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"To Arms! To Arms! Volunteers for the Mexican War!"

UnknownDecember 5, 1846

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino
Washington, DC, United States

Almost 75,000 men from across the United States volunteered to fight Mexico. This included many new European immigrants.

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Title: "To Arms! To Arms! Volunteers for the Mexican War!"
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: December 5, 1846
Subject Keywords: Recruitment; Volunteer; Mexican-American War; Mexican War; Call to Arms; 1846; Manifest Destiny; Duty to Country; Broadsides; Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo;
Type: Poster
Rights: Courtesy of University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History
Medium: Poster

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino

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