Chapter D: Books and Pamphlets (except Serials) (6)

Valencia, G., revolt, =1.= 50;
plots against Santa Anna, 52;
and Paredes, 99;
and Santa Anna (1846), 377, 550;
and Taylor's march to Victoria, 542;
at Tula, 550;
hostility to Santa Anna (1847), =2.= 82, 83;
sent north, 84;
brings northern army to capital, 88;
character, 88, 375;
in plan against Scott's advance, 90, 96;
fails, 95;
ordered to southern front, 98;
size of force, 101, 375;
appearance, 101;
occupation of Contreras field, 101, 102, 104, 375;
battle, 104-10, 377-80;
escapes, 110, 380;
and Trist mission, 131, 132;
in a combination against Santa Anna, 134, 136;
in Scott's rear, 148;
plans for movement against Taylor, 165, 419;
subordinates, 369;
captured, 429.

Vallejo, M. G., leader in California, =1.= 319;
American partisan, 328;
captured, 332.

Valverde, Doniphan at, =1.= 298-9.

Van Buren, Martin, and claims on Mexico, =1.= 78-9, 429;
on cause of war, 189;
and California, 324;
followers and Polk, =2.= 270, 281;
followers and Wilmot Proviso, 286.

_Vandalia_, at California, =1.= 339.

Vanderlinden, Pedro, at Buena Vista, =1.= 385.

Vattel, Emerich de, on self-preservation, =1.= 136;
on justification of war, 155;
on enemy goods, =2.= 261.

Vázquez, Ciriaco, at Cerro Gordo, =2.= 52, 53;
killed, 54, 352.

Vázquez, F. P., bishop of Puebla, on law of Jan. 11, =2.= 329;
and battle of Cerro Gordo, 347;
complaint on American desecration, 459.

Vázquez, J. A., at Tula, =1.= 550.

Vázquez, J. M., guerilla, =2.= 421.

Vega, R. D. de la.
_See_ La Vega.

Vegas.
_See_ Las Vegas.

Velázquez de León, Joaquin.
_See_ León.

Venado, force at, =1.= 553.

Vera Cruz, as port, =1.= 2;
aspect, life, =2.= 18, 35, 221-2.
_See also_ next title.

Vera Cruz expedition, considered, risk, defences of city, =1.= 349-50,
536, =2.= 18-20, 333;
adoption of project, =1.= 350-1;
new troops to be raised, 351, 537;
question of commander, 351-4;
Scott's plan and preparations, 354, 539-41;
and yellow fever, 354, =2.= 22, 23, 37, 59, 336, 339, 342, 344;
responsibility thrown on Scott, =1.= 355, 540;
troops from Taylor's command, his resentment, 356, 362-3, 365, 540,
543, 544, 546, 552;
Scott at Brazos Island, 356;
Taylor frustrates Scott's plan for conference, 356, 358, 541, 542;
difficulties of assemblage at Brazos, 363-5, 544;
march from Victoria to Tampico, 365-6, 546;
assemblage at Tampico, Scott there, 367, 546;
rendezvous at Lobos Islands, 367, =2.= 17;
sailing to Antón Lizardo, 17-8, 332;
policy and preparations for defence, garrison, 20-22, 334;
and Polko revolt, 20, 331, 334;
problem and solution of attack, 22-3, 335-6;
landing of American force, 23-7, 336;
general map of siege, 24;
investment, 27;
Scott's warning to city, 27, 337;
establishment of first batteries, 27-9, 337;
map of American batteries, 28;
shortage of requisites for siege, 28, 29, 336, 338, 339;
initial bombardment, inadequacy, 29;
mosquito fleet, 29, 338;
dissatisfaction of officers, 30;
naval battery and later bombardment, 30, 338;
conditions within city, 30-2, 337, 339;
negotiations and surrender, 32-3, 340, 342;
justification of bombardment, casualties in city, 33, 339, 341;
condition of Scott's force, 34-5, 342;
occupation, 35-6, 343;
American garrison, 37;
plans for naval attack on Ulúa, 201, 444;
American rule of city, 220-2, 457;
American evacuation, 252;
foreign comment, 307;
Scott's "cabinet," 335;
American force at siege, 336, 343;
American losses, 343;
American tariff, 484.
_See also_ Mexico expedition.

