This Work is Dedicated
TO
The American Army
BOTH REGULARS AND VOLUNTEERS,
WHOSE GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY WERE SO OFTEN MANIFESTED
DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR WITH MEXICO; AND THE
RECORD OF WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS WILL CONSTITUTE,
THROUGH ALL FUTURE TIME, ONE OF THE MOST
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES OF OUR MILITARY
AND NATIONAL HISTORY.
