Reports on the Erection of a Monument to the Memory of William Jenkins Worth, Late Major-General of the United States Army

Published anonymously, this is the first report on the erection of a monument to the memory of Major General William Jenkins Worth. Reports on the Erection of a Monument to the Memory of William Jenkins Worth, Late Major-General of the United States Army includes two full sheets. The work is published by James Nesbitt & Co., Washington, D.C., in 1857. The author has provided no introduction or conclusion for this work. William Jenkins Worth's military career included many important commands and expeditions, but his exploits in Texas during the Mexican War were the most noteworthy. He was responsible for the invasion of northern Mexico and commanded all Union forces at the Battle of Monterrey. After that battle, General Winfield Scott wrote that Worth was "the bravest man I ever saw in the field."