The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) (part 5 of 5)
Archives of U. S. Navy Dept. =46=Captain's Letters; =47=Squadron Letters; =48=Confidential Letter Books; =49=Orders; =50=Executive Letters; =51=Marine Corps.
Archives of U. S. State Dept. =52=Correspondence (and enclosures) with diplomatic and consular agents in Mexico, Great Britain, France, Spain, Prussia and Texas; =53=Notes to and from the legations of those countries; =54=Report Books; =55=Confidential Report Books; =56=Special Missions and Correspondence with confidential agents in Mexico, Texas and California; =57=Domestic Letter Books; =58=Miscellaneous Letters and Replies; =59=Circulars issued to diplomatic and consular agents. See also Claims Commission.
Archives of U. S. War Dept. =60=Secretary of War's files; =61=Adjutant General's files; =62=Quartermaster General's files; =63=Military Book; =64=Adjutant General, Miscellany; =65=Orders; =66=Engineer's office; =67=Bureau of Topog. Engineers; =68=Judge Advocate General's office, courts martial, courts of inquiry; =69=Discontinued Commands, etc.
Archivo =69a=del Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Archivo =70=General y Público (particularly "Guerra"), Mexico.
Archivo =71=Histórico-Nacional, Madrid.
Archivo =72=Nacional de Cuba.
Archivo =73=Particular del Ministerio de Estado, Madrid.
Archivos (National) de =74=Fomento (Maps); =75=Gobernación (formerly called "Relaciones Interiores"); =75a=Hacienda; =76=Guerra y Marina; =77=Relaciones (i.e., Exteriores). At Mexico City.
Archivos (State) de =78=Coahuila, =79=Jalisco, =80=México, =81=Nuevo León, =82=Puebla, =83=Querétaro, =84=San Luis Potosí, =85=Tamaulipas, =86=Vera Cruz, =87=Zacatecas. At the state capitals.
Archivos (Municipal) de =88=Córdoba, =89=Guadalajara, =90=Jalapa, =91=Matamoros, =92=México, =93=Monterey, =94=Orizaba, =95=Puebla, =96=Querétaro, =97=Saltillo, =98=San Luis Potosí, =99=Tampico, =100=Vera Cruz, =101=Victoria, =102=Zacatecas.
Avila, Juan. =103=Notas Californianas: Bancroft Coll.
Ayer =104=Collection: Newberry Library, Chicago.
Baldridge, William. =105=The Days of 1846: Bancroft Coll.
Bancroft =106=Collection: Univ. of California.
Bancroft =107=Papers: New York City Public Library.
Bancroft, George. =108=Papers: Massachusetts Hist. Soc.
Bandini, Juan. =109=Documentos para la Hist. de California: Bancroft Coll.
Barbour, H. H. =110=Diary: Mrs. Barbour.
Beauregard, P. G. T. =111=Papers: C. S. Hook, Esq.
Beauregard, P. G. T. =112=Papers: Justin H. Smith.
Beauregard, P. G. T. =113=Reminiscences (done by him from diary and notes): Claiborne papers, Mississippi Dept. of Hist.
Beeler, Louis F. =114=Recollections.
Belden, Josiah. =115=Statement: Bancroft Coll.
Bell, A. N. =116=Document.
Benjamin, W. R. =117=Collection.
Berlandier, Luis. =118=Papers: Library of Congress.
Bevan, William. =119=Statement.
Biddle, James. =120=Papers: Library of Congress.
Biddle, Charles J. =121=Papers: Charles Biddle, Esq.
Bidwell, John. =122=California, 1841-8: Bancroft Coll.
Bidwell, John. =123=Statement: Harvard Univ. Library.
Blocklenger, Benjamin. =124=Letter.
Bonham, Milledge L. =125=Letters: Dr. Milledge Lake Bonham, Ill.
Botello, Narciso. =126=Anales del Sur de la California: Bancroft Coll.
Boyle, John. =127=Letter: Miss Esmeralda Boyle.
Brackett, A. G. =128=Diary: Mrs. Brackett.
Breckenridge, Robert J. =129=Papers: Library of Congress.
Brichta, A. C. =130=Letter: belonging to the family.
Brindle, William. =131=Statement: J. D. Parrish, Esq.
