File:The Mississippi Rifles.jpg
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English: The Mississippi Rifles by Ken Riley for the state of Mississippi, 1847. Note: Buena Vista, Mexico, February 23, 1847. Fighting in the open on a dusty mountainside in a foreign land a thousand miles from home, facing an enemy many times its own strength, the Mississippi Rifles, commanded by Colonel Jefferson Davis, displayed a rock-like defense against a Mexican attack in response to the command, "Stand Fast, Mississippians!" Earlier, the battle had reached a critical stage when the Rifles (in the action depicted) were ordered to attack Mexican cavalry and infantry advancing on the Americans. The "hard-fighting Mississippi gentlemen" moved up, fired, then drew Bowie knives and closed in. The Rifles -- the 155th Infantry of the modern Mississippi Army National Guard - thus wrote another chapter in the proud National Guard tradition. |
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| Source | https://www.flickr.com/photos/thenationalguard/4100346949/in/photostream/ |
| Author | Ken Riley |
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This image or file is a work of a U.S. National Guard member or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by The National Guard at https://flickr.com/photos/33252741@N08/4100346949. It was reviewed on 30 November 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work. |
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| current | 09:20, 14 May 2017 | 5,586 × 4,112 (9.28 MB) | Kwwhit5531 | User created page with UploadWizard |
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