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mssHM 64970-65036
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Bird-Johnston collection
Creator:
Bird, Nancy J., donor
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 64970-65036
Physical Description:
2.4 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1845-1848
Abstract: This collection, which deals with the Mexican War, consists of correspondence, military orders, reports, lists of prisoners,
and paroles of honor, dating from 1845-1848. The material deals with: troop movements, food and supplies, recruiting and enlistments,
mustering of volunteers, as well as Jalapa, Puebla, Tampico, and Veracruz, Mexico.
Language of Material: The records are in English and Spanish.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Bird-Johnston collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Gift of Nancy J. Bird and Charles M. Johnston, October 1987.
This collection all deals with the Mexican War and includes correspondence, military orders, reports, lists of prisoners,
and paroles of honor.
Participants include: William Orlando Butler, Sylvester Churchill, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, George W. Hughes, Joseph E. Johnston,
William L. Marcy, Thomas Marshall, Dixon S. Miles, Henry Lee Scott, Winfield Scott, Lorenzo Thomas, Henry J. Wilson, the Adjutant-General's
Office, and the U. S. Inspector General's Office. The material deals with: troop movements, food and supplies, recruiting
and enlistments, mustering of volunteers, as well as Jalapa, Puebla, Tampico, and Veracruz, Mexico.
Also included are 31 paroles and lists of Mexican prisoners captured in the spring of 1847 and at the Battle of Cerro Gordo.
The collection also contains the signed paroles of Brigadier Generals Anastasio Torrejón, and Antonio Gaona of the Mexican
Army.
There is also a geological map of the southeast United States.
The collection is arranged in the following order: Box 1: Correspondence, Orders and Reports, and Box 2: Paroles of Honor
and Lists of prisoners. Each box is arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cerro Gordo, Battle of, Mexico, 1847
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Sources
Prisoners of war -- Mexico
Xalapa (Mexico)
Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico)
Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)
Letters (correspondence) -- 19th century
Military records -- Mexico -- 19th century
Military records -- United States -- 19th century
Orders (military records) -- United States -- 19th century
Paroles -- 19th century
Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880
Churchill, Sylvester, 1783-1862, correspondent
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870
Hughes, George W. (George Wurtz), 1806-1870
Johnston, Charles M., donor
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857
Marshall, Thomas Francis, 1801-1864
Miles, Dixon Stansbury, 1804-1862
Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee), 1814-1886
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875
Wilson, Henry J., Colonel, correspondent
Mexico. Ejército -- Records and correspondence
Mexico. Ejército -- Staffs
United States. Adjutant-General's Office
United States. Army -- Officers
United States. Army -- Records and correspondence
United States. War Department
United States. War Department. Inspector General's Office