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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> | 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. | *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. | ||
Additional resources: | Additional resources: | ||
*Campbell, William B. [http://www.archive.org/details/mexicanwarletter00camp ''Mexican War Letters of Col. William Bowen Campbell of Tennessee, Written to Governor David Campbell of Virginia, 1846-1847.'' Nashville, Tenn.: Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1915.] Free digital copy. | *Campbell, William B. [http://www.archive.org/details/mexicanwarletter00camp ''Mexican War Letters of Col. William Bowen Campbell of Tennessee, Written to Governor David Campbell of Virginia, 1846-1847.'' Nashville, Tenn.: Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1915.] Free digital copy. | ||
*Furber, George C. [http://www.archive.org/details/twelvemonthsvolu00furbiala ''The Twelve Months Volunteer; or, Journal of a Private in the Tennessee Regiment of Cavalry, in the Campaign in Mexico, 1846-7.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: J.A.U.P. James, 1849.] Free digital copy. | |||
*Furber, George C. [http://www.archive.org/details/twelvemonthsvolu00furbiala ''The Twelve Months Volunteer; or, Journal of a Private in the Tennessee Regiment of Cavalry, in the Campaign in Mexico, 1846-7.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: J.A.U.P. James, 1849.] Free digital copy. | |||
*''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: | |||
:*{{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.]]) | |||
=== Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | === Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | ||