An interesting association copy, inscribed by one of Winfield Scott's own Topographical Engineers, 2nd Lieutenant George Thom (1819-after1880), who is listed on the second page as being "Sick" throughout the fighting. Thom is later recorded in Oregon and Washington Territories during the 1850's, making surveys for various military roads as Captain George Thom, undertaking the construction of a road to connect Fort Walla Walla on the Columbia River and Fort Benton on the Missouri, at the heads of navigation on those rivers, in June of 1859. Later, he was instrumental in boundary surveying the northeastern boundary under the charge of Major Graham. Other officers engaged upon this survey were the celebrated William H. Emory and Amiel Weeks Whipple. Captain Emory was both commissioner and astronomer for the running of the line of the Gadsden treaty of 1853 which provided for a more southern boundary, in which he was again assisted by Captain Thom, and Lieutenant Whipple.

Including the map 'Battles of Mexico Survey of the Line of Operations of the U.S. Army, under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 19th. & 20th. of August & 8th. 12th. & 13th. Septr. 1847. Made by Major Turnbull, Captain McClellan & Lieut. Hardcastle, Topol. Engineers. Drawn by Lieut. Hardcastle'.

An important record of the officers who helped Winfield Scott capture Mexico City: 'Compiled by command of Major General Scott and dated February 7, 1848, the list is divided into columns giving the name, corps, when and where employed (which included battles fought in), and remarks. The remarks column noted if the officer had been killed or wounded. The 'Battles of Mexico' (map) depicts the theater of war in and around Mexico City" (Kurutz & Mathes).

Included amongst the officers recorded are many who later served in the Civil War, such as Robert E. Lee, who as part of the Engineers corps, is shown fighting from Contreras on the 19th of August, Molino del Ray, and "south front of city of Mexico" on the 8th of September, and in the City of Mexico on the 14th, he was wounded at Chapultepec; P.G.T. Beauregard, who was with Lee at Contreras, was at the "Batteries against San Antonio gate" on the 12th of September, and in the City of Mexico on the 14th; Ulysses S. Grant, as a 2nd Lieut., in the 4th Infantry, was at San Antonio on the 19th of August, Molino del Rey on the 8th of September, and in City of Mexico on the 14th; and 2nd Lieut, in the 1st Artillery, Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson fought at Contreras on the 19th of August, was with Lee and Grant at Molino del Rey on the 8th of September, and in the City of Mexico on the 14th.

There is a bibliographical dispute about whether this publication and others printed by the 'American Star' at Pueblo and in Mexico City were printed on a campaign press, or on local captured presses. The balance of evidence seems to be in in favour of the latter. Sabin states that the "newspaper was first published at Puebla, Mexico, by Peoples, Barnard & Callahan, in June, 1847, appearing Thursday and Sunday during the stay of the army. The first number of the 'Daily American Star', City of Mexico, September 20, 1847, states that it had previously followed the army and had been set up wherever it made a stay. No. 205 of the first volume was published in May 27, 1848. The later issues were published by John H. Peoples, with motto, "Our Country, Right of Wrong". Information supplied by Clarence S. Brigham from the file in the library of the American Antiquarian Society.