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This regimental history provides a detailed account of the Twelfth U.S. Infantry, from its formation in 1798 to its service in World War I. Through letters, diaries, and other primary sources, readers will gain a greater appreciation for the sacrifices made by the men who served in this storied regiment. The text also provides valuable insights into the evolution of the U.S. Army during the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as the tactics and strategies employed by American soldiers during various conflicts. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Excerpt from Twelfth U. S. Infantry, 1798-1919 This is the story of the Twelfth Regiment of Infantry in the Army of the United States. It is what is called a regular regiment. It was made up by voluntary enlistment and by transfer to its ranks of some men under the conscription act. It is a regiment which was stationed and trained on the Pacific Coast. It is a regiment which was prevented from reaching France by the influenza, by the expedition to Siberia, and by the coming of the armistice. It had reached the point of embarkation when hostilities ended. Its members have had a great experience, although it did not involve a battle at the front. In their desires and their imaginations they have faced the foes of the world, have exposed themselves to danger, and have acquired that soldierly spirit which comes from the drill and discipline needed in war, with every prospect of making the ultimate sacrifice, if it be necessary, to win victory. They should have the sympathy of everyone who sympathizes with a man earnest and willing and anxious to discharge a great duty and denied by circumstances the opportunity to perform it. The spirit of the men at the front was felt by the men training at home. The prospect of the prolongation of the war for another year and the certainty of their being engaged were present in the mind of every man in the regiment. They are better men for this experience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
"Much has been written about the Mexican war, but this . . . is the best military history of that conflict. . . . Leading personalities, civilian and military, Mexican and American, are given incisive and fair evaluations. The coming of war is seen as unavoidable, given American expansion and Mexican resistance to loss of territory, compounded by the fact that neither side understood the other. The events that led to war are described with reference to military strengths and weaknesses, and every military campaign and engagement is explained in clear detail and illustrated with good maps. . . . Problems of large numbers of untrained volunteers, discipline and desertion, logistics, diseases and sanitation, relations with Mexican civilians in occupied territory, and Mexican guerrilla operations are all explained, as are the negotiations which led to war's end and the Mexican cession. . . . This is an outstanding contribution to military history and a model of writing which will be admired and emulated."-Journal of American History. K. Jack Bauer was also the author of Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (1985) and Other Works. Robert W. Johannsen, who introduces this Bison Books edition of The Mexican War, is a professor of history at the University of Illinois, Urbana, and the author of To the Halls of Montezumas: The Mexican War in the American Imagination (1985).