The Rogue's March

by Stevens, Peter F.

• ISBN13: 9781574887389
• ISBN10: 1574887386
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-30
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

The Rogue's Marchtells controversial true story of the US Army deserters--the majority of them Irish immigrants--who fought valiantly as a Mexican Army unit during the Mexican War of 1846. It takes a close look at the organized prejudice against Irish Catholic and German immigrants.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	p. ix
Preface and Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
"To Attain My Former Rank or Die"	p. 5
"To the Golden Door"	p. 7
"Paddy and Bridget" in the Promised Land	p. 18
"Buck Him and Gag Him!"	p. 40
"A Sullen Torpor"	p. 59
"To Provoke a War"	p. 68
"Put None But Americans on Guard Tonight"	p. 77
"I Accepted of It"	p. 89
"The Advice of My Conscience"	p. 91
"A Company of...Irishmen"	p. 97
"An Immense Sensation"	p. 104
"To Draw the Claret"	p. 114
"The Spread of This Contagion"	p. 127
The Road to Monterrey	p. 137
"The Dastard's Cheek Blanched"	p. 148
The Banner of Green Silk	p. 159
"The Irish Volunteers"	p. 161
"In High Disgrace the Holy Banner of St. Patrick"	p. 178
"Take That Damned Battery!"	p. 189
"Jump In and Be Damned"	p. 199
"Well, Pat, My Good Fellow"	p. 201
"The Butcher's Bill"	p. 209
"Come Over to Us"	p. 217
"A Bloody Field It Was"	p. 234
"No Higher Punishment Can Be Inflicted"	p. 245
"Gloomy Curtains of Despair"	p. 247
"Intense Dissatisfaction"	p. 260
"This Revolting Scene"	p. 265
"A Fearful Dance of Death"	p. 270
A War of Words	p. 277
"Back from the Lips of Fame"	p. 289
Epilogue: The Civil War and the Cover-Up	p. 295
Appendix	p. 302
Notes	p. 304
Bibliography	p. 324
Index	p. 334
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