Vera Cruz state, guerilla warfare, leaders, =2.= 169, 171, 421;
American assessment on, 265;
appeal to Mexican factions, 334;
manifesto on Santa Anna, 359.
_See also_ Soto.

Veramendi, M. R., and uprising against Americans, =2.= 420.

Vergara Camp, =2.= 222.

Verónica causeway, =2.= 147, 161;
advance over, 161.

_Vesuvius_, in attack on Tuxpán, =2.= 444;
in Home Squadron, 445, 446.

Vice, prevalence in Mexico, =1.= 22, 23, 26, 27.
_See also_ Gambling; Liquor.

Vice Presidency, abolished in Mexico, =2.= 15.

Victoria, Guadalupe, as partisan leader, =1.= 32;
in Itúrbide's revolt, 33;
revolt against Itúrbide, 35;
as President, 37-40;
and Texas, 60, 418;
and commercial treaty, 61.

Victoria, Taylor's march, =1.= 357-60, 541-2;
Santa Anna's plan to attack, 357;
Patterson's march, 360-2, 542, 543;
map of his march, 360;
march from, to Tampico, 365-6, 546;
Taylor leaves, 368.

Victoria battalion, formation, =2.= 3;
at San Antonio, 112, 384.

Vidal, Luis, and Doniphan's advance, =1.= 301, 518.

Viga garita, =2.= 148.

Vigas, as defensive point, =2.= 39;
Worth at, 60.

Vigil y Alarid, J. B., receives Kearny at Santa Fe, =1.= 296.

Vigne, G. T., on American rule at Jalapa, =2.= 225.

Villages, aspect of Mexican, =1.= 19.

Villevêque, ----, French agent in Mexico, reports cited _passim_.

Vinton, J. R., at Monterey, =1.= 246.

Vinton, S. F., position in House, =2.= 496.

Virginia, legislature on the war, =1.= 119.
_See also_ next title.

Virginia troops, calls, =1.= 537, =2.= 364;
in Taylor's later force, 417;
slow response to call, 431.

_Vixen_, in occupation of Tampico, =1.= 279;
in attack on Alvarado, =2.= 198, 199;
in Tabasco expedition, 200;
in attack on Tuxpán, 203, 444;
at siege of Vera Cruz, 338;
in Home Squadron, 446.

Voltigeur regiment, in Scott's army, =2.= 78, 422, 432;
at Chapultepec, 154-7;
origin and status, 363;
at Churubusco, 385;
at Molino del Rey, 402, 403.

Volunteers, authorization, =1.= 182, 190;
errors in system, term, officers, their character, 191-2, 207, 474;
Taylor and, 191, 474, =2.= 212, 450;
first call and response, =1.= 192-5, 445, 475, 476;
mustering, New Orleans camp, and voyage to Texas, 195-6, 475;
Gaines's six-months men, 196, 205, 452, 476, =2.= 272, 511;
conditions in Texan camps, morale, =1.= 205-8, 480, 481;
further calls, 351, 537, =2.= 76, 364, 430, 431;
Wool on, =1.= 371;
term-expired men leave Scott, =2.= 63-4, 356;
infamous conduct at Matamoros, 211-2, 450;
excesses at Monterey, 212, 450;
and elsewhere, 213, 214, 224, 225;
officers and their men, 215;
statistics, 318;
contrast with regulars, 319-20, 512-3;
authorized size of army (1847), 431;
supposed number (Nov., 1847), 432.
_See also_ Army; names of states.

Von Holst, H. E.
_See_ Holst.

_Voz del Pueblo_, advocates war, =1.= 107, 434;
on chances of expected war, 110;
on Slidell mission, 436.

