Bird-Johnston collection, 1845-1848

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Summary

Creators:
Bird, Nancy J., donor
Abstract:
This collection, which deals with the Mexican War, consists of correspondence, military orders, reports, lists of prisoners, and paroles of honor, dating from 1845-1848. The material deals with: troop movements, food and supplies, recruiting and enlistments, mustering of volunteers, as well as Jalapa, Puebla, Tampico, and Veracruz, Mexico.
Extent:
2.4 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
The records are in English and Spanish.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Bird-Johnston collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection all deals with the Mexican War and includes correspondence, military orders, reports, lists of prisoners, and paroles of honor.

Participants include: William Orlando Butler, Sylvester Churchill, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, George W. Hughes, Joseph E. Johnston, William L. Marcy, Thomas Marshall, Dixon S. Miles, Henry Lee Scott, Winfield Scott, Lorenzo Thomas, Henry J. Wilson, the Adjutant-General's Office, and the U. S. Inspector General's Office. The material deals with: troop movements, food and supplies, recruiting and enlistments, mustering of volunteers, as well as Jalapa, Puebla, Tampico, and Veracruz, Mexico.

Also included are 31 paroles and lists of Mexican prisoners captured in the spring of 1847 and at the Battle of Cerro Gordo. The collection also contains the signed paroles of Brigadier Generals Anastasio Torrejón, and Antonio Gaona of the Mexican Army.

There is also a geological map of the southeast United States.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Nancy J. Bird and Charles M. Johnston, October 1987.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in the following order: Box 1: Correspondence, Orders and Reports, and Box 2: Paroles of Honor and Lists of prisoners. Each box is arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Bird-Johnston collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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