Places & Communities “Of the Result of Both Days We Are Proud to Boast, But the 8th Was Indeed a Brilliant Affair”: A Letter About the Battle of San Gabriel, 14 January 1847 by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 14, 2025January 15, 2025 Read More
Biographies “Finally the Stronghold of the Mexicans Was Charged and Taken”: An Engraving of the “Battle of San Gabriel, California,” 8 January 1847 by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 12, 2025 Read More
Places & Communities “In Doubt as to the Condition of Things”: Benjamin D. Wilson’s Account of the Mexican-American War in Greater Los Angeles, September 1846-January 1847, Part Two by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 10, 2022 Read More
Politics & Government “In Steady Discipline and Daring Courage”: Mention of the Seizure of California in a “Report of the Secretary of the Navy,” 6 December 1847 by homesteadmuseum Posted on December 6, 2020December 30, 2020 Read More