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2.
- Creator:
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
- Published / Created:
- 1947 December 6
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1083 D294
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Concerns mailing directions for his father-in-law, Zachary Taylor, during the Mexican War.
- Description:
- Autograph letter, signed.
- Subject (Name):
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Letter: Jefferson Davis to Dear Sir (Unidentified)]
3.
- Creator:
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2955
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 33
- Abstract:
- Correspondence and papers created by Zachary Taylor relating to his military activities. The correspondence includes autograph letters, signed, and letters, signed, by Taylor to military and government correspondents, including Thomas W. Ringgold; Jef...
- Description:
- Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850) and an American military leader with a four-decade career that ended with victories during the Mexican War.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States. and West (U.S.)
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Thomas, active 1847., Dandridge, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, 1824-1909., Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889., Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860., Jones, Roger, 1789-1852., Polk, James K. 1795-1849. (James Knox),, Ringgold, Thomas W., Taylor, Hancock, 1781-1841., and Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
- Subject (Topic):
- Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Politicians, Soldiers, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Zachary Taylor letters, 1811-1849
4.
- Creator:
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2955
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 350
- Abstract:
- Correspondence and papers created by Zachary Taylor relating to his military activities. The correspondence includes autograph letters, signed, and letters, signed, by Taylor to military and government correspondents, including Thomas W. Ringgold; Jef...
- Description:
- Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850) and an American military leader with a four-decade career that ended with victories during the Mexican War.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States. and West (U.S.)
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Thomas, active 1847., Dandridge, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, 1824-1909., Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889., Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860., Jones, Roger, 1789-1852., Polk, James K. 1795-1849. (James Knox),, Ringgold, Thomas W., Taylor, Hancock, 1781-1841., and Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
- Subject (Topic):
- Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Politicians, Soldiers, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Zachary Taylor letters, 1811-1849
5.
- Published / Created:
- 1848?
- Call Number:
- BrSide4o Zc50 848yu
- Image Count:
- 2
- Description:
- BEIN: Imperfect: mutilated.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Yucatán (Mexico : State)--History--Caste War, 1847-1855
- Subject (Name):
- Peoples, John H
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yucatan : the distressed condition of the whites of this unhappy state, is attracting the attention of the humane ...
6.
- Published / Created:
- Marzo 8 de 1847
- Call Number:
- Zc50 847tq 3/8
- Image Count:
- 2
- Abstract:
- Attack on four members of congress, Jose Maria Lafragua, Octaviano Munoz Ledo, Mariano Otero, and Jose Ramon Pacheco, who have supported the insurgents in the rebellion against the administration of Gomez Farias.
- Description:
- Quarto broadside.
- Publisher:
- Valders y Redondas, impresores
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mexico --Politics and government --1821-1861
- Subject (Name):
- Gomez Farias, Valentin, 1781-1858., Lafragua, Jose Mari´a, 1813-1875, Munoz Ledo, Octaviano, 1815-1874, Otero, Mariano, 1817-1850, Pacheco, Jose Ramon, 1805-1865, and Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de, 1794?-1876.
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 and Mexican War, 1846-1848 --Confiscations and contributions --Mexico
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Traicion de cuatro diputados
7.
- Creator:
- Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-36
- Collection Title:
- Letters
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 38
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Drafts and copies of letters from Secretary of War William L. Marcy to various commanders in the field, 1846-1847. 170 p.
- Subject (Name):
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > To Taylor 5 pieces
8.
- Creator:
- Kendall, Geo. Wilkins (George Wilkins), 1809-1867, author
- Published / Created:
- 1851.
- Call Number:
- ZZc50 851ke 2
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ZZc50 851ke copy 1: Imperfect: volume water damaged. Plates bound interleaved with text.
- Publisher:
- Published by D. Appleton & Company, George S. Appleton, and Plon Brothers, Printers, No. 36, Rue Vaugirard
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 and Campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The war between the United States and Mexico illustrated
9.
- Published / Created:
- [1848?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 305
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- With the Catedral de México as a backdrop, mounted American troops ride decorously into the city, observed by crowds of impassive onlookers
- Alternative Title:
- Occupation of the capital of Mexico, by the American army
- Description:
- Title from caption below image.
- Publisher:
- Lith. by Sarony & Major, 117 Fulton St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mexico City (Mexico)
- Subject (Name):
- Catedral de México
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 and Campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The occupation of the capitol of Mexico, by the American army
10.
- Creator:
- Clarke, Thomas Curtis, 1827-1901
- Published / Created:
- 1852.
- Call Number:
- Zc72 +852cL
- Image Count:
- 74
- Description:
- BEIN Zc72 +852cL: Original wrappers.
- Publisher:
- S.C. Paul & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California
- Subject (Name):
- Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866.
- Subject (Topic):
- History, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Naval operations
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The mission of America: containing the conquest of California, resources of the Pacific, the American Navy. To which is added, The operations of Commodore Stockton on the western coast, from the original manuscript of the late J. Fenimore Cooper ...
11.
- Creator:
- Barton, Charles Crillon, -1851, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1847]
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Sailing ships in the harbor watch over American troops camped in tents on the island
- Description:
- Title from caption below image.
- Publisher:
- Published by P.S. Duval, no. 7 Bank Alley
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mexico and Veracruz-Llave (State)
- Subject (Topic):
- Islands, Military camps, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The island of Lobos : rendezvous of the U.S. Army under General Scott, previous to the attack on Vera Cruz, February 9th, 1847
12.
- Creator:
- Matteson, Tompkins Harrison, 1813-1884, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1846]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 330
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Against a battlefield background, Major Ringgold lies stricken beneath his fallen horse
- Description:
- Title from caption below image.
- Publisher:
- Columbian Magazine and W.L. Ormsby, printer
- Subject (Geographic):
- Texas
- Subject (Name):
- Ringgold, Samuel, 1796-1846
- Subject (Topic):
- Death and burial, Palo Alto, Battle of, Tex., 1846, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The fall of Major Ringgold at the Battle of Palo Alto
13.
- Creator:
- Morton, John Ludlow, 1792-1871, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1846?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 339
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from caption below image.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified and W.L. Ormsby, printer
- Subject (Geographic):
- Texas
- Subject (Name):
- May, Charles Augustus, 1817-1864
- Subject (Topic):
- Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, Tex., 1846, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The charge of Captain May at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
14.
- Creator:
- Polhemus, J. D. L., artist
- Published / Created:
- [1847?]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 847pp
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image and text
- Abstract:
- Print reproduces a drawing by Jason D.L. Polhemus of New York that depicts the United States Army First Division of Volunteers encamped in a plain below mountains; troops mustered by unit are marked with numerals 1-10 in image and named in list below ...
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides Zc50 847pp copy 2: Imperfect: Sheet split in two pieces between image and caption; each piece mounted on paper boards separately. Image mounted on board 45 x 78 cm; caption mounted on board 14 x 78 cm.
- Publisher:
- F. Kuhl's lith press
- Subject (Name):
- Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881
- Subject (Topic):
- Cerro Gordo, Battle of, Mexico, 1847 and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The First Division Volunteers encamped at Elencerro, Mexico, under Command of Maj. Gen. Robert Patterson
15.
- Creator:
- Thompson, D. George, -approximately 1870, engraver
- Published / Created:
- [1847?]
- Call Number:
- BrSide4o Zc50 847th
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Print shows the seige at Vera Cruz underway; in foreground, U.S. artillery group; U.S. flag; in background, right, ships, and left, town under fire
- Description:
- BEIN Broadsides4to Zc50 847th: On sheet 21.8 x 29.0 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published by S. Walker
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 and Vera Cruz, Battle of, 1847
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Battle of Vera Cruz : night scene
16.
- Creator:
- N. Currier (Firm), lithographer, publisher
- Published / Created:
- [1846]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints +175
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An officer pointing a sword in his right hand and carrying an American flag in his left leads an attack. He stands on a rocky slope near the muzzle of a cannon, as he exhorts his troops, two of whom have lost their shakos, to follow
- Description:
- Title from caption below image.
- Publisher:
- Lith. & pub. by N. Currier, 152 Nassau cor. Spruce St. N.Y.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mexico
- Subject (Topic):
- Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Storming of the heights at Monterey : by the American Army Sept. 21st, 1846
17.
