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- catalog abstract "The Battle of Palo Alto marked several firsts in American history: a new generation of professional soldiers - Ulysses S. Grant, George G. Meade, and James Longstreet - provided a wealth of expert knowledge to their senior officers; the military demonstrated the superior qualities of their newly introduced "flying" artillery, one that would see fruition during the far greater epoch of the Civil War; and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy experienced their first major test. The battle was essentially an artillery duel that pitted highly effective U.S. canon against Mexican cannon of antiquated design. Although the Mexicans attempted flanking and frontal attacks on the U.S. lines, they were repulsed with heavy losses. Unable to maneuver, and confused and bloodied after standing all day under artillery fire, the Mexicans withdrew. In On the Prairie of Palo Alto, Charles M. Haecker and Jeffrey G. Mauck use an interdisciplinary approach, coupling the research of a historian with that of a historical archaeologist, to present an accurate version of how the battle developed and concluded.".
- catalog contributor b10561164.
- catalog contributor b10561165.
- catalog coverage "Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (Tex.)".
- catalog coverage "Texas Antiquities.".
- catalog coverage "Texas History, Local.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Historical overview -- Weapons, accoutrements, and the soldier -- Topographic and documentary analyses -- The physical evidence of the battle -- Conclusion.".
- catalog description "The Battle of Palo Alto marked several firsts in American history: a new generation of professional soldiers - Ulysses S. Grant, George G. Meade, and James Longstreet - provided a wealth of expert knowledge to their senior officers; the military demonstrated the superior qualities of their newly introduced "flying" artillery, one that would see fruition during the far greater epoch of the Civil War; and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy experienced their first major test.".
- catalog description "The battle was essentially an artillery duel that pitted highly effective U.S. canon against Mexican cannon of antiquated design. Although the Mexicans attempted flanking and frontal attacks on the U.S. lines, they were repulsed with heavy losses. Unable to maneuver, and confused and bloodied after standing all day under artillery fire, the Mexicans withdrew. In On the Prairie of Palo Alto, Charles M. Haecker and Jeffrey G. Mauck use an interdisciplinary approach, coupling the research of a historian with that of a historical archaeologist, to present an accurate version of how the battle developed and concluded.".
- catalog extent "xi, 227 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "On the prairie of Palo Alto.".
- catalog identifier "089096758X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "On the prairie of Palo Alto.".
- catalog isPartOf "Texas A & M University military history series ; 55".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "College Station : Texas A&M University Press,".
- catalog relation "On the prairie of Palo Alto.".
- catalog spatial "Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (Tex.)".
- catalog spatial "Texas Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Texas History, Local.".
- catalog spatial "Texas Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site.".
- catalog spatial "Texas.".
- catalog subject "973.62 21".
- catalog subject "Archaeology and history Texas Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site.".
- catalog subject "E406.P3 H35 1997".
- catalog subject "Mexican War, 1846-1848 Battlefields Texas.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Historical overview -- Weapons, accoutrements, and the soldier -- Topographic and documentary analyses -- The physical evidence of the battle -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "On the prairie of Palo Alto : historical archaeology of the U.S.-Mexican War Battlefield / Charles M. Haecker and Jeffrey G. Mauck.".
- catalog type "Local history. fast".
- catalog type "text".