Silas Casey was a career United States Army officer who rose to the rank of major general during the American Civil War.
Silas Casey
General Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr.
The Battle of Chapultepec took place between a U.S. force and Mexican soldiers holding the strategically located Chapultepec Castle just outside Mexico City, fought 13 September 1847 during the Mexican–American War. The building, sitting atop a 200-foot (61 m) hill, was an important position for the defense of the city.
Battle of Chapultepec, Carl Nebel, 1851
Disposition of forces
Plate and place where the remains of six Mexican soldiers were said to be found in Chapultepec in 1947
Attack on the Castle Chapultepec