Excerpt from Speech of Mr. J. H. Harmanson, of Louisiana, on the Mexican War: Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 12, 1847 Now, M1. Chairman, if this war is unjust, unconstitutional, and damnable, why did these peculiar patriots vote for it? If it is so, they criminate themselves. They confess their own guilt. We thought the war unavoidable and just on our part; we voted for it, and thus did what we considered our duty. They, by their own confession, violated duty, and perpetrated what they profess to consider foul ih jasnoe. 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.

This bibliography differs from the previous publications in this series since it concerns a specific time in American history, the Mexican War period from 1835 to 1850. From a military standpoint, the victorious efforts of American military forces can be considered as the proving ground for the Army and the Navy that emerged during the Civil War. The annexation of Texas and the acquisition of lands from Mexico predestined both the expansion of the United States to the Pacific and the conflict which divided brother from brother. This bibliography lists pertinent materials to be found in the Military History Research Collection related to this part of American history and is not intended to be a definite listing of bibliographic references on the period.