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General William Jenkins Worth: Monterey's Forgotten Hero

Edward S. Wallace

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Description:At 18, William Worth was a private in the War of 1812. At 26, he was a brevet major, Commandant of Cadets and Instructor of Military Tactics at West Point. For his superb soldiering in the Seminole War, he was breveted a brigadier general by President Tyler. The peak of his military achievement came, however, in the Mixican War, opposite Matamoras, where he was the first man to raise the American flag on what is now our southern boundary.This is a biography of the general, namesake of Fort Worth, Texas, and Worth Street in Manhattan. He is buried beneath his monument at the north end of Madison Square in New York City.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with General William Jenkins Worth: Monterey's Forgotten Hero. To get started finding General William Jenkins Worth: Monterey's Forgotten Hero, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 242

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Southern Methodist University Press

Release: 1953

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Description: At 18, William Worth was a private in the War of 1812. At 26, he was a brevet major, Commandant of Cadets and Instructor of Military Tactics at West Point. For his superb soldiering in the Seminole War, he was breveted a brigadier general by President Tyler. The peak of his military achievement came, however, in the Mixican War, opposite Matamoras, where he was the first man to raise the American flag on what is now our southern boundary.This is a biography of the general, namesake of Fort Worth, Texas, and Worth Street in Manhattan. He is buried beneath his monument at the north end of Madison Square in New York City.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with General William Jenkins Worth: Monterey's Forgotten Hero. To get started finding General William Jenkins Worth: Monterey's Forgotten Hero, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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