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=== Mexican War (1846-1848) === | === Mexican War (1846-1848) === | ||
The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided. <br> | |||
*United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1965. {{FHL|315075|item|disp=FHL films 882797-882811}}. This includes regimental returns, a record of events during the war, and company muster rolls.<br> | |||
*''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317). {{FHL|0537000|item|disp=FHL films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:<br> | |||
:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more.]])<br> | |||
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FHL|1854496|item|disp=FHL book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> | |||
*Nebraska. ''Secretary of State. Roster of Veterans of the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars Residing in Nebraska, 1915''. Lincoln, Nebraska: Secretary of State, [1915]. (Not at Family History Library) | *Nebraska. ''Secretary of State. Roster of Veterans of the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars Residing in Nebraska, 1915''. Lincoln, Nebraska: Secretary of State, [1915]. (Not at Family History Library) | ||
*Nebraska. Secretary of State. ''Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion Residing in Nebraska, June 1st, 1891''. Lincoln, Nebraska: State Journal Company, 1892. (Family History Library {{FHL|12822|title-id|disp=book 978.2 M2n; film 844966 item 4; fiche 6010064}}) ([http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23886 Ancestry])-($) ([http://books.google.com/books?id=skNoudSq0bYC Google Books]) | *Nebraska. Secretary of State. ''Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion Residing in Nebraska, June 1st, 1891''. Lincoln, Nebraska: State Journal Company, 1892. (Family History Library {{FHL|12822|title-id|disp=book 978.2 M2n; film 844966 item 4; fiche 6010064}}) ([http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23886 Ancestry])-($) ([http://books.google.com/books?id=skNoudSq0bYC Google Books]) | ||
Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]]. | |||
=== Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | === Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | ||