Panting For Glory : The Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War / Richard Bruce Winders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winders, Richard Bruce, 1953- author.

Contributor:

Project Muse, Content Provider.

Series:

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 151.

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; number 151

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1846-1848)--History.

United States.

United States. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 1st (1846-1848)--History.

Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico.

Mexican War, 1846-1848.

Mexican War, 1846-1848--Regimental histories--Mississippi.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Armed with percussion rifles when most other US soldiers still carried flintlock muskets, the "Mississippi Rifles" served in the war against Mexico that followed the annexation of Texas in 1845. In Panting for Glory: The Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War , Richard Bruce Winders skillfully uncovers the contrasting wartime experiences of two regiments, the 1st and 2nd Mississippi Rifles. The 1st Mississippi Rifles were lauded for their service and remain a familiar part of the history of the Mexican War. Under the leadership of Col. Jefferson Davis--later the President of the Confederate States of America--the 1st enjoyed significant victories at the Battle of Buena Vista and the Battle of Monterey. The 2nd Mississippi Rifles, by contrast, saw little action and returned home overlooked and largely forgotten. Panting for Glory compares these regiments to show that the contours of history were sometimes arbitrary and that military historians, in their analysis of failure, should take into account a wide range of factors that influence outcomes, not merely records of wins and losses. As Winders concludes, "the 1st and 2nd Mississippi Rifles . . . offer the perfect opportunity to examine two sides of war: glory gained and glory denied."

Contents:

Preface: Glory

Introduction: Mississippi on the eve of war

Mobilizing Mississippi for war

Off to war

The march to Monterrey

The 1st Mississippi Regiment at Monterrey

Life under the armistice

The Victoria expedition

Glory bound

The 1st Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista

Homeward bound

The 2nd Mississippi Rifles go to Mexico

Discontented poor fellows

Life in the backwaters of the war

Evaluating the role of the Mississippi volunteers

Appendix 1: The Model 1841 rifle

Appendix 2: County of origin by regiment

Appendix 3: County of origin by regiment population

Appendix 4: The 1st and 2nd Regiments of Mississippi Rifles: comparison of statistics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references(pages 173-179) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-417-6

OCLC:

951453477