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title: Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista
author: Samuel Chamberlain
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21495/mississippi-rifles-at-buena-vista/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-01-05
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# Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista
_Authored by Samuel Chamberlain_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21495.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Mississippi Rifles, under Colonel [Jefferson Davis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jefferson_Davis/), stop a Mexican charge at the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Buena Vista, watercolor by [Samuel](https://www.worldhistory.org/samuel/) Chamberlain as published in his *My Confession: The Recollections of a Rogue*, c. 1860.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Chamberlain, S. (2026, January 05). Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Chamberlain, Samuel. "Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 05, 2026. .
### MLA
Chamberlain, Samuel. "Mississippi Rifles at Buena Vista." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Jan 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Defeat_of_the_Mexican_Lancers_by_the_Mississippi_Rifles.jpg) by [**Samuel Chamberlain**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Defeat_of_the_Mexican_Lancers_by_the_Mississippi_Rifles.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 05 January 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.