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Alta California : embracing notices of the climate, soil, and agricultural products of northern Mexico and the Pacific seaboard : also, a history of the military and naval operations of the United States directed against the territories of northern Mexico, in the year 1846-'47 : with documents declaratory of the policy of the present administration of the national government in regard to the annexation of conquered territory to this union, and the opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c

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Author
Captain of volunteers.
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
979.4403 C254
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Responsibility
by a Captain of volunteers.
Author
Captain of volunteers.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
H. Packer & Co. ...,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
[2], 5-64 p. (first leaf blank) ; 25 cm.
Notes
This copy is a reproduction ISBN 0548410593.
Description of area: p. 9-12; history and documentation: p. 13-64.
Anti-annexation tract.
Summary
The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be allowed in California, the policy of the South and its motive for a slave market and emigrants to California and Northern Mexico [from California State University's Digital Commons]
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
California - Description and travel.
California - History - 1846-1850.
Mexico, North - Description and travel.
California - Annexation to the United States.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
979.4403 C254
Websites
https://archive.org/details/altcaliforniembr00strerich/page/n7/mode/2up
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Columbia's favorite son : Gen. Thomas Welsh, the man and the myth Preceedings of a symposium Saturday October 25, 2008 / edited by Richard C. Wiggin

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Date of Publication
ca. 2009
Call Number
923.5 W461c
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
ca. 2009
Physical Description
65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
From cover: Sponsored jointly by : The Columbia Public Library and the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
Subjects
Welsh, Thomas, - 1824-1863.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Military biography
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography
Columbia (Pa.) - History
Additional Corporate Author
The Columbia Public Library (Pa.)
The Columbia Historic Preservation Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 W461c
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Die Pflicht der Christen gegen die Regierung

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Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
815 P769 # 30
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
n.d.
Physical Description
4 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Campaign literature
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 30
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Distinguished military men : Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest

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Author
Von Stetten, Wayne ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
923.5 V945
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Author
Von Stetten, Wayne ,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Minuteman Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
218 p. : parts. ; 23 cm.
Summary
This book discusses eight successful military men who all grew up in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Chapters: Brigadier General Thomas Welsh, Major General Edward Shannon, Lieutenant General Daniel Strickler, Vice Admiral Charles Mason, Brigadier General Charles Supplee, Rear Admiral Richard Kern, Major General Richard Snyder, and Major General Frank Smoker. No bibliography
Subjects
Welsh, Thomas , - 1824-1863.
Shannon, Edward Caswell , - 1870-1946.
Strickler, Daniel B. , - 1897-1992.
Mason, Charles Perry , - 1891-1971.
Supplee, Charles L. , - 1895-1971.
Kern, Richard , - 1891-1982.
Snyder, Richard , - 1912-1981.
Smoker, Frank H. , - Jr. - 1925-
World War, 1914-1918 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Korean War, 1950-1953
Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Spanish American War 1898 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Military biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 V945
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Gathering laurels in Mexico : the diary of an American soldier in the Mexican American War

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Author
Sargent, Chauncey Forward,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Call Number
973.628 S245
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Responsibility
Chauncey Forward Sargent ; edited by Ann Brown Janes.
ISBN
1882063058
Author
Sargent, Chauncey Forward,
Place of Publication
Lincoln, Mass
Publisher
Cottage Press,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Physical Description
xvi, 152 p. : ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 146) and index.
Subjects
Sargent, Chauncey Forward, - 1828-1904 - Diaries.
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry, 2nd - Biography.
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Ligonier
Manuscripts, American
Ligonier (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Janes, Ann Brown.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.628 S245
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A guide to Pennsylvania soldiers in the Mexican War

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Author
Segraves, Antoinette J.
Call Number
905.29 GSP v. 36, no.1
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Responsibility
by Antoinette J. Segraves.
Author
Segraves, Antoinette J.
Physical Description
p. 22 - 38.
Notes
Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, v. 36, no. 1 (1989/1990).
Subjects
Mexican War, 1846 - 1848
Pennsylvania - History - Mexican War, 1846 - 1848 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.29 GSP v. 36, no.1
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In command at Vera Cruz, 1847-1848

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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1914
%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Robinson, Mary N. Title: In command at Vera Cruz, 1847-1848 / by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Nauman, George, 1802-1863. Mexican War, 1846-1848. Veracruz (Mexico : State) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa
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Responsibility
by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
157-160 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 6
Summary
This journal article provides observations by Colonel George Nauman of Lancaster,PA, during his command of the fortress of San Juan de Ullos at Santa Cruz at the end of the Mexican-American War.
Subjects
Nauman, George, - 1802-1863.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Veracruz (Mexico : State)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 6 (1914), p. 157-160Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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A Lancastrian in the Mexican War

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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1908
. Mexican War, 1846-1848. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1908 Description: [109]-129 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 3 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.12 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room
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Responsibility
by Mary Nauman Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[109]-129 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 3
Subjects
Nauman, George, - 1802-1863 - Correspondence.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Additional Author
Nauman, George,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 3 (1908), p. 109-129Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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Letter

