03161nam 2200673Ia 450 991045807060332120200520144314.01-283-09847-497866130984741-57233-710-9(CKB)2560000000054955(EBL)668926(OCoLC)699521063(SSID)ssj0000471743(PQKBManifestationID)11286345(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471743(PQKBWorkID)10434133(PQKB)10590950(MiAaPQ)EBC668926(MdBmJHUP)muse18432(Au-PeEL)EBL668926(CaPaEBR)ebr10437927(CaONFJC)MIL309847(EXLCZ)99256000000005495520100514d2010 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrNotes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848[electronic resource] /J. Jacob Oswandel ; edited, with an introduction, by Timothy D. Johnson and Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr1st ed.Knoxville University of Tennessee Pressc20101 online resource (393 p.)"Oswandel's book was originally published in 1885".1-57233-703-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 siege of Veracruz, and finally deep into the heart of Mexico. Waging war with Mexico ultimately realized President James K. Polk's long-term goal of westward expansion all the way to the Pacific Ocean. For General Winfield Scott, the victorious Mexico City campaign would prove his crowning achievementMexican War, 1846-1848Personal narratives, AmericanMexican War, 1846-1848Regimental historiesSoldiersUnited StatesBiographyElectronic books.Mexican War, 1846-1848Mexican War, 1846-1848Regimental histories.Soldiers973.6/2092BOswandel J. Jacob1050423Hughes Nathaniel Cheairs1041963Johnson Timothy D.1957-1050424Oswandel J. Jacob1050423MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458070603321Notes of the Mexican War, 1846-18482480175UNINA