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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Ellis Wool
John Ellis Wool (February 20, 1784 - November 10, 1869) was an officer in the United States Army during three consecutive U.S. wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the oldest Union general of the American Civil War. By the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Davis Sturgis
Samuel Davis Sturgis (June 11, 1822 - September 28, 1889) was an American military officer who served in the Mexican-American War, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and later in the Indian Wars.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: David Emanuel Twiggs
David Emanuel Twiggs (1790 - July 15, 1862) was a United States soldier during the War of 1812 and Mexican-American War and a general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was one of the oldest generals on...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana: Fort Jesup
Fort Jesup was built in 1822 to help protect the western border between American and Spanish territories. Under the command of future U.S. President Zachary Taylor, soldiers at the fort monitored Texas as it passed from Spanish and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Henry Thomas
George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 - March 28, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater. Thomas served in the Mexican-American...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Ancrum Winslow
Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow (1811 - 29 September 1873) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was in command of the steam sloop of war USS Kearsarge during her...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3, 1807 - March 21, 1891) was a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Peter Heintzelman
Samuel Peter Heintzelman (September 30, 1805 - May 1, 1880) was a United States Army General. He served in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, the Cortina Troubles, and the American Civil War, rising to the command of a corps.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Alexander Logan
John Alexander Logan (February 8, 1826 - December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a General in the Union Army in the American Civil War. Senator from Illinois.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sterling Price
Sterling Price (September 20, 1809 - September 29, 1867) was a lawyer, politician, and militia general from the U.S. state of Missouri, an American Army general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general during...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Captain Charles Stewart Boggs
Charles Stuart Boggs (28 January 1811 - 22 April 1877) served in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Berrien Montgomery
John Berrien Montgomery (1794 - 25 March 1872) was an officer in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Joseph Hooker
Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 - October 31, 1879) was a career United States Army officer, fought in the Mexican-American War, and was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Kearny, Philip
Philip Kearny, Jr., (June 2, 1815 - September 1, 1862) was a United States Army officer, notably in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson (January 12, 1792 - August 7, 1881) was a United States major general during the Mexican-American War and at the beginning of the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Stephen Clegg Rowan
Stephen Clegg Rowan (1808 - 31 March 1890) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico and Texas, 1845 1848
A map of Mexico and Texas from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States (1845) to the end of the Mexican-American War (1848). The map is color-coded to show the territory of Texas in 1845, the territory of dispute...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker
Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker (1811 - 1861) who served for the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. Baker served as a colonel during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: General Joseph Eggleston Johnston
General Joseph Eggleston Johnston, also known as General J. E. Johnston (1807 - 1891) was a U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars and was one of the most senior general officers in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Jefferson C. Davis
Jefferson Columbus Davis (March 2, 1828 - November 30, 1879) was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Major George Croghan
George Croghan (15 November 1791 - 8 January 1849) and fought in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War.
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President James L. Polk
The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco displays the history of the Mexican-American War, including an explanation of border changes in the California and Mexico areas. It also discusses the idea of Manifest Destiny.
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Photograph of Zachary Taylor
The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco displays the history of the Mexican-American War, including an explanation of border changes in the California and Mexico areas. It also discusses the idea of Manifest Destiny.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Test Vote of Compromise of 1850, 1850
A map of the United States showing the results of a test vote of the Compromise of 1850 in the House of Representatives. The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills attempting to resolve the territorial slavery controversy following the...