- Creator:
- N. Currier (Firm), lithographer
- Published / Created:
- 1847]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints +187
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Subject: Image of General Zachary Taylor sitting on his horse, apporaching three Mexican soldiers standing at right. Taylor is surrounded by other American soldiers, and fighting can be seen in the distance
- Alternative Title:
- General Taylor never surrenders
- Description:
- "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1847 by N. Currier, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
- Publisher:
- N. Currier
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mexico
- Subject (Name):
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 and Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848, Campaigns, Soldiers, and Military campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Santa Anna's messengers requesting Genl. Taylor to surrender his forces at discretion, previous to the Battle of Buena Vista. : "General Taylor never surrenders" : [One line of quotation from Taylor]
18.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
19.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
20.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
21.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
22.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
23.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
24.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848waz 01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
25.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
26.
- Creator:
- Walke, Henry, 1808-1896
- Published / Created:
- c1847-c1848.
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 848wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- BEIN 2003 Folio 94: Autograph on nos. 1 and 3: Lt. L.L. Lee. From the collection of Paul Mellon.
- Publisher:
- Sarony & Major
- Subject (Name):
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. and United States. Navy
- Subject (Topic):
- History and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Naval portfolio naval scenes in the Mexican War / [graphic]
27.
- Creator:
- Woodville, Richard Caton, 1825-1855, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1853]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 853wo
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Subject: A group of men gather around a man reading a newspaper on the steps of the "American Hotel." An African American man and child also listen on the steps of the hotel. A woman is seen listening in from inside through a window. Various broadside...
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides Zc50 853wo: On sheet 69 x 56 cm.
- Publisher:
- Printed by J. Dalton
- Subject (Topic):
- Men, African Americans, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mexican news. : Engraved from the original picture. American Art-Union 1851
28.
- Creator:
- Woodville, Richard Caton, 1825-1855, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1853?]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 853woz 01 copy 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image and text
- Abstract:
- Print shows a group of men gathered around a man reading a newspaper on the steps of the "American Hotel." An African American man and child also listen from the steps of the hotel. A woman is seen listening in through a window from inside the hotel. ...
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 01 copy 1: On sheet 30.0 x 22.7 cm.
- Publisher:
- D. Appleton & Co.
- Subject (Topic):
- Men, African Americans, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mexican news
29.
- Creator:
- Woodville, Richard Caton, 1825-1855, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1853?]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 853woz 01 copy 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image and text
- Abstract:
- Print shows a group of men gathered around a man reading a newspaper on the steps of the "American Hotel." An African American man and child also listen from the steps of the hotel. A woman is seen listening in through a window from inside the hotel. ...
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 01 copy 1: On sheet 30.0 x 22.7 cm.
- Publisher:
- D. Appleton & Co.
- Subject (Topic):
- Men, African Americans, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mexican news
30.
- Creator:
- Woodville, Richard Caton, 1825-1855, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1853?]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 853woz 01 copy 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image and text
- Abstract:
- Print shows a group of men gathered around a man reading a newspaper on the steps of the "American Hotel." An African American man and child also listen from the steps of the hotel. A woman is seen listening in through a window from inside the hotel. ...
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 01 copy 1: On sheet 30.0 x 22.7 cm.
- Publisher:
- D. Appleton & Co.
- Subject (Topic):
- Men, African Americans, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mexican news
31.
- Creator:
- Beinecke, Frederick W.
- Call Number:
- 1979 Folio 88
- Image Count:
- 70
- Description:
- List of contents laid in.
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mexican War lithographs. 1846-1861
32.
- Creator:
- Warren, Henry, 1794-1879, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1861?]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc50 861wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Print shows close combat battle scene with Major Dix struggling to hold the American flag, in center foreground; with fallen men and horse; men fighting with long guns, lances, and sabers
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides Zc50 861wa copy 1: On sheet 20.4 x 29.0 cm. State without imprint letters.
- Publisher:
- George Virtue
- Subject (Geographic):
- Buena Vista, Mexico and Mexico.
- Subject (Name):
- Dix, John A. 1798-1879 (John Adams),
- Subject (Topic):
- Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847, Campaigns and battles, Mexican War, 1846-1848, American, Soldiers, Flags, and Arms and armament
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Major Dix at the Battle of Buena Vista
33.
- Creator:
- Warren, Henry, 1794-1879, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1861?]
- Call Number:
- BrSide4o Zc50 861wa
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Print shows close combat battle scene with Major Dix struggling to hold the American flag, in center foreground; with fallen men and horse; men fighting with long guns, lances, and sabers
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides Zc50 861wa copy 1: On sheet 20.4 x 29.0 cm. State without imprint letters.
