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Title: Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war

Author: Gustavus Woodson Smith

Release Date: January 28, 2010 [EBook #31113]

Language: English

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COMPANY "A,"

CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. A.,

1846-'48,

IN THE

MEXICAN WAR.

BY

GUSTAVUS W. SMITH,

FORMERLY LIEUTENANT OF ENGINEERS, AND BVT. CAPTAIN,

U. S. ARMY.

THE BATTALION PRESS,
1896.

PREFACE.

Executive Document, No. 1, United States Senate, December 7, 1847,
contains a Communication from the Secretary of War, transmitting to
Congress the official reports of commanding generals and their
subordinates in the Mexican War.

The Secretary says: "The company of engineer soldiers, authorized by the
act of May 15, 1846, has been more than a year on active duty in Mexico,
and has rendered efficient service. I again submit, with approval, the
proposition of the Chief Engineer for an increase of this description of
force." (Senate-Ex. Doc. No. 1, 1847, p. 67.)

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Page

PREFACE. 3

CHAP. I.--Enlistment--Instruction--Detention on
the Rio Grande--March to Victoria and
Tampico--Landing at Vera Cruz--Death
of Captain Swift. 7

CHAP. II.--Engaged in Operations against Vera Cruz. 21

CHAP. III.--After the Surrender of Vera Cruz to the
Occupation of Puebla. 28

CHAP. IV.--From Puebla to Churubusco. 34

CHAP. V.--Capture of the City of Mexico. 48