Buchanan, James. =132=Papers: Pennsylvania Hist. Soc.
Buck, Dr. Solon J. =133=Collection.
Burton, C. M. =134=Collection, Public Library, Detroit.
Butler, Anthony. =135=Papers: Univ. of Texas.
Butterfield, James. =136=Recollections.
Calhoun, John C. =137=Papers: Clemson Coll.
Calhoun, John C. =137a=Papers: Library of Congress.
Campbell, William B. =138=Letters: John DeWitt, Esq.
Campbell, William B. (and David). =139=Papers: Lemuel R. Campbell, Esq.; Mrs. James S. Pilcher.
Cantwell, John L. P. =140=Letter: Miss Jessica R. Smith.
Carson, J. C. =141=Statement: Bancroft Coll.
Carson, J. H. =142=Gold Mines of 1848: Bancroft Coll.
Cary, T. G. =143=California Papers: Boston Public Library.
Cassidy, P. A. =144=Recollections.
Castro, Manuel. =145=Documentos para la Hist. de California: Bancroft Coll.
Caswell, William R. =146=Diary and Letters: Massachusetts Hist. Soc.
Chamberlain, S. E. =147=Diary: loaned by the writer.
Chamberlain, S. E. =148=Recollections (verbal).
Chase, Salmon P. =149=Papers: Library of Congress.
Cheatham, B. F. =150=Diary and Papers: Mrs. Telfair Hodgson.
Claiborne, J. F. H. =151=Papers: State of Mississippi, Dept. of Hist.
Claiborne, Thomas. =152=Memoirs: belonging to the family.
Claims Commission of 1849. =153=Book of Awards; =154=Book of Opinions; =155=Journal: U. S. State Dept.
Clay, Henry. =156=Papers: Library of Congress.
Cobb, Howell. =157=Papers (printed later by the Amer. Hist. Assoc.): Dr. U. B. Phillips.
Cobb, Howell. =158=Papers: Dr. R. P. Brooks.
Collins, Francis. =159=Papers (published later in the Qtrly. Publication of the Hist. and Philos. Soc. of Ohio, 1915, Nos. 2-3).
Columbus. =160=Record of Punishments, 1846-7: U. S. Naval Academy Library.
Congress. =161=Journal of a Cruise, 1846: U. S. Naval Academy Library.
Conner, David. =162=Papers: Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Conner, David. =163=Papers: P. F. Madigan, Esq.
Conner, David. =164=Papers: Library of Congress.
Conner, David. =165=Papers: Navy Dept. Library.
Conner, David. =166=Papers: New York City Library.
Coutts. =167=Diary of a March to California: Bancroft Coll.
Crallé, R. K. =168=Papers: Library of Congress.
Crittenden, J. J. =169=Papers: Library of Congress.
Crooker Family (of South Carolina). =170=Papers: Dr. E. M. Shealy.
Cyane. =171=Journal of a Cruise; Abstract of Journal: U. S. Naval Academy Library.
Cyane. =172=Log Book: Library, U. S. Navy Dept.
Davis, Jefferson. =173=Address: Library of Congress (reading-room desk).
Davis, Jefferson. =174=Papers: Confederate Memorial, New Orleans.
Davis, Jefferson. =175=Papers: Library of Congress.
Davis, Jefferson. =176=Papers: State of Mississippi, Dept. of Hist.
Davis, John W. =177=Statement of the Battle of San Pascual: Bancroft Coll.
Davis, T. F. =178=Diary: belonging to the family.
Diario =179=Esactísimo de lo ocurrido en México, etc.: Bancroft Coll.
Dreer =180=Collection: Pennsylvania Hist. Soc.
Donelson, A. J. =181=Papers: Mrs. Wm. A. Donelson (now in the Library of Congress).
Dormitzer, Walter. =182=Collection.
Drum, R. C. =183=Recollections (verbal).
Duke, Moses S. =184=Letters: Miss Winnie V. Lynch.
Duncan, James. =185=Papers: U. S. Military Academy.
Duncan, W. L. =186=Notes on Bishop's Journal: McLean County (Ill.) Hist. Soc.
Eddy =187=Manuscripts: Charles Carroll, Esq.
Edwards, Marcellus B. =188=Diary: Missouri Hist. Soc.
Evans, Mrs. Lucy. =189=Letter: belonging to the family.
Ewing, J. C. =190=Diary: belonging to the family.
Fairfield, John. =191=Papers: Library of Congress.
Ford. =192=Collection: New York City Public Library.
Foster, R. C. =193=Letters: Mrs. Edward W. Foster.
Fourth (Mexican) Infantry. =194=Book of Accounts: New York Hist. Soc.
Fowler, W. P. =195=Collection.
Frémont, John C. =196=Statement: Library of Harvard Univ.
Gaines, E. P. =197=Papers: Library of Congress.
Gallatin, Albert. =198=Papers: New York Hist. Soc.
García, Señ. Lic. D. Genaro. =199=Collection.
Gibbes, W. H. =200=Collection.
Gibson, George R. =201=Diary: Missouri Hist. Soc.
Giménez, M. M. =202=Papers: Señ. Lic. D. Genaro García.
Gleason, James. =203=Letter.
Gouverneur, S. L. =204=Diary: Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes.
Graham, L. P. =205=Memorandum Book: E. W. McGlenen, Esq.
Graham, W. A. =206=Papers: A. W. Graham, Esq.
Griffin, John S. =207=Journal of 1846: Bancroft Coll.
Guadalajara (Public Library) =208=Collection.
Guitar, Aldon. =209=Letter.
Hammond, J. H. =210=Diary and Papers: Library of Congress.
Hardie, James A. =211=Papers: Library of Congress.
Hastings, D. H. =212=Diary: loaned by the writer.
Hatch, John P. =213=Letters: Library of Congress.
Hays, John C., and Caperton, John. =214=Life and Adventures of John C. Hays: Bancroft Coll.
Heald, Nathan. =215=Papers: Univ. of Wisconsin Library.
Heiman, A. =216=Services of the First Regt. of Tennessee: Tennessee Hist. Soc.
Henshaw, J. C. =217=Papers: Massachusetts Hist. Soc.
Henshaw, J. C. =218=Narrative, prepared by Mrs. Henshaw from his papers: Massachusetts Hist. Soc.
Heráldica =219=del Ejército Mex., etc.: Biblioteca Nacional.
Higgins, H. H. =220=Plans and letters: Mrs. T. M. Coxe.
Hill, D. H. =221=Diary: Pres. D. H. Hill.
Hiney, E. F. =222=Diary.
Hirschorn, Jacob. =223=Recollections: Justin H. Smith.
Hitchcock, E. A. =224=Diary and Papers: Mrs. E. A. Hitchcock (now in the Library of Congress).
Holt, Joseph. =225=Papers: Library of Congress.
Hook, C. S. =226=Collection.
Hoyle, E. D. =227=Recollections.
Illinois University. =228=Collection.
Indiana State Library. =229=Collection.
Itúrbide, Agustín de. =230=Papers: Library of Congress.
Jackson, Andrew. =231=Papers: Library of Congress.
Jameson, J. Franklin. =232=Collection.
Janssens, Agustín. =233=Documentos para la Hist. de California: Bancroft Coll.
Johnson, Andrew. =234=Papers: Library of Congress.
Jones, Roger. =235=Papers: W. R. Benjamin, Esq.
Judah, H. M. =236=Diary: Library of Congress.
Kearny, S. W. =237=Letter Book: Missouri Hist. Soc.
Keating, E. H. =238=Map of Monterey, Mex.: Monterey City Govt.
Kemper, Jackson. =239=Papers: Univ. of Wisconsin Library.
Kennerly, W. C. =240=Narrative.
Kent, James. =241=Papers: Library of Congress.
Kingsbury, D. M. =242=Letters to his Mother.
Kribben, Christian. =243=Home Letters: B. D. Kribben, Esq.
Lakin, George W. =244=Papers: Univ. of Wisconsin Library.
Lamar, M. B. =245=Papers: Texas State Library.
Lane, Joseph. =246=Autobiography: Bancroft Coll.
Larkin, T. O. =247=Papers: Bancroft Coll.
Lasselle, Stanislaus. =248=Papers: Indiana State Library.
Leese, Jacob P. =249=Bear Flag Papers: Bancroft Coll.
Lieber, Francis. =250=Papers: Library of Congress.
Lowry, Robert. =251=Narrative.
