first edition, 12mo, 164, 4 pp. ads, retains original front printed wrapper, later paper spine and rear wrap, some scattered spotting to text, front wrap chipped at corners, otherwise a good copy.      

"The author was a member of Col. W. S. Fisher's party which was defeated by the Mexicans at Mier in 1842. The better part of the book is the author's account of the long march to Mexico City and his imprisonment in the castle of Perote. He was released after nearly two years through the intervention of his uncle, General Milton Stapp." - Graff. "This was the first book to appear on the Mier Expedition; it is still one of the best. Stapp was a highly literate private soldier, observant and interested in what went on around him." - Jenkins. Graff 3949; Graff, Fifty Texas Rarities, 27; Howes S-891; Jenkins Basic Texas Books, 197; Raines p. 194; Sabin 90483; Streeter, Texas, 1610.