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| Iguala, Plan of, 1. 33. |
| Illinois, hard times and unrest, 1. 124. See also Illinois troops. |
| Illinois troops, at Buena Vista, 1. 383, 386, 387, 389, 390, 556, 559; in Wool's march, 509; at siege of Vera Cruz, 2. 343; leave Scott, 356; call and response (1847), 364, 365, 430, 431; in Taylor's later force, 417; at Tampico, 418; for Scott, 423. |
| Importance of the war, 1. vii. |
| Independence, in Pacific squadron, 2. 189, 206, 446, 447. |
| Independence Hill at Monterey, 1. 239, 497; capture, 244-6, 499. |
| Independence of Mexico, incitation, 1. 30-1; Hidalgo's revolt, 31; partisan warfare, 31-2; education for, 32; revolt of oligarchy and Itúrbide, Plan of Iguala, 32-3; Itúrbide's rule, 33-5; his overthrow, 35; Congress, first republican constitution, 35-7, 412, 413; Victoria's administration, 37-8; expulsion of Gachupines, 39, 42, 413; Spanish invasion (1829), 41. |
| Independencia battalion, formation, 2. 3; revolts, 13; at Churubusco, 111, 382. |
| Indiana troops, at Buena Vista, 1. 386, 388, 390, 391, 555, 557; call (1847), 2. 364, 431; in Taylor's later force, 417; sent to Scott, 418; at Huamantla, 426; in Lane's operations, 426, 427; garrison at Puebla, 433. Indianapolis, enlistments, 1. 195. |
| Indianapolis State Sentinel, on Mexicans, 1. 118. |
| Indians, characteristics and conditions of Mexican, 1. 4, 18, 21; Mexican, as soldiers, 10, 161, 463; and independence, 31; Mexico counts on help of American, 107; in Kearny's expedition, 288; war and raids, 269, 509; submission in New Mexico, 298; employment in war, 509; raids on American expeditions, 515. |
| Indicador, on war lethargy, 1. 214. |
| Industry, conditions of Mexican, 1. 6, 15-7, 22. |
| Ingersoll, C. J., on Polk and war, 1. 456; on war bill, 472: on lesson of the war, 2. 324; position in House, 496. |
| Ingersoll, J. R., position in House, 2. 496. |
| Ingraham, D. N., at Tampico, 1. 512. |
| Iniestra, Ignacio, and California, 1. 522. |
| Inns, Mexican, 1. 20. |
| Intellectual life, lack in Mexico, 1. 20. |
| Intelligence arrangements and reconnaissance, Taylor's neglect, 1. 145, 161, 208, 223, 249, 374, 451, 464, 476, 478, 549; Scott's, 2. 72, 332, 362. |
| Internal improvements, and Democratic dissensions, 2. 271, 281. |
| Interposition, Mexican hope of Spanish-American, 1. Ill; and of European, 112-5, 122, 442; question of British, 2. 301-4, 504-6; and of French, 304; effect of American victories, 305. |
| Iowa troops, non-active, 2. 511. |
| Ireland, famine, effect on American finances, 2. 263, 484; American relief and the war, 304. |
| Irish in American army, Mexican propaganda among, 1. 507, 2. 81, 358; deserters in Santa Anna's army, 88, 385; in Mexican hospital force, 347. See also San Patricio battalion. |
| Irregulars. See Guerilla warfare. |
| Irving, Washington, American minister at Madrid, reports cited passim. |
| Irwin, J. R., Scott's chief quartermaster, 2. 366. |
| Irwin, William, at Marin, 1. 562. |
| Isunza, J. R., governor of Puebla, and Scott's advance, 2. 66, 69, 95. |
| Iturbe, , finance minister, graft, 1. 214, 2. 328. |
| Itúrbide, Agustín de, and war on insurgents, 1. 31; revolt, 33; rule, 335; overthrow, 35; and Congress, 35; execution, 37: seizure by, 426; and financial system, 2. 6. |
| Iztaccihuatl, Mount, aspect, 2. 93. |
| Izucar de Matamoros, Lane at, 2. 179, 427. |
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| Jackson, Andrew, and Texas, 1. 62, 419, 428; and Sabine River boundary, 64; and claims on Mexico, 778, 428; and war spirit, 124. |
| Jackson, T. J., at Chapultepec, 2. 154, 160, 410; at Contreras, 378; at Molino del Rey, 403. |
| Jalapa, site, aspect, 1. 2, 2. 63, 223; march of Scott's army for, 38, 45-8; Mexican preparations on route, 3942, 346; defences at Cerro Gordo, 42-5, 347, 348; battle of Cerro Gordo, 48-59; occupied, 59, 354; Scott at, his problems of advance, 61-5; American garrison, 74, 361, 362, 433; American rule, 223-5, 230, 231, 458; Scott's fortification, 358. |
