Into Mexico with General Scott / When attached to the Fourth United States Infantry, Division of Major-General William J. Worth, Corps of the famous Major-General Winfield Scott, known as Old Fuss and Feathers, campaign of 1847, lad Jerry Cameron marched and fought beside Second Lieutenant U. S. Grant all the way from Cera Cruz to the City of Mexico, where six thousand American soldiers planted the Stars and Stripes in the midst of one hundred and fifty thousand amazed people

The narrative follows a young volunteer attached to the Fourth United States Infantry under General Winfield Scott as the army advances from a Gulf seaport toward the Mexican capital. It mixes action-filled accounts of marches, sieges, and pitched battles with close-up portrayals of camp life, discipline, and logistics. Attention is given to command decisions and battlefield tactics, to the soldiers' hardships and camaraderie, and to practical details of arms and engineering. Interwoven personal episodes trace the youth's development alongside fellow officers and illustrate the conduct and human costs of the campaign.