Trailing clouds of glory : Zachary Taylor's Mexican War campaign and his emerging Civil War leaders / Felice Flanery Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Felice Flanery.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns.

Mexican War, 1846-1848.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

United States.

United States. Army--History--Mexican War, 1846-1848.

United States. Army--Biography.

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850--Military leadership.

Taylor, Zachary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work is a narrative of Zachary Taylor's Mexican War campaign, from the formation of his army in 1844 to his last battle at Buena Vista in 1847, with emphasis on the 163 men in his "Army of Occupation" who became Confederate or Union generals in the Civil War. It clarifies what being a Mexican War veteran meant in their cases, how they interacted with one another, how they performed their various duties, and how they reacted under fire. Referring to developments in Washington, D.C., and other theaters of the war, this book provides a comprehensive picture of the early years

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8332-8

OCLC:

664233651