John J. Hardin
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John Jay Hardin was a U.S. representative and militia general from Illinois.
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The death of Col. Hardin at the Battle of Buena Vista.
Battle of Buena Vista
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The Battle of Buena Vista, known as the Battle of La Angostura in Mexico, and sometimes as Battle of Buena Vista/La Angostura, was a battle of the Mexican–American War. It was fought between U.S. forc
John J. Hardin
…the war, he recruited the First Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, of which he was commissioned colonel. On February 23, 1847, he was killed at the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, after attempting to lead a charge against a Mexican battery. The outpouring of grief over his death was immense, and Hardin's funeral procession…
Engraving of the battle by Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot
Lieutenant Colonel Braxton Bragg, around the time of the Mexican War
Death of Lieut. Col. Henry Clay Jr. lithograph by N. Currier. Courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Battle of Buena Vista, taken from a sketch by Major Eaton