Mackall, W. W. =252=Letters: belonging to the family.
McLean, John. =253=Papers: Library of Congress.
McClellan, Geo. B. =254=Diary and Papers: Library of Congress.
Mangum, W. P. =255=Papers: A. W. Graham, Esq.
Marcy, W. L. =256=Papers: Library of Congress.
Markoe and Maxcy. =257=Papers: Library of Congress.
Marshall, Henry. =258=Recollections: Bancroft Coll.
Maryland Hist. Soc. =259=Collection.
Massachusetts Hist. Soc. =260=Collection.
Mémoires. =261=I, Apparently prepared by the French agent in Mexico; =261a=II, Sur les Revolutions du Mexique: Dépt. des Affaires Etrangères, Paris.
Memorias. =262=Reports issued under this title by Depts. of the Mexican government (see also "Memorias" under the head of Books and Pamphlets. A number of the Memorias were not published--unless in newspapers--but exist in MS. in the library of the Sría. de Relaciones).
Mervine, William. =263=Letter Books and Papers: Navy Dept. Library.
Mexican Hist. =264=Documents: Museo Nacional, Mexico.
Miller, N. C. =265=Letter.
Miller, W. D. =266=Papers: belonging to the family.
Mississippi Dept. of Hist. =267=Collections (Dr. Dunbar Rowland, Director).
Missouri Hist. Soc. =268=Collection.
Molina, Señ. D. Ignacio. =269=Recollections (verbal).
Moore, H. Judge. =270=Diary.
Morales, J. B. =271=Papers: Library of Congress.
Morgan, George. =272=Memoir of: Col. J. M. Morgan.
Mullan, James. =273=Diary: belonging to the family.
Neeld, Peter C. =274=Letter.
Nelson, T. B., Jr. =275=Letter: Mrs. Annie J. Holland.
Neville, Harvey. =276=Diary: Chicago Hist. Soc.
New York Hist. Soc. =277=Collection.
Niehenke, R. =278=Statement.
Notes. =279=Sur les Possessions Espagnoles en Amérique: Dépt. des Affaires Etrangères, Paris.
Nunelee, S. F. =280=Diary: James Howell Nunelee, Esq.
O'Keefe, Michael. =281=Statement: Justin H. Smith.
Olivera, Agustín. =282=Documentos para la Hist. de California: Bancroft Coll.
Orders (General and Special). =283=Army of the North under Mejía, Ampudia and Arista: New York Hist. Soc.
Otero, M. =284=Comunicación que sobre las Negoc. Diplom., etc.: Yale Univ. Library.
Paredes y Arrillaga, Mariano. =285=Papers: Señ. Lic. D. Genaro García.
Parker, James. =286=Statement.
Parrish, P. C. =287=Diary.
Pennsylvania Hist. Soc. =288=Collection.
Pérez de Acal. =289=Papers: Guadalajara Public Library.
Pico, Pio (Familia Pico). =290=Documentos para la Hist. de California: Bancroft Coll.
Pierce, Franklin. =291=Papers: Library of Congress.
Pillow, Gideon J. =292=Letters: W. R. Benjamin Collection.
Pillow, Gideon J. =293=Letters: Library of Congress.
Pillow, Gideon J. =294=Letters: Pennsylvania Hist. Soc.
Pinto, Rafael. =295=Apuntaciones para la Hist. de California: Bancroft Coll.
Poinsett, Joel R. =296=Papers: Pennsylvania Hist. Soc.
Polk, James K. =297=Papers: Library of Congress (including the Polk papers examined by the author at the Chicago Hist. Soc.).
Porter, Andrew. =298=Papers: Major John Biddle Porter.
Posey, Carnot. =299=Letters: Dr. Walter L. Fleming.
Pricket, John A. =300=Letters.
Primer Battn. Activo de Oaxaca. =301=Libro de Servicios: Rhode Island Hist. Soc.
Puryear, J. F. =302=Document.
Quitman, John A. =303=Papers: in possession of the family.
Quitman, John A. =304=Papers in the Claiborne Papers.
Richardson, C. T. =305=Recollections: Justin H. Smith.
Riser, J. J. =306=Recollections (Mormon Battalion).
Roberts, B. S. =307=Diary and letters: Brigadier General B. K. Roberts.
