Address to the Veterans of the Mexican War: Embodying a Historical Contrast of the two Great Political Parties of the United States on Vital Issues: . Also, an Appendix of Three Chapters Entitled

Pickett, Charles Edward

ISBN 10: 1356222862 / ISBN 13: 9781356222865

Edité par Palala Press, 2016

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• Titre: Address to the Veterans of the Mexican War: Embodying a Historical Contrast of the two Great Political Parties of the United States on Vital Issues: . Also, an Appendix of Three Chapters Entitled
• Éditeur: Palala Press
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1356222862
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781356222865
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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Mexican War, the field of such performance lying in California. A member of the YERBA BUENA Volun teers, which Company he took a leading part in organizing, and was tendered the Captaincy, but declined it, preferring to serve as a private. The Company was recruited at this place, and acted, during the Winter of 184G- 7under orders of Capt. J. B. Hull, of the United States sloop of war Warren, Hull being then titled Governor and Commander-in-C hief of the Northern Department of California. The Company was not marched further than Santa Clara, and had but one engagement with the Hispano-C alifornia enemy, which, fortunately, proved bloodless; strategy, and a tender of the olive branch, securing us a victory. The hardest service rendered, was in standing guard, during the cold and rainy nights of that dreary Winter, in the outskirts of the little village of Yerba Buena, and scouting in vicinity since, changing its name and somewhat grown. Though not attached to any Mexican Veteran A ssociation, some members of the one here requested me to prepare an address for their anniversary, on the 14th of September, (taking of the City of Mexico by the American army in 1847); but such Association not having arranged for any public oratorical exercises, on that occasion, it is sent forth, somewhat amplified, to the Veterans throughout the Union, and to my fellow-citizens at large, through the medium of the multi-tongued types. Persons desirous of learning some condensed interesting history a portion, ihitherto, unpublished and penned by a participant in much of it should peruse this pamphlet. That it shall prove a valuable adjunct in aid of the Democratic party, ,must be attributed to the fact that the truth of history and glory of the American people, as revealed in its pages, lie upon that side. The two old parties should, like individuals, be judged by their general cha
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