Project Gutenberg 2022-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 99 Scribner, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) 1825 1900 Scribner, Benjamin Franklin 02015525 A campaign in Mexico $aUnited States :$bJames Gihon,$c1850. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Campaign in Mexico" by B. F. Scribner is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This memoir details the experiences of a soldier who participated in the Mexican-American War, focusing on the daily life and challenges faced by volunteers. Through the narrative, Scribner offers an unembellished depiction of military life, emphasizing the camaraderie, hardships, and emotional turmoil of the journey. The opening of the book introduces the author's departure from New Albany, Indiana, as he embarks on a steamboat journey toward the war front in Mexico. Scribner vividly describes his mixed feelings of excitement and trepidation as he leaves behind familiar comforts and faces an uncertain future. The soldier's observations range from reflections on the inequalities between officers and enlisted men to changing scenery along the journey, capturing moments of camaraderie among fellow soldiers while also revealing the discomfort and struggles inherent to life in the military. These early insights set the stage for a personal and often poignant exploration of war and its profound impacts on the human spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220415192805scribner 1850 US Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 198100 2025-06-27T09:02:00.802850 text/html 174266 2024-10-19T00:41:14 text/html 575165 2025-06-27T09:02:04.767889 application/epub+zip 577731 2025-06-27T09:02:01.953874 application/epub+zip 175792 2025-06-27T09:02:01.290902 application/epub+zip 812931 2025-06-27T09:02:06.920870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 797855 2025-06-27T09:02:04.287839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350710 2022-10-01T00:38:14.974239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182325 2025-06-27T09:02:00.596892 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162411 2024-10-19T00:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15914 2025-06-27T09:02:07.047888 application/rdf+xml 10067 2025-06-27T09:02:01.540863 image/jpeg 1946 2025-06-27T09:02:01.412865 image/jpeg 639908 2025-06-27T09:02:00.826853 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog