Bayonet Manual of Major General Thomas Swords

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Bayonet Manual of Major General Thomas Swords

In 1846 during the Mexican War, Captain Swords, marched with Col. Stephen Kearney from Kansas to Santa Fe New Mexico, and captured the city. They then hen Kearney from Kansas to Santa Fe New Mexico and captured the city. They then marched to San Diego California and fought in a battle to take that city. After the battle Swords sailed to Hawaii for supplies. He returned to San Francisco, and then, in March 1847 he marched back to Ft. Leavenworth with Col. Kearny. During the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 he was chief quartermaster of the Department of the Cumberland, and the Ohio. He also served at the battle of Chickamauga. He was made a Brevet Major General on March 13, 1865, the same day that George Custer and Abner Doubleday were made Major Generals.

Inventory Number: HIS 252