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Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives, American

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lafayette Frost letter and biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345727]
Identifier: MSS 956
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter and a handwritten biography. The date of the biography is uncertain. The letter was written by Frost while serving in the Mexican War with the Mormon Battalion when he was in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Frost writes about the scenery along the line of march, his duties, a change in leadership, and about his illness.

Dates: 1846-1860
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lafayette Frost letter and biography

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