Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war
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This important memoir illuminates life within the Regular Army of the antebellum years. The U.S. Company of Sappers, Miners, and Pontooniers, which Congress authorized on May 13, 1846, quickly became one of the army's elite units. During the Mexico City campaign, Company "A" played a significant role in scouting, building fortifications, and setting artillery batteries. Gustavus Woodson Smith, the unit commander and author of the text, describes the training and discipline of the enlisted soldiers. His commentary also provides interesting insights into the early careers of future Civil War gen...
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- COMPANY "A," CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. A.,
- 1846-'48,
- IN THE
- MEXICAN WAR.
- GUSTAVUS W. SMITH,
- FORMERLY LIEUTENANT OF ENGINEERS, AND BVT. CAPTAIN, U. S. ARMY.
- THE BATTALION PRESS, 1896.
- PREFACE.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. ENLISTMENT—INSTRUCTION—DETENTION ON THE RIO GRANDE—MARCH TO VICTORIA AND TAMPICO—LANDING AT VERA CRUZ—DEATH OF CAPTAIN SWIFT.
- FOOTNOTE:
- CHAPTER II. ENGAGED IN OPERATIONS AGAINST VERA CRUZ.
- FOOTNOTE:
- CHAPTER III. AFTER THE SURRENDER OF VERA CRUZ; TO THE OCCUPATION OF PUEBLA.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV. FROM PUEBLA TO CHURUBUSCO.
- CHAPTER V. CAPTURE OF THE CITY OF MEXICO.
- CHAPTER VI. IN THE CITY OF MEXICO—RETURN TO WEST POINT.
- FOOTNOTE:
- APPENDIX A. BRIEF EXTRACTS, FROM WILCOX'S HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN WAR, 1892.
- APPENDIX B. PROMOTIONS OF ENLISTED MEN OF THE COMPANY.
- FOOTNOTE:
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