Excerpt from Our Army on the Rio Grande: Being a Short Account of the Important Events Transpiring From the Time of the Removal of the "Army of Occupation" From Corpus Christi, to the Surrender of Matamoros
The events treated Of in this work, are of too recent occurrence, and Of an interest too absorbing, to require a preface. The author was among those who were deeply excited by the stirring incidents connected with our little army on the Rio Grande, in the months of April and May, 1846, and he was on the battle fields, and among the heroes, almost immediately after the occurrences that have rendered them immortal in the history of the country. The idea Of writing the following little volume, was suggested by the accumulation Of materials, collected for the transient purpose Of varying the columns Of a daily paper, and urged on by the honorable wish to record some Of the noble deeds Of our soldiers, that might otherwise be forgotten. The author is indebted to several Officers of high standing in the army for facilities Of Obtaining information, among whom he would.
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