Remains of American Soldiers of the Mexican War

James A. Page

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Remains of American Soldiers of the Mexican War

08-01-2011, 09:55 AM

Interesting story about the ongoing effort to recover the remains of American Soldiers killed during the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico (September, 1846):

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20110731/NEWS01/107310334/Bodies-soldiers-unearthed-Mexico-ignored?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Jim Page

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1st Regiment of Tennesse Volunteers (1846-1847)

"Weeping in solitude for the fallen brave is better than the presence of men too timid to strike for their country"--Motto embroidered on the flag of the 1st Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers and presented by the Nashville Female Academy (June, 1846).
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Chad Teasley

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08-02-2011, 12:51 AM

Re: Remains of American Soldiers of the Mexican War

Comrade,

Thank you for sharing this. These brave American Soldiers need to be brought home to an honorable military burial...SOON.

Chad Teasley

"Mississippians don't know, and refuse to learn, how to surrender to an enemy."
Lt Col James Autry, CSA, May 1862
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