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INDEX
| Charleston Courier, on war spirit, 1. 132; and the war, 473. |
| Charleston Mercury, on Folk's alarm, 1. 476. |
| Charleston Patriot, and the war, 1. 473. |
| Chase, Franklin, consul at Tampico, and occupation of city, 1. 279, 511. Chase, Mrs. Franklin, and occupation of Tampico, 1. 279, 511. |
| Cheatham, B. F., on mistakes at Monterey, 1. 502. |
| Chew, Samuel, claim, 1. 426. |
| Chihuahua, situation, 1. 3; plans for expedition against, 266; gathering of Wool's force, 267-70; his advance to Monclova, 270-3, 509; his difficulties, 273-4, 509-10; advance to Parras, 274-5, 510; diversion of Wool's march, 275; results of march, 276, 510; and caravan trade, 286; Doniphan's force against, 298-9, 519; his march to El Paso, Brazito affair, 299-303, 518; his advance to Sacramento River, 303-4, 519"; political affairs and preparations against Doniphan, Mexican force, 304-6, 519; battle of Sacramento, 306-13, 520; occupied, 313, 520; Doniphan's negotiations, 313; his march to Saltillo, 313, 521; occupied by Price, 2. 166, 419; under American rule, 454. |
| Chihuahua Rangers, in Doniphan's expedition, 303, 519. |
| Childs, Thomas, at Palo Alto, 1. 164; at Monterey, 241, 246; at Jalapa, 2. 361; command at Puebla, besieged, 2. 174-8, 424; as governor, 226. |
| Chimalpa, Pillow at, 2. 95. |
| China, Mexico, proposed attack on Texans at, 1. 235. |
| Chiquihuite, as defensive point, 2. 41. |
| Chronology of the war, 1. xix-xxi. |
| Churchill, Sylvester, in Wool's march, 1. 270, 273. |
| Churchill, W. H., at Palo Alto, 1. 164, 167, 466. |
| Churubusco, defences, 2. 98, 110-1, 382; map of battle, 111; maps of bridgehead, 112, 113; capture of San Antonio, 112; pursuit of Mexicans to bridgehead, 113; Coyoacán as American point of concentration, 112, 382, 383; attack and capture of convent, 113-4, 117, 382, 383, 385; map of convent, 114; attack and capture of bridgehead, 114-6, 383; Shields-Pierce flank attack, 115-7, 384; pursuit of Mexicans, 117; Kearny's charge, 118; losses, spoils, 118; American elation, 1189; Scott's army after the battle, 120; why not followed up, 120-1 386, 393; Scott's probable plan, 383; as blunder, 383; effect on morale, 384; Mexican force, 385; Pillow's troops in, 385; fate of captured American deserters, 385. |
| Citadel at Mexico City, 2. 159, 160, 413, 415. |
| Cities of Mexico, 1. 2. |
| Civil service, Mexican, character, 1. 11, 20. |
| Claiborne, J. F. H., on war spirit, 1. 444. |
| Claims against Mexico, European, 1, 74, 425; American, and conduct of Americans, 74; character and justice, 74-6, 424-7; American patience and forbearance, 76, 427; Jackson's Message (1837), 77-8, 428; demand (1837), 78-9, 429; arbitration, delays, 79-80, 429-31; award (1841), convention on payments, cessation of payments, excuse, 80, 431; question in efforts for resumption of intercourse, 92-5, 97, 435; Mexican attitude, 103; and cause of war, 120, 132, 134, 190, 448, 2. 279; Folk's review, 49; assumption in treaty of peace, 241, 468, 469; necessity of enforcement, 311. |
| Clamor de las Ovejas, 2. 346. |
| Clark, M. L., in Kearny's expedition, 1. 288; to hold Santa Fe, 298; joins Doniphan, 299, 303, 519; in battle of Sacramento, 310, 312. |
| Clarke, N. S., command at Matamoros, 1. 493; brigade in Scott's army, 2. 77; at Churubusco, 112, 113; at Molino del Rey, 144, 145, 402, 403; at Chapultepec, 157, 409; at San Cosme garita, 161, 162; occupies Cuernavaca, 433. |
| Classes, Mexican. See Population. |
| Clausewitz, Karl von, on simplicity of war, 1. 508. |
| Clay, C. M., captured, 1. 370-1. See also Encarnación prisoners. |
| Clay, Henry [1], on cause of war, 1. 189; speech and resolution on war, 2. 289; war programme, 290; results of policy, 314. |
| Clay, Henry [2], killed, 1. 394. |
| Clayton, J. M., and war bill, 1. 182; defence of Taylor, 260; and tariff of 1846, 2. 257, 496; position in Senate, 496. |