Wagons. _See_ Transportation.

Walker, Sir Baldwin, and American commander, =2.= 446.

Walker, R. J., and expansion, =1.= 188;
and the war, 471;
and absorption of Mexico, =2.= 243, 244;
opposes treaty of peace, 246;
pre-war financial estimates, 255;
tariff and political ambition, 257, 478;
and need of more revenue, 258, 260, 480;
loan negotiations, distrusted, 259, 260, 262, 480-2;
proposed tax on tea and coffee, 261, 482;
tariff for Mexican ports, 261-2;
and levies on Mexicans, 264-5, 487;
opposition to policy, 273, 281;
as leader, 282;
integrity, 488.

Walker, S. H., surprise, =1.= 160, 463;
bold trip to Fort Brown, 464;
at Monterey, 501;
operations against guerillas, =2.= 172, 423;
appearance, 177;
at Huamantla, killed, 177, 425, 426.

Wall, William, at Punta Aguda, =1.= 562.

Wallace, Lew, enlistment of company, =1.= 195.

Wallace, W. H. L., at Buena Vista, =1.= 561.

Walpole, Frederick, on California and independence, =1.= 321.

War, simplicity, =1.= x;
principles, 405.

War department, staff, =1.= 474.
_See also_ Marcy, W. L.

War of 1812, Federalist opposition, =2.= 280.

War spirit.
_See_ Attitude; Outbreak; Popularity.

Ward, H. G., British minister at Mexico, and Monroe Doctrine,
=1.= 112;
on Mexican character, 410;
and Texas, 419.

Warehouse bill of 1846, =2.= 257, 479;
success, 263;
opposition, 273.

Warren, W. B., at Saltillo, =1.= 556.

_Warren_, in Pacific squadron, =2.= 189, 205, 447.

Washington, J. M., battery at Buena Vista, =1.= 384, 386, 389, 344,
555, 558;
field battery, 450;
in Wool's march, 509.

Washington, Camp, before Vera Cruz, =2.= 27.

Washington and Baltimore battalion, at Monterey, =1.= 250, 251, 492,
496;
in Quitman's brigade, 541;
garrison at Tampico, 546;
at siege of Vera Cruz, =2.= 343.

Washington _Globe_, on war spirit, =1.= 132.

Washington _National Intelligencer_.
_See_ _National Intelligencer_.

Washington _Union_, and Polk's alleged desire for war, =1.= 446;
on failure of peace negotiations, =2.= 138;
challenge to Polk's critics, 284;
and victorious war, 292.

Watson, S. E., brigade in Scott's army, =2.= 78, 366, 432.

Weatherford, William, at Buena Vista, =1.= 555.

Weber, J. L., on Mexican army, =1.= 408.

Webster, Daniel, Bocanegra correspondence, =1.= 68;
protests further war on Texas, 69;
on Mexican responsibility, 76, =2.= 508;
and annexation of Texas, =1.= 82, 433;
on Slidell mission, 98;
on claims controversy, 120;
and California, 127, 324;
on Polk and war, 130;
and war bill, 183, 472;
and employment of volunteers, 192;
and advance to Rio Grande, 458;
and peace, =2.= 123, 387;
opposition to the war, 126;
pessimism on peace prospects, 235;
and treaty of peace, 247, 472, 473;
on cost of the war, 267;
ineffective war criticism, 278-80, 494;
on control of occupied territory, 285;
on tariff, 286;
and no-territory plan, 288;
Presidential candidacy and success of war, 291;
results of opposition, 314;
and defensive-line policy, 430;
on war and slavery extension, 492;
and Corwin's speech, 494;
position in Senate, 496;
on tariff for Mexican ports, 500;
on American attitude toward Mexico, 508;
on volunteers, 513.

Webster, L. B., battery in Monterey campaign, =1.= 496;
at Saltillo, 556, 559.

Weed, Thurlow, and Taylor's Presidential candidacy, =1.= 179.

Weightman, R. H., battery in Kearny's expedition, =1.= 288, 515;
in battle of Sacramento, 310, 312.

Welles, Gideon, on Marcy, =1.= 475;
on tariff, =2.= 273.

Wellington, Duke of, on Scott's expedition, =2.= 89.

Wells, J. M., guerilla attack on, =2.= 172.

Weng hieri, Alonzo, arms for Mexican army, =2.= 346.

Wentworth, John, and tax on tea and coffee, =2.= 285.

West Point, value of training, =2.= 320.
_See also_ Army.

Westcott, J. D., Jr., position in Senate, =2.= 496.

Whale fishery, American, and occupation of California, =1.= 323, =2.=
514;
and Mexican War, 205, 446, 447.

_Whig Almanac_, on Polk, =2.= 276.

Whig party, and outbreak of the war, inconsistencies, =1.= 185, 444,
472, =2.= 267-7, 283;
encourage enemy, 126, 280-1, 289, 495;
and responsibility, 275;
jibes at Polk, 275-6;
and conduct of Whig generals, 277, 493;
effect of Corwin's speech, 278, 494;
character of Webster's war criticism, 278-80, 494;
ghosts of the opposition to War of 1812, 280;
position in war-time Congress, 283;
character of opposition there, 284-6;
and Wilmot Proviso, 286-7, 498;
no-territory plan, 287-8, 498;
protract war, 288;
Clay's speech and resolutions, 289;
control of House programme, 290;
effect on, of success of warm, 290-1;
about face, 292;
results of opposition, 292-3, 501;
and treaty of peace, 472;
proper attitude, 493;
leaders in Senate, 496;
_See also_ Opposition.

Whistler, William, in Texas, =1.= 143.

White, E. D., and Gaines' Nacogdoches expedition, =1.= 421.

Wickliffe, C. A., American confidential agent in Texas, reports cited
_passim_.

Wilcocks, J. S., American consul at Mexico, reports cited _passim_.

Wilcox, C. M., value of his history, =1.= 404;
on criticism at Monterey, 503.

Wilhelm, Thomas, on Taylor in Monterey campaign, =1.= 496.

Wilkes, Charles, on California and independence, =1.= 321.

Williams, Thomas, of Scott's staff, =2.= 366.

Willock, David, with Price, =1.= 516, 517.

Wilmot, David, and Wilmot Proviso, =2.= 286, 498;

Wilmot Proviso, politics, =2.= 286-7;
objections, 498.

Wilson, Benito, surrender, =1.= 339.

Wilson, Henry, at Reynosa, =1.= 204;
brigade in Monterey campaign, 492, 496;
governor of Vera Cruz, superseded, =2.= 432, 457.

Wilson, L. D., and Twelfth Infantry, =2.= 363.

Winthrop, R. C., on cause of the war, =1.= 189, =2.= 277;
on Slidell mission, =1.= 438;
and peace, =2.= 123;
position in the House, 496.

Women, Mexican, of upper class, =1.= 24, 25.

Wood, Allen, at Churubusco, =2.= 384;

Wood, W. M., and Sloat, =1.= 334.

Wool, J. E., as mustering officer, =1.= 195;
gathering of Chihuahua force at San Antonio, 267-8;
character of force, 268-9;
character and discipline, appearance, 268, 269, 273, 275, 276, 509;
and Harney's escapade, 269;
march to Monclova, 270-3, 509;
map of march, 271;
halt during Monterey armistice, 273, 509;
hardships and criticism of march, 273, 509-10;
wagon train, 274;
Parras route, 274, 510;
at Parras, 275;
diversion of expedition to near Saltillo, 275, 358;
results of march, 276, 510;
force (Dec., 1846), 283, 513;
and Doniphan's expedition, 313, 521;
command at Saltillo, carelessness of scouts, 370-1;
diminished morale of troops, 371;
on volunteers, 371;
asks aid from Taylor, 372;
in advance to Agua Nueva, 374;
and retreat, preparations at Buena Vista, 383-5, 534, 555;
in the battle, 393, 396, 558;
and retreat of Mexicans, 398;
march and Mexican abandonment of Rinconada Pass, 508;
succeeds Taylor in command, =2.= 166;
and suppression of guerilla warfare, 170;
levies on Mexicans, 265, 487;
and mutiny at Buena Vista, 418;
and force after succeeding Taylor, 417, 432;
and conduct of Texan volunteers, 450;
evacuates, 475;
not West Pointer, 513.

