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Contains 1 Result:

Second Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Journal, 1847 March 4-May 4

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Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

A member of Captain Caswell's company, the Second Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, kept this handwritten journal between April 9 and May 4, 1847 while the unit was stationed in Mexico during the Mexican-American War. In it, the author describes their participation in the Battle of Cerro Gordo. Also included is a muster roll for the company dated March 4, 1847.

Dates: 1847 March 4-May 4