Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
In 1916, troops from both Maine and New Hampshire were sent to Laredo, Texas, along the Rio Grande, to join the Mexican Border Guard. The men sent from Maine were members of the Second Maine Infantry Regiment, a descendant of the Civil War Second Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
The satirical poem describes life stationed on the Rio Grande through the eyes of the Devil, who thinks it such "Hell" that even he doesn't wish to be there. Herbert Cobb, an owner of this particular pamphlet, was stationed in Texas prior to the First World War.
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About This Item
- Title: Hell on the Rio Grande poem, Laredo, Texas, 1916
- Creation Date: circa 1916
- Subject Date: 1916
- Location: The Rio Grande, Laredo, Webb County, TX
- Media: Print on paper
- Dimensions: 16.5 cm x 11.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2824, Box 4/3
- Collection: Cobb brothers World War I correspondence
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Border patrols--Mexican-American Border Region
- Mexican-American Border Region
- Poems
- Poetry
- Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)
- Rivers--Texas
Other Keywords
- Army
- Bases
- Border Patrol
- Encampments
- Famous Rivers
- National Guard
- Poetry
- Regiments
- Soldiers
- World War I
- Writing
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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