A print of Major-General Winfield Scott, commander-in-chief of the U. S. Army during the Mexican American War. Author J. Jacob Oswandel served in one of the volunteer attachments to Scott's Army (Company C First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers under Captain William F. Small) and participated 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 41.]
Topics:
U.S. Military Preparation, En Route to the Front, Along the Rio Grande, Troop Movements and Logistics (North), Blockading the Gulf of Mexico, 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, 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 1855
Language: English
Publication Place: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
Contributor:
Pennsylvania Engraving Company
Creator:
Artist Unknown
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.
