American Legion
Published: 2017-01-10
Total Pages: 38
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Excerpt from The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 6: February 1, 1924 General Winfield Scott, for his services in the Mexican War, was given a similar bonus. Admiral Farragut, for services as midshipman in the war of 1812 and commander in the Mexican War, received one hundred and sixty acres of land in addition to his salary as an officer in the Navy. General Robert E. Lee, who served as a captain in the Mexican War, received a grant of one hundred and 'sixty acres under the act of 1850. 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.