Excerpt from The War With Mexico, Vol. 2
As equally good sources disagree sometimes, a few inconsistencies are unavoidable. Numerous errors have been corrected. An asterisk indicates an unpublished source. Statements, cited in the notes, have also been used. man 1. The Fortress of San Juan de Ulua in 1854 . 21 From a plan in the War Dept., Washington.2. Siege of Vera Cruz: General Plan. 24 From a map drawn by McClellan from surveys done by six American oflicers (N.Y. City Public Library); a map drawn by order of Lieut. Col. Henry Wilson (War Dept., Washington).3. Siege of Vera Cruz: The American Works. 28 From a map drawn by Lieut. Foster, based on surveys of four American officers (War Dept., Washington).4. From Vera Cruz to Perote . 39 Based on a map issued by Manouvrier and Snell, New Orleans, 1847 (Papers of N.P. Trist).5. Contour Lines near Cerro Gordo. 4()From a drawing in the War College, Washington.6. Battle of Cerro Gordo: General Map 43 Based on a map drawn by Lieut. Coppee from the surveys of Maj. Turnbull and Capt. McClellan (Sen. Ex. Doc.1; 30 Cong., 1 sess.) ;a map drawn by McClellan (Mass. Hist. Society); a sketch of a reconnaissance by Lieut. Tower (War Dept., Washington); Croquis de la Posicion del campo de Cerro Gordo, 1847 (War Dept., Washington); a plan by I. A. de Soiecki (Vera Cruz City archives); and a sketch by Lieut. Thos. Williams (among his letters).7. Battle of Cerro Gordo: Central Portion 5 Based on the same sources as No.6 supra.8. From Jalapa to Puebla 61 Based on a Fomento Dept. map.9. Profile of the Route from Vera Cruz to Mexico. 62 From a map published by Manouvrier and Snell, New Orleans, 1847 (Papers of N.P. Trist).10. A Part of the Valley of Mexico 80 From a map surveyed and drawn by Lieut. M.L. Smith and Bvt. Capt. Hardcastle (Sen. Ex. Doc.11; 31 Cong., 1 sess.) ;and a map by Balbontin (Invasion Americana).11. Battles of August 19 and 20, 1847:General Map. 100 Based on a map drawn by Hardcastle from the surveys of Mai. Turnbull, Capt. McClellan and Lieut. Hardcastle (Sen. Ex. Doc.
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