Trailing Clouds of Glory [Recurso electrónico] : Zachary Taylor's Mexican War Campaign and His Emerging Civil War Leaders / Felice Flanery Lewis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Taylor's Corps of Observation -- Taylor's army of occupation at Corpus Christi -- Encounters with "the enemy" : Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande -- The ambush : "Hostilities may now be considered as commenced" -- Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Fort Brown -- Occupation of Matamoros, Reynosa, Camargo, and Mier -- March to Monterrey -- Battle of Monterrey -- Captain Robert E. Lee joins General Wool's march into Mexico -- Taylor's changing army and the occupation of Saltillo -- Battle of Buena Vista -- Last days of Taylor's army of occupation -- Appendix: Future Civil War leaders in Taylor's army.

Libro Electrónico

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