- Publisher:
- George Virtue
- Subject (Geographic):
- Buena Vista, Mexico and Mexico.
- Subject (Name):
- Dix, John A. 1798-1879 (John Adams),
- Subject (Topic):
- Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847, Campaigns and battles, Mexican War, 1846-1848, American, Soldiers, Flags, and Arms and armament
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Major Dix at the Battle of Buena Vista
34.
- Creator:
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-641
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 75
- Abstract:
- Zachary Taylor's letters concern his life as commander of the 1st Military Department, with headquarters at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, 1844-1845, and as commander of the army of occupation in Texas, 1845-1846. Taylor's correspondence records his role in t...
- Description:
- Typed transcript available.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States
- Subject (Name):
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. and United States. Army. Adjutant General's Office.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters, 1844-1848
35.
- Creator:
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-641
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 99
- Abstract:
- Zachary Taylor's letters concern his life as commander of the 1st Military Department, with headquarters at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, 1844-1845, and as commander of the army of occupation in Texas, 1845-1846. Taylor's correspondence records his role in t...
- Description:
- Typed transcript available.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States
- Subject (Name):
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. and United States. Army. Adjutant General's Office.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters, 1844-1848
36.
- Creator:
- Kendall, Geo. Wilkins (George Wilkins), 1809-1867
- Published / Created:
- 1841-1852
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1248 K333
- Image Count:
- 35
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- George Kendall's letters relate to the Texan Santa Fe expedition and his book, The War between the United States and Mexico. Accompanying these are a draft of a letter from Kendall's family to Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, and his answer.
- Subject (Name):
- Kendall, Geo. Wilkins (George Wilkins), 1809-1867, Kendall, Thaddeus, Rix, Catherine F. Kendall, Rix, William, 1811-1892, and United States Department of State
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848, Texan Santa Fé Expedition, 1841, and The War between the United States and Mexico
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters
37.
- Creator:
- Washington, John Macrae, 1797-1853
- Published / Created:
- 1848 Jun 5
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-580 W2775
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- In a brief letter to his wife, John Washington tells of the ratification of the peace treaty between the United States and Mexico.
- Subject (Name):
- Mexico, Treaties, etc., United States, 1848 Feb 2, Washington, John Macrae, 1797-1853, and Washington, John Macrae, Mrs
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter: to his wife
38.
- Creator:
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Published / Created:
- 1847 May 4
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1568 T219
- Image Count:
- 5
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Letter from Zachary Tayor as Aide to the Commander in Chief, to the Cuartel General Ejercito de Ocupacion concerning a previous communication by a commission dealing with contributions for Nuevo Leon. Taylor expresses satisfaction with the impartialit...
- Subject (Name):
- United States--Army--History--Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Occupied territories
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter to the Cuartel General Ejercito de Ocupacion
39.
- Creator:
- Burnett, W. C., (Wellington C.)
- Published / Created:
- 1848 Jan 3
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-999 B935
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- W. C. Burnett, a member of Company "E" 15th Infantry during the War with Mexico, writes home about Molino del Rey being filled with American troops, the capture of General Valencia by the Texas Rangers, the rumor that Cadwalader is going to move on to...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Molina del Rey (Mexico)
- Subject (Name):
- Burnett, Lester, Cadwalader, George, 1806-1879, Texas Rangers, United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 15th, United States--Army--Military life, and Valencia, Gabriel, 1799-1848
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : to his father, Lester Burnett
40.
- Creator:
- Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862
- Published / Created:
- 1848 September 12
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-548 K215
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- Explanation of recruiting account expenses beyond the usual amount.
- Subject (Name):
- Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860 and Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : to T. S. Jesup / by Philip Kearny, 1848 Sep 12
41.
- Creator:
- Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862
- Published / Created:
- 1849 September 4
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-981 K215
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- Philip Kearny, nephew of S. W. Kearny, writes to John Walker at General Scott’s office regarding a certificate of merit for the men in Company "F" 1st Dragoons, expressing his regret for the omission of a recommendation for Scott’s orderly, Macrae.
- Subject (Name):
- Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862 and Walker, John
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : to John Walker / by Philip Kearny, 1849 Sep 4
42.
