Includes bibliographical references(pages 173-179) and index.
Contents:
Preface: Glory -- Introduction: Mississippi on the eve of war -- Mobilizing Mississippi for war -- Off to war -- The march to Monterrey -- The 1st Mississippi Regiment at Monterrey -- Life under the armistice -- The Victoria expedition -- Glory bound -- The 1st Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista -- Homeward bound -- The 2nd Mississippi Rifles go to Mexico -- Discontented poor fellows -- Life in the backwaters of the war -- Evaluating the role of the Mississippi volunteers -- Appendix 1: The Model 1841 rifle -- Appendix 2: County of origin by regiment -- Appendix 3: County of origin by regiment population -- Appendix 4: The 1st and 2nd Regiments of Mississippi Rifles: comparison of statistics.
Series:
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; number 151
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