Sam's sketches of the battle, with commentary by Dr. William H. Goetzmann view maps of the battle - medium or large start Fearing Encirclement at Hidiondo[Hediona], Dragoons Hurry Back To Camp Buena Vista 2 Our Flight from Hidiondo 3 Mexican Army at Buena Vista 4 Sam's Imagined View of Santa Anna and his Generals 5 Grand Mass before Buena Vista 6 General Wool Encounters a Bursting Shell 7 First Dragoons, Buena Vista, Night of February 22, 1847 8 Mexican Attack on Left and Center of American Lines, Night, February 22, 1847 9 Battle at the Plains of Buena Vista, February 23, 1847 10 Rough and Ready: "A Little More Grape Cap. Brag" 11 Capture of a Section of Washington's Battery 12 The Capture of O'Brien's Guns 13 The Heroic Charlie May: "Col. May Your Squadron is thar." 14 Maj. John Munroe Turning the 2nd Indiana Regiment Around 15 Company, E, Dragoons, Fighting, Buena Vista 16 Defeat of Lancers by the Mississipi Rifles 17 General Wool Leading the Illinoise Regiment to the Charge 18 Battle of Buena Vista 19 In the Heat of the Battle at Buena Vista 20 On the Battlefield the Night After the Battle end Soldiers Visiting Lt. Col. Henry Clay, Jr.,'s Grave
Sam's sketches of the battle, with commentary by Dr. William H. Goetzmann
view maps of the battle - medium or large
Fearing Encirclement at Hidiondo[Hediona], Dragoons Hurry Back To Camp Buena Vista
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