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This 4 page paper discusses the Mexican American war and whether or not the army really was President Polk's army. Examples given from the book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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captured in the book, Mr. Polks Army by Richard Bruce Winder. In his book he uses actual primary accounts from the time of the Mexican-American War. Through these accounts one
is able to see if the army really belongs to Mr. Polk, or if the army belongs to something larger. In May of 1846 President Polk found himself in
a terrible predicament. The War of 1812 had made it evident that the United States military structure was unsound. This spurred on the development of the militia formed in each
state. Thinking that this would serve for the next campaign Polk neglected to consider, at the onset of the Mexican- American War, that many of those who had formerly served
in the War of 1812 were now too old for active duty. Where would he get the men to fill the positions that needed to be filled? The laws
governing the use of the states militia were quite clear on the matter. The states militia could only be used to execute the laws of the United States, to suppress
insurrections, and to repel invasions(Polk 25). In addition, the way the charter worked, militia could only be activated for 90 days at a time. The problem with that was that
much of that time was spent training them. By the time the training was completed, there was little time left to use the militia on an actual campaign of any
sort. In short, President Polk was in trouble if he wanted to wage a war with Mexico. Polk created a new system of militia called the
volunteers. This got around the laws governing the militia and made available volunteers which could serve for longer terms. Thus, Mr. Polks army was born. However, it has to
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