My life in the old Army
Subtitle: the reminiscences of Abner Doubleday : from the collections of the New-York Historical Society
By: edited and annotated by Joseph E. Chance ; illustrations by Wil Martin.
Contributors: Chance, Joseph E., 1940-; New-York Historical Society.
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Ft. Worth
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
Subjects: Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893.; United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.; United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century.; Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives.; Indians of North America -- Wars -- Texas.; Seminole Indians -- Wars -- Florida.
Description: Often thought of as the inventor of baseball - the great American pastime - Abner Doubleday was first and foremost a soldier.

My Life in the Old Army is comprised of a set of previously unpublished writings (the originals are housed at the New-York Historical Society) with an emphasis on Doubleday's tour of duty during the Mexican War. He was on hand for the first shots of the conflict, for the battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista, and later served in Saltillo after the campaign moved farther south toward Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, he traveled far and wide in Mexico and describes his experiences in this volume.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-389) and index.