Wooster, C. F., at battle of Sacramento, =1.= 520.

Worth, W. J., in Texas, =1.= 143;
rank controversy, 144;
on Taylor, 144, 260, 501, 502;
and advance to Rio Grande, 147, 152, 454;
leaves front, 158;
return, at Camargo, 211;
in march on Monterey, 228, 229, 492, 496;
at battle of Monterey: movement to Saltillo road, 241-4, 497;
on Ampudia, 241;
appearance and character, 241, 498, =2.= 186, 360, 434;
capture of Federation Ridge, =1.= 244-6, 498;
and Independence Hill and Bishop's Palace, 246-8, 499;
Taylor neglects concerted action, 256-7;
attack in city, 257-8, 501;
and negotiations, 260, 501;
as real victor, 261;
in command at Saltillo, 264;
as commander there, force, 266, 282, 541;
Wool's force joins, 276;
and expected attack (Dec.), 357, 541;
and gathering of Vera Cruz expedition, 364, 365;
and Harney, 365;
embarks, 368;
on war spirit, 444;
and gathering of information, 490;
on Taylor's lack of transportation, 491;
on camp at Cerralvo, 493;
landing at Vera Cruz, =2.= 25-6;
and the siege, 30;
and negotiations, 33;
and surrender, 36;
at Cerro Gordo, 50, 351, 352;
pursuit to Perote, 60-1;
advance to Puebla, 65-6, 69;
Amozoc affair, 70;
conference on Puebla, 70, 361;
occupies it, 71;
mistakes as ruler, Scott's rebuke, 71-2, 361;
"scarecrows," 72;
division in Scott's army, 77, 343, 356;
in advance to Valley of Mexico, 93-4, 371;
at San Agustín, 97, 374;
reconnoitres San Antonio, 102-3;
captures it, 112, 382;
at Churubusco, 114-6, 383, 384;
force after the battle, 120;
during armistice, 134;
study of Molino del Rey, 143;
in the battle, 143-7, 402-4;
at Chapultepec, 153, 156, 157, 161, 409, 410;
misgivings there, 154;
advance and capture of San Cosme garita, 161-2, 413-4, 416;
in the city, 164, 416;
in uprising, 167;
cabal against Scott, arrest, 186-8, 434-6;
Polk rescues, 188;
discipline as governor of Saltillo, 213, 450;
on excesses of volunteers, 213;
armistice negotiations, 242;
and lead in Mexico expedition, 345;
in plan of attack by Mexicaltzingo, 372, 373;
and Contreras, 381;
and failure to advance after Churubusco, 386;
not at conference on attack on city, 408;
in command of Mexico expedition, 476;
on volunteers, 513;
not West Pointer, 513.

Wright, George, at Molino del Rey, wounded, =2.= 143, 144.

Wright, Silas, and Polk, =2.= 270.

Wynkoop, F. M., at Cerro Gordo, =2.= 56, 57, 353;
rule at Jalapa, 224;
and guerillas, 422;
at Huamantla, 425, 426;
in Lane's operations, 426.

Wyse, F. O., in De Russey's expedition, =2.= 418.

Yell, Archibald, and Santa Anna's advance, =1.= 383, 554;
and Wool, 509;
at Buena Vista, 555, 558.

Yellow fever, and Vera Cruz expedition, =1.= 354, =2.= 22, 23, 37, 59,
336, 339, 342, 344;
and Mexico expedition, 42, 59, 64, 348;
in navy, 195;
in New Orleans, 431.

York rite of Masons.
_See_ Masons.

