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*[https://www.nps.gov/paal/learn/historyculture/search-usmexwar.htm#sort=Title%20asc National Park Service US Mexican War Soldiers and Sailors Database]
*[https://www.nps.gov/paal/learn/historyculture/search-usmexwar.htm#sort=Title%20asc National Park Service US Mexican War Soldiers and Sailors Database]


=== Step Search for Pension Files and Bounty Land Warrants ===
=== Step 5 Search for Pension Files and Bounty Land Warrants ===


If your ancestor survived the war he may have applied for a pension or a bounty land warrant. His widow may also have applied after his death. The National Archives has a card index to pension applications, 1887-1926.  
If your ancestor survived the war he may have applied for a pension or a bounty land warrant. His widow may also have applied after his death. The National Archives has a card index to pension applications, 1887-1926.  
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