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An Immigrant Soldier in the Mexican War
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Texas A & M Univ Pr
Publication date November 1, 1995
Binding Paperback
Edition 1
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780890966686
ISBN-10 0890966680
Availability§ Publication Cancelled
Original list price $35.00
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Soon after emigrating from Germany to the United States, Frederick Zeh impulsively joined the army as war with Mexico loomed. His written account is the first book-length description of the Mexican War by a German-American participant—a significant contribution, given that nearly half the regular army was made up of immigrant recruits.

Although Zeh held the lowly rank of "laborer" in the army, he was well educated and an astute observer, and his story is both lively and well written. Besides the horror of battles, he describes relations between officers and enlisted men, military punishment, and day-to-day life. He is unusually candid about abuses that occurred in the American army and toward Mexican civilians.

The editors' introduction gives biographical information on Zeh and sets the stage for the narrative. An epilogue traces the highlights of his activities in the half-century following his military service.


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