Roberts, Charles. =308=Autograph Collection: Haverford Coll.
Roessler, Edward. =309=Diary: belonging to the family.
Roque, J. K. =310=Document.
Santa Anna, A. L. de. =311=Papers: Señ. Lic. D. Genaro García.
Santa Anna, A. L. de. =312=Papers: Library of Congress.
Saunders, J. L. =313=Papers: Library of Congress.
Sawyer, Charles H. =314=Documents for the Hist. of the Conquest of California: Bancroft Coll.
Schouler, William. =315=Papers: Massachusetts Hist. Soc.
Sherman, W. T. =316=Papers: Library of Congress.
Sibley, H. H. =317=Papers: Minnesota Hist. Soc.
Smith, C. B. =318=Papers: Library of Congress.
Smith, George. =319=Diary: belonging to the family.
Smith, Persifor F. =320=Papers: State Normal School, West Chester, Pa.
Smith, T. F. =321=Diary: belonging to the writer.
Smith, W. B. =322=Diary: belonging to the family.
Stevenson, J. D. =323=Letter Book; =324=General Order Book; =325=Regimental Order Book: New York Hist. Soc.
Sumner, Charles. =326=Papers: Harvard Univ. Library.
Sutherland, D. H. =327=Letters: belonging to the family.
Sweet, G. N. =328=Statement.
Taliaferro, William B. =329=Papers: Miss L. S. Taliaferro.
Taylor, Zachary. =330=Papers: Library of Congress.
Taylor, Zachary. =331=Papers: Henkels catalogue.
Tennery, Thomas D. =332=Diary: Rev. John S. Cook, D.D.
Tlacotálpam, Mex. =333=Judicial Archives.
Torres, Manuel. =334=Peripecias de la Vida California: Bancroft Coll.
Trist, Nicholas P. =335=Papers: Library of Congress.
Turner, C. B. =336=Letter: belonging to the family.
Turner, H. S. =337=Diary: Missouri Hist. Soc.
U. S. House of Representatives. =338=Files: Capitol, Washington.
U. S. House of Representatives. =339=Papers: Library of Congress.
U. S. Military Academy (West Point). =340=Collection.
U. S. Senate. =341=Files: Capitol, Washington.
University of Illinois. =342=Collection.
Vallejo, M. G. =343=Documentos para la Hist. de California: Bancroft Coll.
Vallejo, M. G. =344=Recuerdos Hist. y Personales: Bancroft Coll.
Van Buren, Martin. =345=Papers: Library of Congress.
Wade, W. P. =346=Document: belonging to the family.
Washburne, Elihu B. =347=Papers: Library of Congress.
Watterston, George. =348=Notes on U. S. History: Library of Congress.
Watterston, George. =349=Papers: Library of Congress.
Weber, Juan L. =350=Recollections (verbal).
Webster, Daniel. =351=Papers: Library of Congress.
Weeks, J. W. =352=Reminiscences: Bancroft Coll.
Welles, Edgar T. =353=Collection: Connecticut Hist. Soc.
Welles, Gideon. =354=Papers: Library of Congress.
Wheaton, Henry. =355=Papers: Massachusetts Hist. Soc.
Whitcomb, T. M. =356=Diary: T. J. Whitcomb, Esq.
Wilcox, C. M. =357=Diary (portions copied by him): Claiborne papers, Mississippi Dept. of History.
Williams, Thomas. =358=Letters: Rt. Rev. G. Mott Williams.
Winthrop-Clifford. =359=Correspondence: Massachusetts Hist. Soc.
Winthrop-Kennedy. =360=Correspondence: Massachusetts Hist. Soc.
Woods, William. =361=Recollections.
Worth, G. A. =362=Papers: Library of Congress.
Worth, W. J. =363=Papers: W. R. Benjamin Collection.
Worth, W. J. =364=Papers: Mrs. K. S. Hubbell.
Wyse, F. O. =365=Papers: Miss Mary Wyse.
Yale University. =366=Collection (University Library).
Yell, Archibald. =367=Papers: Mrs. R. H. Fitzgerald.
Map Division, Library of Congress. =369=Map of Palo Alto.
Taylor, Zachary. =370=Papers: Mrs. W. R. Stauffer.
