An immigrant soldier in the Mexican War /
Zeh, Frederick, 1823-1902.
An immigrant soldier in the Mexican War / by Frederick Zeh ; translated by William J. Orr ; and edited by William J. Orr and Robert Ryal Miller. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 1995. - 1 online resource (xx, 117 pages) : illustrations, maps. - The Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 13 . - Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 13. .
Originally published in Der Deutsche Pionier, a German-language periodical in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-109) and index.
From Philadelphia to Veracruz -- The siege and surrender of Veracruz -- March inland and the Battle of Cerro Gordo -- Respite in the city of Jalapa -- To Puebla and the Valley of Mexico -- Battles of Contreras and Churubusco -- Molino del Rey, Chapultepec, and Mexico.
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"Frederick Zeh, a young German immigrant, had hardly arrived in the United States when he was caught up in the war fever that swept his new homeland. He joined the Mountain Howitzer and Rocket Company of the U.S. Army. His impressions of the siege of Veracruz, the long march to Mexico City, the bloody battles that occurred along the route, and the occupation of the capital provide a vivid and unusual account of the Mexican War from an enlisted man's point of view." "Although Zeh held the lowly rank of "laborer" in the army, he was well-educated and an astute observer, and his story is both lively and well-written. Besides the horror of battles, he tells about relations between officers and enlisted men, military punishment, and the day-to-day life of the soldiers. Numerous anecdotes and personal stories enliven his narrative. He is unusually candid about abuses that occurred in the American army and toward Mexican civilians. His is also the first book-length account written by a German-American participant - a significant contribution, given that nearly half the regular army was made up of immigrant recruits."--Jacket.
Electronic reproduction.
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HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
0585191808 9780585191805
Zeh, Frederick, 1823-1902.
Zeh, Frederick, 1823-1902?
1846-1848
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives, German American.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Participation, German American.
German Americans--Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.
German Americans.
Military participation--German American.
Mexikanischer Krieg
Erlebnisbericht
United States - General.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
German Americans Biography Mexican War, 1846-1848 Participation, German American Mexican War, 1846-1848 Personal narratives, German American Zeh, Frederick
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
E411 / .Z44 1995eb
973.6/28 B
An immigrant soldier in the Mexican War / by Frederick Zeh ; translated by William J. Orr ; and edited by William J. Orr and Robert Ryal Miller. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 1995. - 1 online resource (xx, 117 pages) : illustrations, maps. - The Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 13 . - Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 13. .
Originally published in Der Deutsche Pionier, a German-language periodical in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-109) and index.
From Philadelphia to Veracruz -- The siege and surrender of Veracruz -- March inland and the Battle of Cerro Gordo -- Respite in the city of Jalapa -- To Puebla and the Valley of Mexico -- Battles of Contreras and Churubusco -- Molino del Rey, Chapultepec, and Mexico.
Use copy
"Frederick Zeh, a young German immigrant, had hardly arrived in the United States when he was caught up in the war fever that swept his new homeland. He joined the Mountain Howitzer and Rocket Company of the U.S. Army. His impressions of the siege of Veracruz, the long march to Mexico City, the bloody battles that occurred along the route, and the occupation of the capital provide a vivid and unusual account of the Mexican War from an enlisted man's point of view." "Although Zeh held the lowly rank of "laborer" in the army, he was well-educated and an astute observer, and his story is both lively and well-written. Besides the horror of battles, he tells about relations between officers and enlisted men, military punishment, and the day-to-day life of the soldiers. Numerous anecdotes and personal stories enliven his narrative. He is unusually candid about abuses that occurred in the American army and toward Mexican civilians. His is also the first book-length account written by a German-American participant - a significant contribution, given that nearly half the regular army was made up of immigrant recruits."--Jacket.
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
0585191808 9780585191805
Zeh, Frederick, 1823-1902.
Zeh, Frederick, 1823-1902?
1846-1848
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives, German American.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Participation, German American.
German Americans--Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.
German Americans.
Military participation--German American.
Mexikanischer Krieg
Erlebnisbericht
United States - General.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
German Americans Biography Mexican War, 1846-1848 Participation, German American Mexican War, 1846-1848 Personal narratives, German American Zeh, Frederick
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
E411 / .Z44 1995eb
973.6/28 B