U.S.-Mexico War
August 20, 2026
In 1846, during the opening phase of the Mexican-American War, Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny organized the Army of the West at Fort Leavenworth to seize New Mexico and ultimately California. Among the force were nearly 900 Missouri volunteers who elected Alexander Doniphan, a respected lawyer and…
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