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... seen so many of the regular army together at one time . Possibly General Worth and one or two others who had served in Canada in 1812 - '15 may have been so fortunate , but there were colonels who had never seen their entire regi- ments ...
... seen so many of the regular army together at one time . Possibly General Worth and one or two others who had served in Canada in 1812 - '15 may have been so fortunate , but there were colonels who had never seen their entire regi- ments ...
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... seen in front , or off on the flank , but kept at a distance . He reported the different commands of his army as being in excellent condition and buoyant in spirits , " equal to any ser- vice that might be before them . " Rarely , if ...
... seen in front , or off on the flank , but kept at a distance . He reported the different commands of his army as being in excellent condition and buoyant in spirits , " equal to any ser- vice that might be before them . " Rarely , if ...
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... seen after it was affected , or after his troops had commenced to cross , his artillery would open fire upon them . The rear brigade arrived at this time , and was ordered into position on the right ; the troops entered the stream and ...
... seen after it was affected , or after his troops had commenced to cross , his artillery would open fire upon them . The rear brigade arrived at this time , and was ordered into position on the right ; the troops entered the stream and ...
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... seen ascending in large volumes , several houses being on fire , the torch having been applied by the port captain acting , as was reported , by order of General Mejia . The troops arrived in Excitement in Matamoros . 39 time to ...
... seen ascending in large volumes , several houses being on fire , the torch having been applied by the port captain acting , as was reported , by order of General Mejia . The troops arrived in Excitement in Matamoros . 39 time to ...
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... seen in the distance , the generala was sounded , the fortifications , old and but rarely occupied , were manned , the troops put under arms and prepared for combat , the people believing no doubt that a battle would be fought at once ...
... seen in the distance , the generala was sounded , the fortifications , old and but rarely occupied , were manned , the troops put under arms and prepared for combat , the people believing no doubt that a battle would be fought at once ...
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1st Lt Acting Master Passed Adjutant advance American Ampudia Arista army arrived artillery Asst attack battalion battery battle battle of Churubusco battle of Monterey Brig.-Gen brigade Buena Vista Capt Captain captured cavalry Cerro Gordo Chapultepec Charles City of Mexico Colonel command companies Contreras and Churubusco Cruz defense division Dragoons enemy enemy's engineers eral fire flank force forward Fourth Infantry front Garita George guns halted howitzer Jalapa James John killed latter Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel Lt.-Col Maj.-Gen Major Master Passed Mid Matamoros miles Molino del Rey Monterey moved night occupied officers ordered party Pillow position Puebla Quitman ravine rear reconnoissance regiment Resaca road Saltillo San Antonio San Augustin Santa Anna Scott Second Lieutenants severely wounded Smith soldiers squadron Surgeon Tampico Taylor Texas Thomas tion troops Twiggs U. S. V. late U. S. V. late war United Vera Cruz volunteers William Worth yards
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Page 566 - ... western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same); thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river, until it empties into the Rio Colorado; thence across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California, to the Pacific Ocean.
Page 567 - Mexicans now established in territories previously belonging to Mexico, and which remain for the future within the limits of the United States, as defined by the present treaty, shall be free to continue where they now reside, or to remove at any time to the Mexican Republic, retaining the property which they possess in the said territories, or disposing thereof, and removing the proceeds wherever they please, without their being subjected, on this account, to any contribution, tax, or charge whatever....
Page 565 - General-inchief of the said troops and the Mexican Government, whereby healthy and otherwise suitable places, at a distance from the ports not exceeding thirty leagues, shall be designated for the residence of such troops as may not yet have embarked, until the return of the healthy season. And the space of time here referred to as comprehending the sickly season shall be understood to extend from the first day of May to the first day of November.
Page 563 - ... have for that purpose appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say : The President of the United States has appointed Nicholas P.
Page 567 - The river Gila, and the part of the Rio Bravo del Norte lying below the southern boundary of New Mexico, being, agreeably to the fifth article, divided in the middle between the two republics, the navigation of the Gila and of the Bravo below said boundary shall be free and common to the vessels and citizens of both countries ; and neither shall, without the consent of the other, construct any work that may impede or interrupt, in whole or in part, the exercise of this right ; not even for the purpose...
Page 566 - In order to designate the boundary line with due precision, upon authoritative maps, and to establish upon the ground landmarks which shall show the limits of both republics...
Page 568 - Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States and be admitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States) to the enjoyment of all the rights of citizens of the United States...
Page 566 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence westwardly along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination ; thence northward along the western line of New Mexico until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same) ; thence down the middle of...
Page 574 - ... but if any officer shall break his parole, or any other prisoner shall escape from the limits of his cantonment, after they shall have been designated to him...
Page 568 - Considering that a great part of the territories, which, by the present treaty, are to be comprehended for the future within the limits of the United States, is now occupied by savage tribes...