Journal of William H. Richardson, a private soldier in the campaign of New and Old Mexico, under the command of Colonel Doniphan of Missouri

Name: Journal of William H. Richardson, a private soldier in the campaign of New and Old Mexico, under the command of Colonel Doniphan of Missouri
Author: William H. Richardson

by William H. Richardson

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Description

The author was a member of the Second Regiment, Missouri Mounted Volunteers.

Details

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Duration

~3 hours (189K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: John W. Woods, 1848.

Credits

David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2022-07-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives Soldiers -- United States -- Diaries Doniphan's Expedition, 1846-1847 Richardson, William H. -- Diaries E300

About the author

William H. Richardson

A private soldier rather than a famous general, he left behind a vivid firsthand account of the Mexican-American War. His journal stands out for its plainspoken detail and the feeling of being close to the march itself.

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