Mitchell, W. I. =371=Statement.
Hyde, George. =372=Statement of Hist. Facts on California: Bancroft Coll.
Evans, Joseph. =373=Narrative: Justin H. Smith.
Conner, David. =374=Letters: Henkels catalogue.
Madigan, P. F. =375=Collection.
Nicholson, A. S. =376=Recollections (verbal).
Willing, Wildurr. =377=Paper on Scott's operations (published later).
Winthrop, R. C. =378=The Mexican War Bill (Massachusetts Hist. Soc.)
De Witt, John. =379=Collection (see also No. 138).
Transcriber's Note
There are three types of notes in the text. The lettered notes (originally asterisks) were printed as standard footnotes on each page. References to these notes now appear in brackets as [A], [B] and so on. The notes themselves have been moved to directly follow the paragraph within which they are referenced. Occasionally, an asterisk is used for some other purpose, usually preceding rather than following a word or phrase, and remain asterisks.
Numeric references referring to the extensive Notes section of the text appear as bracketed numbers, e.g., [1.3]. Unlike standard footnotes, the references to those notes in the text are themselves not necessarily consecutive, nor are they unique. To assist in consulting those notes using search features, the chapter number has been prefixed to each, using Arabic numerals, as [2.1], [2.2], [3.3], etc. Notes for the Preface are prefixed with 'P'. Any internal references directing attention to another note have also been changed.
Within the Notes, there are =bold= numbers prefixed to key words (e.g., '=123=keyword') which serve as references to sources, to be found in the Appendix. There may be multiple references to the same source.
The logic behind this system is explained by the author in his Preface, and in more detail in [P.5] of the Notes to that Preface.
In general, Spanish names, when used in English phrases, are printed without accents. The country is referred to as 'México' when the language is Spanish, and 'Mexico', without the accent, when in English. On occasion, the printer fails to observe this distinction, as on p. xviii: "and a plan in [Mexico] á través de los Siglos". These are considered as printer's errors, and have been corrected here.
Where variants in spelling occur in quoted passages, they are always retained.
The name of the town of Matamoros is spelled, occasionally (pp. 177, 468), as 'Matamoras'. The variants are retained.
The word 'manoeuvre' is sometimes printed with an 'oe' ligature. In this text, as noted above, no distinction can be made.
At the end of the final paragraph of Chapter III, there is a reference to Note 41 of that chapter, which does not exist. Either the note was not included, or the reference was misnumbered. The anchor is retained.
The following table describes other textual issues, and the resolution of each. The [x/y] annotations mark the additions, deletions or substitutions made to the text. Minor inconsistencies of punctuation in the Notes have been silently corrected. On several occasions, letters or numbers have gone missing from the images used to prepare this text. Where no reasonable conjecture is supportable, an empty bracket [ ] indicates the spot.
p. xviii [9]. Battles of Monterey. Central '9' is missing. Operations
and a plan in M[e/é]xico á través de los Corrected. Siglos
p. 57 to accomplish anything[.] Added.
p. 91 extend our ter[r]itory by conquest Corrected.
p. 95 the minister proce[e]ded to Vera Cruz Added missing 'e'.
p. 99 "the i[n]gnominious loss of national Removed spurious integrity" 'n'.
p. 149 made Arista commander[-]in-chief The hyphen is missing on the line break.
p. 177 rei[e]nforcements Removed extraneous 'e'.
could probably h[o/a]ave taken Corrected.
p. 301 seven hundred National [oe/G]uards Corrected printer's error.
p. 372 tha[t] he might be able Added missing 't'.
p. 402 Coch[e]let Added missing 'e'.
p. 412 dates given as 'fractions'
p. 415 Bankhead, nos. 108 of 1844; [ ], 17, The first numeral is indistinct, may be 2, 3, 8.
p. 424 ([i]bid., 94; Ho. 351; 25, 2, Added missing 'i'.
p. 431 to cast a gratuit[u]ous aspersion Removed gratuitous 'u'.
p. 438 Carreño, Je[f]es Added missing 'f'.
p. 440 Watson, Taylo[e/r], 113-4 A reference to Watson, Taylor appears earlier. None to 'Tayloe'.
p. 476 Housto[u]n, Texas May refer to 'Houston', but is retained.