Devotion to the Adopted Country: U.S. Immigrant Volunteers in the Mexican War

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Contents  Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1 “To Stop the Mouths of Mendacious Croakers” Defeating Nativists through Enlistment 9 Chapter 2 The Most Valuable Men: Immigrants on Campaign in Mexico 28 Chapter 3 Defending the Fatherland: Proving Loyalty in Combat 51 Chapter 4 “A Most Disgraceful and Violent Encounter” Damage Control of the Jasper Greens Riot 77 Chapter 5 “Eminent and Beloved Chaplains”: Fathers John McElroy and Anthony Rey in the Army 91 Chapter 6 Laurels Won by Adopted Citizens Ethnic Memory of the War 108 Conclusion 121 Notes 127 Bibliography 139 Index 163 ...