Battery A on the Mexican Border

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This book is an account of Battery A of the Rhode Island National Guard and its activation on June 24, 1916, its travel to the U.S.-Mexico border, its activities until it was mustered out on November 2, 1916. They were stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and also referred to their site as Camp Pershing. Includes a narrative description of their trip by train, their camp and training activities on the border. Also includes many reproductions of photographs of the troops and sites, cartoons, and a list of personnel.

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141 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.

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Stiness, Henry R. W. 1916.

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This book is part of the collection entitled: The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso and was provided by the University of Texas at El Paso to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1868 times, with 25 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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  • Walton, Edward Created line drawings of military scenes used on end papers.

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  • Tugman, William M. Journalist from the Providence Journal who was assigned to cover the National Guard troops on the border. Excerpts from his dispatches and comments are quoted in the book.

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  • [E.S. Jones sons]
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    Place of Publication: [Providence, R.I. ]

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The Special Collections at the University of Texas at El Paso include book, serial, photographic, and manuscript materials about the history of El Paso and Northern Mexico. The UTEP Library contains digital copies of books from the period of the Mexican Revolution and has participated in a project that digitized the local paper.

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This book is an account of Battery A of the Rhode Island National Guard and its activation on June 24, 1916, its travel to the U.S.-Mexico border, its activities until it was mustered out on November 2, 1916. They were stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and also referred to their site as Camp Pershing. Includes a narrative description of their trip by train, their camp and training activities on the border. Also includes many reproductions of photographs of the troops and sites, cartoons, and a list of personnel.

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141 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.

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The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso

These primary source items relate to the Mexican Revolution. The collection includes 15 books and 10 postcards dating from 1910 to 1919.

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Stiness, Henry R. W. Battery A on the Mexican Border, book, 1916; [Providence, R.I. ]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188054/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.

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