A Mexican War Era Captain
This U.S. Army captain poses with a hand on his hip in the New York City studio of daguerreian pioneer Henry Earle Insley. One theory holds that the officer posed
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“One of Nature’s Truest Noblemen” in Three Wars
By Joe Bauman Few soldiers served in the major armed conflicts of 1812, Mexico, and the Civil War. The most notable name is Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott, who commanded the