The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) has many historical links to the US Civil War (1861-1865), not least of which is the fact that most of the important military leaders of the Civil War had their first wartime experiences in the Mexican-American War. In fact, reading the officer lists of the Mexican-American War is like reading a “who’s who” of important Civil War leaders! Here are ten of the most important Civil War generals who served in the Mexican-American War.
Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas âStonewallâ Jackson, William Tecumseh Sherman, George McClellan, Ambrose Burnside, Pierre Gustave Toutant (P.G.T.) Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, George Meade.
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