Alexander Doniphan

Col. Alexander Doniphan

  • Description: Portrait of Colonel Doniphan by John T. Hughs, a member of the First Regiment of the Missouri Cavalry who marched with Col. Doniphan during the U.S. Mexican War.
  • Date: 1847
  • Published: Hughs, John T. Doniphan’s expedition; containing an account of the conquest of New Mexico; General Kearney’s overland expedition to California; Doniphan’s campaign against the Navajos; his unparalleled march upon Chihuahua and Durango; and the operations of General Price at Santa Fe. With a sketch of the life of Col. Doniphan. Cincinnati: U. P. James, 1847.
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