1849-1874; Roll of the Survivors of the First Regiment of New York Volunteers
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Excerpt from 1849-1874; Roll of the Survivors of the First Regiment of New York Volunteers: Commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson; Which Served in Upper and Lower California, During the Mexican War, and Disbanded on the Pacific Coast in the Fall of 1848, and Known to Be Living January 1st, 1874, Also Incidents Pertaining to the Fleet Which Con At the date of the outbreak of Hostilities, between the United States and Mexico in 1846, a journey to the Mexican Territory of California, either by sea or land, was a subject of no little consideration, partaking somewhat of an exile from the civilized world; and few were the number in those days, who had occasion, or desired the opportunity of visiting that then distant land, and whether the choice was made of a voyage by sea, or an overland journey, the time required to perform the trip between New York and San Franciso, in either instance, was from five to six months. Some few Americans were residents of the Country at that date, having found their way there by vessels either trading for hides, or on whaling voyages; others following the course of the setting sun across the plains, the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada found themselves upon the Pacific Coast, and becoming infatuated with the life of ease and plenty presented by its delightful climate, and the opportunity of securing a livelihood, with little or no toil, by engaging in the lucrative business of stock-raising, decided them upon making California their home, Americans being highly esteemed by the native Californians, and in almost every instance were received with the warmest hospitality; but the Mexican officials began to look upon the Americans with jealously, and to assume an attitude of hostility towards them, so much so, that the result was the banding of the Americans together for self-protection under the celebrated "Bear Flag," and even had not the declaration of war between the two countries been proclaimed hostilities would soon have waged between the Americans and the Mexican forces on duty in the territory; and during the struggle for the conquest of California by the forces of the United States, those Americans rendered good service, as the history of the conquest bears ample testimony. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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