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Gideon J. Pillow Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-2138
Abstract
In a letter dated August 7, 1847, from Pueblo, Mexico, to James W. Breedlove in New Orleans, La., Major General Gideon J. Pillow, brigade and division commander in the Mexican War, defends himself against political attacks by Whigs.
Dates:
1847 August 7
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