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2 .7 T E X A S AND T H E W W ITH M E X IC O
7847-7848 INVASION OF CENTRAL MEXICO
The ^iASt AmeAican amphibious opeAation against another, country 8,600 men
unopposed neaA VeAa CAuz on 9th MaAch 7 847 using 65 ThA.ee weeks Gen.
Scott accepted the suAAendeA o^the c ity & maAched inland defeating the Mexicans at
GoAdo. Hal& his aAmy then went home on completion o/> it s one yeaA engagement & i t was
August be^oAe Aein^oAcements enabled him to continue the advance towaAds Mexico C ity .
VERA CRUZ/ MEXICO MV 11, MUitany PO hi on 1847 to
hiiiitunt Adjutant-Genenal in Wuihingt DC.
10c R ate ion oven 300 miteiinom New Qnleani to
SoldieAS in Mexico weAe not en titled to 'FAee Postage’ u n til 3 .MAR.7847 when CongAeSS
belatedly passed an act gAanting th is ^oathe duAation the waA plus 3 months a^teA i t
ended. A ll letteA S had to be maAked 'Belonging to the AAmy’ to Aeceive ^Aee postage.
'FREE' becauie manked 'BeEong-ing to the
edi DETROIT/ Mich. To lit. Lieut Fnank 2nd
With Gen. Scott’i Mexico.
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