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Letter from DeLancey Floyd-Jones to his father, General Henry Floyd-Jones, from a camp 20 miles from Monterrey. The letter discusses General Worth's concern that Santa Anna was advancing on Saltillo with 20,000 troops and Worth's request for help, which caused Floyd-Jones' unit to be diverted from its march to Victoria. The letter refers to Worth as "something of an alarmist" and also discusses criticism in the Army of President Polk's conduct of the war. The letter includes comments about insufficiency of American troops given the size of the country and questions about where the additional 50,000 troops promised by the President are.
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1846-12-20
Collection Name
DeLancey Floyd-Jones Letters
Collection Number
AR491-1-1
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Correspondence
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