Keywords: Mexican War, 1846-1848
Item 4166
Mexican War veterans, Portland, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 11609
John Davison to wife from Veracruz, Mexico, March 28, 1847
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1847-03-28 Location: Augusta; Veracruz Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.
