![]() But the commanding general will not be denied, and leads his men in one of the most daring campaigns in military history.Īs the army moves inland, Lee performs with surprising heroism, demonstrating to Scott that it is the young West Point educated professional soldier who is the future of the army. ![]() ![]() And despite the arrogant assertions of their politicians, the Americans are up against a serious and dangerous enemy, the Mexican dictator Santa Anna, whose army greatly outnumbers Scott's meager force. The ultimate goal is victory, by the capture of the capital of Mexico City, an overland march that will take Scott's army away from its supply line, and all communication with the hand-wringing government in Washington. His commanding officer is the grand old man of the army, "Old Fuss and Feathers," Major General Winfield Scott, who has come down from Washington to take command of the army's invasion of Vera Cruz. ![]() Lee is a forty-year-old captain, who has built a solid reputation in the United States army for efficiency and excellence as an engineer, but who has never seen combat. The story follows closely the experiences of two main characters. It is 1847, Mexico, and the United States has sent its army to invade foreign soil for the first time. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I wiped the tears from my eyes and took his limp hand.īut my words didn’t matter. Tears sizzled down my hot face like bacon grease on fire and I dropped to my knees, the sounds of shouting in the distance. She ran out into the hall before I could say anything. The woman’s eyes found the body and the knife, still in my hand. Suddenly a door opened, harsh light flooding the room. I sucked in air, forcing it into my lungs, and I stumbled back, the soles of my shoes wet with something thick and dark. But when I opened them again, I was still in the dark room and he was still dead at my feet. ![]() I closed my eyes, desperately trying to wake out of the nightmare. ![]() ![]() The originals of the copied diary entry and inventory of silverware can be found in Series 3. Most of the originals of the copied correspondence can be found in Series 1. The bulk of the volume consists of copied correspondence, photographs, diary entry, notes, and inventory of silverware. Sammons Nielsen a list of Bouton family members and a table of contents of oversize correspondence, sermons, and a chronological listing of correspondence, photographs, and other family documents. Publications, 2009, contains the 350 page bound volume of Bouton Family Letters and Sermons, 1820-1865 that includes an introduction by Laurel E. Archibald Bouton, 1894, contains a inventory list of silverware by Mrs. Bouton was during the beginning of the Civil War. Diary, 1861-1862, contains a half page diary entry consisting of dates and locations where John B. Sermons, 1820-1827, consist of sermons written by Nathaniel Bouton before and during his pastorate at the First Congregational Church in Concord, New Hampshire. The rest of the correspondence contain letters from George W. The bulk of the correspondence is between John B. ![]() Correspondence, 1825-1865, include sixteen folders and eleven oversize letters between Bouton family members. ![]() The series include Correspondence, Sermons, Diary, Archibald Bouton, Publications, Miscellaneous, and Photographs. The letters and sermons were arranged into seven series which reflect the Bouton families role in religion, civic leadership, family life, and service during the Civil War. ![]() |