Company """"a"""" Corps of Engineers, U.S.a., 1846-1848, in the M... - 9780873387071
Company \""\""a\""\"" Corps of Engineers, U.S.a., 1846-1848, in the Mexican War, by Gustavus Woodson SmithAuthor(s): Gustavus Woodson Smith, Leonne Hudson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Kent State University Press, United States\nImprint: Kent State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780873387071, 978-0873387071\nSynopsis\nThis important memoir illuminates life within the Regular Army of the antebellum years. The [url] Company of Sappers, Miners, and Pontooniers, which Congress authorized on May 13, 1846, quickly became one of the army's elite units. During the Mexico City campaign, Company \""\""A\""\"" played a significant role in scouting, building fortifications, and setting artillery batteries. Gustavus Woodson Smith, the unit commander and author of the text, describes the training and discipline of the enlisted soldiers. His commentary also provides interesting insights into the early careers of future Civil War generals - Lee. Beauregard, Pemberton, and McClellan. The narrative is also a st.
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