- Creator:
- Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869
- Published / Created:
- 1847 Jan 20
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-649 W88
- Image Count:
- 16
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- A long and involved account of friction among John Wool, General Worth, and General W. O. Butler and an appeal to General Taylor for a settlement.
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880, Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869, and Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : to General Zachary Taylor / by John Ellis Wool
43.
- Creator:
- Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862
- Published / Created:
- 1849 November 1
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1135
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- A letter discussing the inequalities and lack of scale in the brevet system which affects many of the men fighting in the Mexican War. General Kearny is disturbed that Lt. Elwell has not received a brevet promotion for his heroic service and harshly c...
- Subject (Name):
- Boone, Nathan, 1782-1857?, Elwell, Richard S., Gibbs, Alfred, Graham, Lorimer, Harney, William Selby, 1800-1889, Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862, Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870, Mason, Richard Barnes, 1797-1850, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, United States. Army --Promotions, United States. Army. Cavalry, 1st, United States. Army. Cavalry, 2nd, and Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : to General Mason, 1st dragoons / by Philip Kearny, 1849 Nov 1
44.
- Creator:
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- Published / Created:
- 1847 Aug 19
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-398 T219
- Container / Volume:
- Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 5
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Discusses the recent behavior of Mississippi and North Carolina troops, and other military matters.
- Description:
- Original (in folder 1) Restricted fragile material; preservation photocopy (in folder 2).
- Subject (Name):
- Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : to Gen. John E. Wool / by Zachary Taylor
45.
- Creator:
- Wagner & M'Guigan, lithographer
- Published / Created:
- 1849]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints +174
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Subject: Scene depicting the American forces landing on the beach at Vera Cruz, Mexico. Soldiers are seen in rowboats heading to shore, and others are seen pitching tents and unloading cannons from boats. Smoke and fire is seen in the distance
- Description:
- Removed from Frost, J. Pictorial history of Mexico and the Mexican war, Philadelphia, 1849, BIB 43005.
- Publisher:
- Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mexico
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848, Campaigns, and Military campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Landing of the troops at Vera Cruz
46.
- Creator:
- Barton, Charles Crillon, -1851, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1847]
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Longboats full of American troops row from large sailing ships in the harbor to the Mexican shore, where several are already mustering and one has planted an American flag
- Description:
- "On stone by H. Dacre."
- Publisher:
- Published by P.S. Duval, no. 7 Bank Alley
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mexico
- Subject (Topic):
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 and Campaigns
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Landing of the U.S. Army under General Scott, on the beach near Vera Cruz March 9th 1847
47.
- Creator:
- Magoffin, Susan Shelby, 1827-1855
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-867
- Image Count:
- 297
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- The second volume of a personal journal of a young lady from Independence, Missouri, who follows her husband, a Santa Fé trader, to the Southwest in the early stages of the Mexican war. She describes people, events regarding the acquisition of the N...
- Description:
- There are 32 loose pages laid in front of the journal.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bent's Fort (Colo.), Chihuahua (Mexico : State), El Paso (Tex.), Fort Macy (N.M.), Little Arkansas River (Kan.), Pecos (N.M.), Saltillo (Coahuila, Mexico), Santa Fe (N.M.), Southwest, New, and Taos (N.M.)
- Subject (Name):
- Ampudia, Pedro de, 1805-1868., Archuleta, Diego, 1814-1884., Armijo, Manuel, 1792?-1853., Belknap, William Goldsmith, d. 1851., Bent, Charles, 1799-1847., Bent, George, 1814-1847., Bliss, William Wallace Smith, 1815-1853., Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876., Chavez y Castillo, Mariano., Clark, Meriwether Lewis, 1809-1881., Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895., Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879., Davy, Cornelius., Donaldson, James Lowry, 1814-1885., Doniphan, Alexander William., Gilpin, William, 1815-1894., Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850., Howard, John Eager, d. 1862., Hunter, David, 1802-1886., Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848., Kendall, Geo. Wilkins 1809-1867. (George Wilkins),, McDowell, Sarah Shelby, 1785-1847., Magoffin, James Wiley, 1799-1868., Magoffin, Samuel, 1801-1888., Magoffin, Susan Shelby, 1827-1855., Ortiz, Ramon., Ortiz, Tomas., Owens, Samuel D., d. 1847., Peck, William 1820-1892. (William Guy),, Pino, Manuel., Prentice, George D. 1802-1870. (Geroge Denison),, Prentiss, James H., 1809-1848., Price, Sterling, 1809-1867., Robidou, Antoine, 1794-1860., Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876., Shelby, James, 1784-1848., Shelby, Thomas Hart, 1789-1869., Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872., Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866., Swords, Thomas, 1806-1886., Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850., Trias, Angel., Urrea, José, 1797-1849., Warner, William Horace., Washington, John Macrae, 1797-1853., Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869., Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849., Wright, George, 1803-1865., and Mexico. President (1846 : Paredes y Arrillaga)
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America, Social life and customs, Apache Indians, Comanche Indians, Navajo Indians, History, Description and travel, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal, 1846-1847
48.
