Buena Vista (III)

DESCRIPTION: "Near Buena Vista's mountain chain, Hurrah! Brave Taylor met his foes again, Hurrah! Though thousands to our tens appear, Our boys have hearts that know no fear." The American leaders are listed; they are a match for Santa Anna's boasts
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1852 (Emerick)
KEYWORDS: war nonballad moniker Mexico
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Feb 22-23, 1847 - Battle of Buena Vista. 5000 troops under Zachary Taylor defeat 15,000 Mexicans under Santa Anna
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (2 citations):
ShesAGalOfMineSongster, p. 6, "Buena Vista" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Albert G. Emerick, _Songs for the People; National, Patriotic, Sentimental, Comic, and Naval Songs_, Oliver Ditson & Co. (Boston), 1852 (available on Google Books), pp. 33-35, "Buena Vista" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #V27421
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "On Buena Vista's Battlefield" (subject)
cf. "Buena Vista (I)" (subject)
NOTES [111 words]: There seem to be no traditional versions of this; every version now in print appears to go back to Emerick's 1852 printing, which lists no author. Did Emerick write it? No way to tell. It is worth noting that Zachary Taylor, the hero of this piece, was elected President in 1849, then died in 1850; he would still have been president when Emerick's book was published had he not died young. Perhaps the song was in honor of Buena Vista; perhaps in honor of Taylor.
Steve Roud files one version of this with #2829, "On Buena Vista'a Battlefield." But the two songs are clearly distinct, so I'm listing this with the unique V number Steve uses for another version. - RBW
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File: SGMS006

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