The second volume of a personal journal of a young lady from Independence, Missouri, who follows her husband, a Santa Fé trader, to the Southwest in the early stages of the Mexican war. She describes people, events regarding the acquisition of the New Mexican territory, caravan trading, Gen. Kearny's conquest of New Mexico, the Mexican War, her experiences of trail and pioneer life, hunting, and encounters with Indians. The first 49 pages of the journal consist of copied and original poetry
Description:
There are 32 loose pages laid in front of the journal.
Subject (Geographic):
Bent's Fort (Colo.), Chihuahua (Mexico : State), El Paso (Tex.), Fort Macy (N.M.), Little Arkansas River (Kan.), Pecos (N.M.), Saltillo (Coahuila, Mexico), Santa Fe (N.M.), Southwest, New, and Taos (N.M.)
Subject (Name):
Ampudia, Pedro de, 1805-1868., Archuleta, Diego, 1814-1884., Armijo, Manuel, 1792?-1853., Belknap, William Goldsmith, d. 1851., Bent, Charles, 1799-1847., Bent, George, 1814-1847., Bliss, William Wallace Smith, 1815-1853., Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876., Chavez y Castillo, Mariano., Clark, Meriwether Lewis, 1809-1881., Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895., Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879., Davy, Cornelius., Donaldson, James Lowry, 1814-1885., Doniphan, Alexander William., Gilpin, William, 1815-1894., Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850., Howard, John Eager, d. 1862., Hunter, David, 1802-1886., Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848., Kendall, Geo. Wilkins 1809-1867. (George Wilkins),, McDowell, Sarah Shelby, 1785-1847., Magoffin, James Wiley, 1799-1868., Magoffin, Samuel, 1801-1888., Magoffin, Susan Shelby, 1827-1855., Ortiz, Ramon., Ortiz, Tomas., Owens, Samuel D., d. 1847., Peck, William 1820-1892. (William Guy),, Pino, Manuel., Prentice, George D. 1802-1870. (Geroge Denison),, Prentiss, James H., 1809-1848., Price, Sterling, 1809-1867., Robidou, Antoine, 1794-1860., Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876., Shelby, James, 1784-1848., Shelby, Thomas Hart, 1789-1869., Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872., Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866., Swords, Thomas, 1806-1886., Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850., Trias, Angel., Urrea, José, 1797-1849., Warner, William Horace., Washington, John Macrae, 1797-1853., Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869., Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849., Wright, George, 1803-1865., and Mexico. President (1846 : Paredes y Arrillaga)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Social life and customs, Apache Indians, Comanche Indians, Navajo Indians, History, Description and travel, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
Panoramic group portrait of the 15th Cavalry Division commanded by Colonel George Horace Morgan at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, 1915. The image shows the soldiers mounted on horses and in formation on a parade ground near the officers' quarters, as well as mountains in the background. Ink inscriptions throughout the image identify the troops of soldiers and the ranks of officers
Alternative Title:
Fifteenth U.S. Cavalry, Fort Bliss, Tex., Col. G. H. Morgan - Com'd'g., photo and copyright, by J. U. Medley, -1915-.
Description:
Joseph Urban Medley (1868-1932) was a photographer active in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Texas City, Texas. and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Texas, El Paso (Tex.), Fort Bliss (Tex.), Mexican-American Border Region, and United States
Subject (Name):
Medley, J. U. 1868-1932. (Joseph Urban),, Morgan, George Horace, 1855-1948, and United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment,15th
Photographs of Texas, including views of homes and the business district of El Paso, the Alamo in San Antonio, artillery drills of Troop H of the 3rd cavalry at Fort McIntosh, the mission at San Jose, a wagon train, and an Apache Camp. In Harrold, Texas, performers pose on the balcony of the Hotel del Teatro and Great Western Theatre
Description:
Manuscript captions accompany many of the photographs, which are mounted on both sides of cardboard mounts.
Subject (Geographic):
Texas, San Antonio (Tex.), El Paso (Tex.), and Ft. McIntosh (Laredo, Tex.)
Subject (Name):
United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Apache Indians, Missions, Wagons, and Theaters
