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Notes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848 /

In December 1846, John Jacob Oswandel - or Jake as he was often called - enlisted in the Monroe Guards, which later became Company C of the First Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. Thus began a twenty-month journey that led Oswandel from rural Pennsylvania through the American South, onward to the sie...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oswandel, J. Jacob
Otros Autores: Johnson, Timothy D., 1957-, Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs, Jr., 1930-2012
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2010.
Edición:1st ed.
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  • The drums beat, we are ordered on board
  • Bright muskets and bayonets flashing in the sun
  • A blundering mistake was made
  • The sleep that knows no waking
  • You can't fool these Yankees, they are too sharp
  • Let them come! Let them come!
  • We know no surrender!
  • On to Mexico City
  • Adventures around the capital
  • The morning peace is again in our quarters
  • We are coming home
  • One mass of people, cheering.