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Second Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Journal

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1041
Abstract

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

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  • Language: English X
  • Subject: Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives, American. X
  • Subject: Cerro Gordo, Battle of, Mexico, 1847. X