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A Mexican War officer
This is copy of a daguerreotype from around 1846 of Bezaleel W. Armstrong. Second Lieutenant Armstrong, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, served in the Mexican...
Message from President James K. Polk to Congress
In early May 1846, 16 U.S. soldiers died in battle with Mexican forces. On May 11 President James K. Polk asked Congress for a declaration of war.
Spotty Lincoln
Congressman Abraham Lincoln drafted this resolution asking President Polk to prove that the spot where American and Mexican troops clashed was really in the United...
Search results 1 - 3 of 3 for the tag Mexican American War