Mexico Under Fire
Subtitle: Being the Diary of Samuel Ryan Curtis 3rd Ohio Volunteer Regiment During the American Military Occupation of Northern Mexico 1846
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Published: July 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780875651279
Subjects: Military life & institutions; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; World history: from c 1900 -; Ohio; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Military History - Modern; Military Personal Narratives; Soldiers; History - Military / War; History: American; Mexico; Military - General; United States - Antebellum Era; Curtis, Samuel Ryan; Curtis, Samuel Ryan,; Personal narratives, American; 1805-1866; Campaigns; Diaries
First sentence: THE Declaration of War against the Republic of Mexico, approved by Congress on May 13, 1846, found the United States army unprepared to wage a "war of conquest."