My life in the old Army : the reminiscences of Abner Doubleday : from the collections of the New-York Historical Society / edited and annotated by Joseph E. Chance ; illustrations by Wil Martin. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893.

Contributor:

Chance, Joseph E., 1940-

New-York Historical Society.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893.

Doubleday, Abner.

United States. Army--Officers--Biography.

United States.

United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century.

Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives.

Mexican War, 1846-1848.

Indians of North America--Wars--Texas.

Indians of North America.

Seminole Indians--Wars--Florida.

Seminole Indians.

Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives--Texas.

Indians of North America--Wars--Florida.

Seminole Indians--Wars.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 403 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Ft. Worth : Texas Christian University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 My Life in the Old Army is comprised of a set of previously unpublished writings (the originals are housed at the New-York Historical Society) with an emphasis on Doubleday's tour of duty during the Mexican War.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.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-03632-2