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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Letter from Thomas Welsh to his brother
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F01
Date Range
1846/08/07
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Letter from Thomas Welsh to his brother
Description
Incomplete letter, written by Thomas Welsh to his brother, William, and dated Camp Rio Grande, August 7, 1846. Details his enlistment and deployment to Mexico upon the outbreak of war.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men.
Welsh lost his father at the age of 2, and went to work to support his family at age 8. He had very little formal schooling, and was largely self-educated. In 1843, at age 19, he left Lancaster County for Washington City, then went west as an itinerant carpenter/laborer to Cincinnati, Little Rock, and Fort Smith.
When the Mexican War broke out in 1846, he enlisted in a Kentucky regiment, and was severely wounded at the battle of Buena Vista (1847) from which he never fully recovered. Returning home to Columbia, he re-enlisted as a second lieutenant, assigned to the 11th U.S. infantry regiment in Mexico City. Within days of his arrival in Mexico City, he was declared unfit for service on account of his battle wound, and sent home again.
Back in Columbia as a civilian, he dabbled in politics, and received a patronage job in the Pennsylvania Main Line of Public Works (the rail and canal system connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh). After several years, he opened up a grocery and dry goods store in Columbia's canal basin. He also became an insurance agent. In 1857, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and his reputation grew as a community leader. By 1860, he was president of the Borough Council, a founding member of the Columbia Board of Trade, Vice President of the Columbia Cricket Club, and a canal boat operator, in addition to a dry goods merchant, insurance agent, and Justice of the Peace. He had a wife, 5 surviving children, and legal guardianship of his sister's 4 children.
When Confederate forces shelled Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Thomas Welsh raised and organized the first company of volunteers from Lancaster County, and took them into the field as their Captain. Within days, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, which served out its 90-day enlistment in the Shenandoah Valley.
Returning to Harrisburg, he was appointed Commandant of Camp Curtin, the problem-plagued processing center for new recruits. In short order, Welsh cleaned up the camp's poor sanitary conditions, improved the health of the camp, and implemented soldierly discipline and training.
In October 1861, he resigned from his camp duties, and as Colonel of the 45th Pennsylvania, led his regiment into the field. After brief service outside of Washington, they were sent to South Carolina in December, where they were posted to Otter Island. After the battle of James Island, they were recalled to Newport News, in July 1862, then sent to guard Aquia Creek.
In September, now in brigade command in Burnsides' 9th Corps, Welsh chased Lee's Confederate army west into central Maryland. His brigade broke the enemy line in Fox's Gap, on Sept. 14, then 3 days later achieved the furthest Union advance at Antietam, reaching the edge of Sharpsburg, and nearly cutting off Lee's only avenue of escape. Welsh's gallantry earned him a field promotion to brigadier general, which Congress confirmed on March 13, 1863.
The 9th Corps (Welsh now in command of the 1st Division) was sent west in the spring of 1863, then dispatched south to support Grant's investment of Vicksburg. After Vicksburg fell, they turned east and defeated Confederate General Johnston at the Battle of Jackson. Welsh contracted malaria in the southern swamps, and died in Cincinnati upon their return north. One of his men later recalled, "Had he lived, Welsh would undoubtedly have attained a much higher command. 1
1. Beauge, Eugene, in Albert, Allen D., Ed., History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865, Williamsport, PA: Grit Publ. Co, 1912, p. 79.
Date Range
1846/08/07
Creation Date
1846/08/07
Creator
Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Taylor, Zachary
Welsh, Thomas
Welsh, William
Subjects
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Louisville (Ky.)
New Orleans (La.)
Brazos Island (Tex.)
Mexico
Letters
Personal correspondence
La Burrita (Tampaulipas, Mexico)
Search Terms
Mexican War
United States Army
Recruiting and enlistment
Cincinnati, Ohio
Louisville, Kentucky
New Orleans, Louisiana
Brazos Santiago Island, Texas
Mexico
Letters
Correspondence, Personal
La Burrita, Mexico
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
Torn along one fold; otherwise good.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F01
Notes
Added to PP 12/19/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Copyright
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LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
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Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-B-46-01
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Welsh
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F07
Date Range
1848/01/04
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Welsh
Description
Handwritten letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Welsh informing him that his nomination as Second Lieutenant for gallantry and good conduct as a private volunteer in Mexico has been forwarded by the President to the Senate. Note: President is James K. Polk, Buchanan is Secretary of State.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Date Range
1848/01/04
Creation Date
1848/01/04
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Polk, James Knox
Welsh, Thomas
Subjects
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Letters
Military promotions
Search Terms
Letters
Correspondence
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
Mexican War
Military promotions
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Poor
Condition Notes
Had been in a heavy wooden frame with wood backing. The letter itself shows some staining and is fragile.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F07
Notes
Added to PP 12/19/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-B-48-02
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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