According to reports, none of the injured in the first Battle of Bull Run traveled by ambulance to Washington, but some had walked some twenty-seven miles for treatment. ... Fearful that the ambulances, with their supplies, would be captured, King ordered the carriages to return to Washington.1 Those first assigned to remove the wounded were regimental musicians or soldiers who were not good fighters. ... In the Battle of Fair Oaks, it was estimated that more than ten thousand men were lying dead or wounded upon a battlefield scarcely one square mile. ...

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In 1803, Jefferson bought Louisiana from France for $15 million dollars and doubled the size of America by 828,000 square miles. ... In 1836, Texas declared that they were an independent republic, and the politicians in Washington feared that Britain was teaming up with the Mexican government to block the United States from annexing Texas. ... Once again, these fears caused many in the south to push politicians in Washington to annex Texas.9 Now Mexico gained their independence in 1821 from Spain, but they were now dealing with boundary disputes with the United States. ...

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