Yucatan, Santa Anna as commandant, =1.= 40;
naval operations, 201, 204;
attitude during the war, 203-4;
annexation question, 472.

Yulee, D. L., position in Senate, =2.= 496.

Zacatecas, situation, =1.= 3;
powder-mill, 462;
Scott's intention to occupy, 184, 432.

Zacatecas state, and Santa Anna, =1.= 47, 86, 376, 550;
unrest, =2.= 234;
Americans in, 418;
in discussion on peace, 464.

Zavala, Lorenzo de, and overthrow of Pedraza, =1.= 41.

Zerecero, Colonel, brigade, =2.= 369.

Zubieta, Pedro, on judicial system. =1.= 409.

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Transcriber's Note

In general, Spanish names, when used in English phrases, are printed without accents. The country is referred to as 'México' when the language is Spanish, and 'Mexico', without the accent, when in English. On occasion, the printer fails to observe this distinction. These are considered as printer's errors, and have been corrected here.

Where variants in spelling occur in quoted passages, they are always retained.

The use of accents in Spanish proper nouns is not consistent. These have been corrected, where detected, to assist in searches.

On p. 338, the reference to "37. Scott to Conner, Mar. 16" seems a corruption for "=164=Scott to Conner", which agrees with all other references to this source.

On p. 486, a reference printed mere as "=6= Memoir on Mex. finances." most likely should be "=61=Memoir on Mex. finances. Sen. 19; 30, 1, pp. 2-4 (Scott).". There is a separate reference to that memoir in note 33.2, using =61=.

Also on p. 486, the asterisk appearing in "_Amer. Review_, Jan., 1848, p. *2" is not explained.

The references in the Index are for both Volumes I and II. The volume number is included in bold type when the entries shift from one to the other. On occasion these volume numbers were missed and have been added.

On p. 570, the page references for California, following "in peace negotiations and treaty," are to be found in volume II. The volume number "=2.=" has been added. On p. 572, the volume reference for volume I for Chihuahua Rangers is missing and has been added. On p. 620, the references for W. J. Worth, beginning with "capture of Federation Ridge" are in volume I, and that volume number has been added.

The ordered list of numbered resources is missing #368. Nor are there any `references to that number.

The following table describes other textual issues, and the resolution of each. The [x/y] annotations mark the additions, deletions or substitutions made to the text. Minor inconsistencies of punctuation in the Notes have been silently corrected. On several occasions, letters or numbers have gone missing from the images used to prepare this text. Where the word intended is clear, these have been added silently.

p. 137 ass[s]embly Removed.

p. 185 boyant _sic._

p. 192 aga[ni/in]st Corrected.

p. 217 neccessary _sic._

p. 280 deser[ser]tion Removed.

p. 286 opposi[si]tion Removed.

mea[s]sure Removed.

p. 291 out-an-out _sic._

p. 348 a besieging force [c]ould Restored.

Roa B[a/á]rcena, Recuerdos, 197-8 Corrected.

p. 378 a[n/i]d he believed Corrected.

p. 383 not [to] be thrown away Added.

p. 401 Caldéron / Calderón Accent
corrected.

p. 434 dou[tb/bt]less Corrected.

p. 449 American casu[a]lties Added.

p. 450 He[r/n]shaw Corrected.

p. 458 Col[l]ección de Itinerarios. Removed.

p. 460 mutiliation _sic._

p. 480 Pennsyl[v]ania Added.

p. 485 deficienc[i]es Added.

p. 564 Sant[e/a] Fe Corrected.

p. 571 Téléegrafo / Telégrafo Accent
corrected.

p. 582 policy of neutrality, =[2].= 300; Volume added.

p. 588 Mansfield, J. K. F., at Monterey, Page =1.=
[259/239], 250, 251, 500; Corrected.

p. 601 intolerable conditions facing, =1.= 134-7; Volume added.

p. 617 conditions in Texan camps, morale, =1.=
205-8, 480, 481; Volume added.