problems, at least as far as alimentation is considered. BrA1/4cher's book is absolutely up to date in the taxonomic and nomenclatural sense..." "Excerpta Botanica"#1