A portrait print of J. Jacob Oswandel who enlisted in the war in Company C First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers under Captain William F. Small which was attached to General Winfield Scott's army during the Mexican American War. Oswandel served from December 11, 1846 through July 29, 1848 and provided a first-hand American account on the war through his particpation in the Siege of Vera Cruz, the Battle of Cerro Gordo, the Siege of Puebla, and the occupation of Mexico City. [This lithograph is from the book "Notes of the Mexican War 1846-47-48, Revised 1885, Illustrated" by J. Jacob Oswandel, page 10]
Topics:
En Route to the Front, Scott's Landing at Vera Cruz, U.S. Pacific Squadron, Siege and Occupation of Vera Cruz, Scott's March Inland, Cerro Gordo, Push to the Valley of Mexico, Molino del Rey and Chapultepec, Puebla and Huamantla, Mexico City, Other Mexican Towns and Cities, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Remembering the War, Diplomacy, Returning Home
Date: 1846-12-09 1848-07-29
Format: images
Format Notes:
Lithograph in Book
Publisher and Date Published: The Author 1885
Language: English
Publication Place: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
Contributor:
Pennsylvania Engraving Company
Creator:
Artist Uknown
Physical Characteristics: 1 print from 642 pages; 23 x 15.5 cm
Collection: Garrett Collection. The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collections.
Call Number: E 411 O86 Garrett Bay D.
