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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02905 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1846 |
| Title | Daniel H. Hill to William Latta reporting on the Battle of Monterey |
| Date | 19 November 1846 |
| Author | Hill, Daniel H. (1821-1889) |
| Recipient | Latta, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports on the Battle of Monterey and admits that his romantic ideas of war have been replaced with the harsh realities of battle and death. Writes that all accounts in the newspapers are wrong and that the report written by General Zachary Taylor is probably the most incorrect account circulating. Discusses the embedded journalists and how the Autocrat of Russia never had so loyal a "set of toadies." |
| Subjects | Battle Military History Mexican War Death Journalism President Latin and South America Global History and Civics |
| People | Hill, Daniel H. (1821-1889) Latta, William (fl. 1811-1850) Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850) |
| Place written | Saltillo, Mexico |
| Theme | The Presidency; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |