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1. Diary
- Creator:
- Prince, William E., d. 1892
- Published / Created:
- 1850-1861
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1104
- Image Count:
- 49
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Diary completely digitized. and William E. Prince, born in and appointed from Massachusetts to the United States Army, describes the military posts in which he served, namely: Ringgold Barracks, Forts Clark, Terrett, Duncan, McKavett, Texas, and Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory. He describes the wagon trains, the difficulties with the Mexicans crossing the border, the Carbajal revolt in Mexico, 1850-1853, known as the Merchants War, and his command along the Rio Grande where the army was preserving civil authority.
- Description:
- Accompanied by a typewritten summary of the diary.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Fort Arbuckle (Okla.), Fort Clark (Tex.), Fort Duncan (Tex.), Fort McKavett (Tex.), Fort Ringgold (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Fort Terrett (Tex.), Mexico--History--1821-1861, and Texas--History--1846-1950
- Subject (Name):
- Carbajal, José María Jesús, d. 1874, Prince, William E., d. 1892, and United States--Army--Military life--History--19th century
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America--Texas, Merchants War, 1850-1853, and Military bases--Texas
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary
