Winders, Richard Bruce, 1953-
Panting for glory the Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War / [electronic resource] : Richard Bruce Winders. - First edition. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; number 151 . - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 151. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: Glory -- Introduction: Mississippi on the eve of war -- Mobilizing Mississippi for war -- Off to war -- The march to Monterrey -- The 1st Mississippi Regiment at Monterrey -- Life under the armistice -- The Victoria expedition -- Glory bound -- The 1st Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista -- Homeward bound -- The 2nd Mississippi Rifles go to Mexico -- Discontented poor fellows -- Life in the backwaters of the war -- Evaluating the role of the Mississippi volunteers -- Appendix 1: The Model 1841 rifle -- Appendix 2: County of origin by regiment -- Appendix 3: County of origin by regiment population -- Appendix 4: The 1st and 2nd Regiments of Mississippi Rifles: comparison of statistics.
9781623494179 1623494176
United States. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1846-1848) --History.
United States. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 1st (1846-1848) --History.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Regimental histories--Mississippi.
Electronic books.
E409.5.M56 / W56 2016
973.6/2
Panting for glory the Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War / [electronic resource] : Richard Bruce Winders. - First edition. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; number 151 . - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 151. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: Glory -- Introduction: Mississippi on the eve of war -- Mobilizing Mississippi for war -- Off to war -- The march to Monterrey -- The 1st Mississippi Regiment at Monterrey -- Life under the armistice -- The Victoria expedition -- Glory bound -- The 1st Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista -- Homeward bound -- The 2nd Mississippi Rifles go to Mexico -- Discontented poor fellows -- Life in the backwaters of the war -- Evaluating the role of the Mississippi volunteers -- Appendix 1: The Model 1841 rifle -- Appendix 2: County of origin by regiment -- Appendix 3: County of origin by regiment population -- Appendix 4: The 1st and 2nd Regiments of Mississippi Rifles: comparison of statistics.
9781623494179 1623494176
United States. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1846-1848) --History.
United States. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 1st (1846-1848) --History.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Regimental histories--Mississippi.
Electronic books.
E409.5.M56 / W56 2016
973.6/2