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The Indiana State Archives and the Family History Library have the following card index: | The Indiana State Archives and the Family History Library have the following card index: | ||
''Index to Indiana Volunteers in the Mexican War.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library film 1556874). The cards include the soldier’s name, regiment, length of service, when and where he was enrolled and mustered, his age, physical description, and when and where he was discharged and mustered out. | ''Index to Indiana Volunteers in the Mexican War.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=544923&disp=Index+to+Indiana+volunteers+in+the+Mexic++ 1556874]). The cards include the soldier’s name, regiment, length of service, when and where he was enrolled and mustered, his age, physical description, and when and where he was discharged and mustered out. | ||
A published list with company rosters is found in: | A published list with company rosters is found in: | ||
Perry, Oran. ''Indiana in the Mexican War''. Washington, DC: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1977. (Family History Library film 1550627) This provides the soldier’s name, rank, mustering into and out of service (when, where, and by whom), death date, list of desertions, discharge date, and transfers. The soldiers are listed by regiment, company, and then sometimes alphabetically by name. At the end there is an index of events relating to the companies, but it does not include the names of soldiers. | Perry, Oran. ''Indiana in the Mexican War''. Washington, DC: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1977. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=666752&disp=Indiana+in+the+Mexican+War++ 1550627]) This provides the soldier’s name, rank, mustering into and out of service (when, where, and by whom), death date, list of desertions, discharge date, and transfers. The soldiers are listed by regiment, company, and then sometimes alphabetically by name. At the end there is an index of events relating to the companies, but it does not include the names of soldiers. | ||
A nationwide pension index is available on microfilm from the National Archives and the Family History Library: | A nationwide pension index is available on microfilm from the National Archives and the Family History Library: | ||
''Index to Mexican War Pension Files, 1887–1926''. See the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|U.S. Military Records Research Outline]] for a full citation. | ''Index to Mexican War Pension Files, 1887–1926''. See the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|U.S. Military Records Research Outline]] for a full citation. | ||
=== Civil War (1861–1865) === | === Civil War (1861–1865) === | ||