The Mexican War Correspondence of Richard Smith Elliott: Volume 76

by Richard Smith Elliott

Book Overview

When General Stephen Watts Kearny's Army of the West marched into Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 18, 1846, Richard Smith Elliott, a young Missouri volunteer, was included in its ranks. In addition to Lieutenant Elliott's duties in the Laclede Rangers, he served as a regular correspondent to the St. Louis Reveille. An entertaining and educated observer, Elliott provided readers back home with an account of the grueling march over the famous Santa...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806190906
• ISBN13: 9780806190907
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"