- Creator:
- Freaner, James L.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1665
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 134
- Abstract:
- 33 ALS to Freaner from friends and associates, some of them Army officers and government officials, and 5 copies of letters he wrote to others. Eleven letters are from John Maginnis; these discuss Delta business and the court of inquiry, other New Orl...
- Description:
- Freaner, a correspondent for the New Orleans Delta during the Mexican War, signed his dispatches from the front "Mustang." He also carried the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Washington, and became involved in a quarrel between General Winfield Scott a...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Louisiana, New Orleans., and New Orleans (La.)
- Subject (Name):
- Dimond, Francis M., Freaner, James L., Maginnis, John., Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881., Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878., Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866., Tasistro, Louis F. 1808-1868. (Louis Fitzgerald),, Twiggs, David Emmanuel, 1790-1862., Daily delta (New Orleans, La. : 1845), and United States. Army. Courts of Inquiry. Pillow.
- Subject (Topic):
- American newspapers, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > James L. Freaner letters and other papers, 1847-1849
49.
- Creator:
- Howland, Henry Elias, 1835-1913, collector
- Published / Created:
- 1848-1850]
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 243
- Container / Volume:
- Box 4
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- Fifteen daguerreotypes attributed to photographer Mathew B. Brady that depict individual seated portraits of prominent men in the United States consisting of presidents, senators and representatives of the United States Congress, justices of the Unite...
- Description:
- Henry Elias Howland (1835-1913) was born in Walpole, New Hampshire. A graduate of Yale College (1854) and Yale University Law School (1857), he practiced law in New York and was active in municipal politics there.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., and Washington (D.C.)
- Subject (Name):
- Atchison, David Rice, 1807-1886, Brown, Neill Smith, 1810-1886, Butler, A. P. 1796-1857 (Andrew Pickens),, Calhoun, John C. 1782-1850 (John Caldwell),, Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Davis, John, 1787-1854, Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865, Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874, Foote, Henry S. 1804-1880 (Henry Stuart),, McLean, John, 1785-1861, Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher, 1795-1864, Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864, Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862, and United States. Supreme Court
- Subject (Topic):
- Officials and employees, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Legislators, Portraits, American, Portrait photography, History, Presidents, Capitol, and White House
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Elias Howland daguerreotype collection
50.
- Creator:
- Howland, Henry Elias, 1835-1913, collector
- Published / Created:
- 1848-1850]
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 243
- Container / Volume:
- Box 3
- Image Count:
- 4
- Abstract:
- Fifteen daguerreotypes attributed to photographer Mathew B. Brady that depict individual seated portraits of prominent men in the United States consisting of presidents, senators and representatives of the United States Congress, justices of the Unite...
- Description:
- Henry Elias Howland (1835-1913) was born in Walpole, New Hampshire. A graduate of Yale College (1854) and Yale University Law School (1857), he practiced law in New York and was active in municipal politics there.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., and Washington (D.C.)
- Subject (Name):
- Atchison, David Rice, 1807-1886, Brown, Neill Smith, 1810-1886, Butler, A. P. 1796-1857 (Andrew Pickens),, Calhoun, John C. 1782-1850 (John Caldwell),, Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Davis, John, 1787-1854, Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865, Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874, Foote, Henry S. 1804-1880 (Henry Stuart),, McLean, John, 1785-1861, Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher, 1795-1864, Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864, Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862, and United States. Supreme Court
- Subject (Topic):
- Officials and employees, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Legislators, Portraits, American, Portrait photography, History, Presidents, Capitol, and White House
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Elias Howland daguerreotype collection