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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> | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/172771 ''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317)]. {{ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/172771 ''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317)]. {{FSC|0537000|film|disp=FS Library 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> | ||
:*'''1887-1926''' {{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]]; Free digital copy.<br> | :*'''1887-1926''' {{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]]; Free digital copy.<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. {{ | *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. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> | ||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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*Muster rolls are available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:6 Washington State Archives.] The [http://www.archives.gov/index.html National Archives] and the Family History Library have the enlistment registers of soldiers who served in the regular army from 1798 to 1914. Many of these soldiers served in the western states, including Washington, during the Indian Wars. The enlistment registers provide the soldier's rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birth place. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname. | *Muster rolls are available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:6 Washington State Archives.] The [http://www.archives.gov/index.html National Archives] and the Family History Library have the enlistment registers of soldiers who served in the regular army from 1798 to 1914. Many of these soldiers served in the western states, including Washington, during the Indian Wars. The enlistment registers provide the soldier's rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birth place. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname. | ||
:*United States Army, ''Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914'' {{ | :*United States Army, ''Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914'' {{FSC|43696|item|disp=FS Library films350307 (first of 81}}. Also available online at {{RecordSearch|1880762|Family Search Historical Records}} | ||
*The Family History Library and the [http://www.archives.gov/index.html National Archives] have an index to soldiers who applied for pensions as a result of service in the Indian Wars from 1817 to 1898. The actual pension records are only available at the National Archives. | *The Family History Library and the [http://www.archives.gov/index.html National Archives] have an index to soldiers who applied for pensions as a result of service in the Indian Wars from 1817 to 1898. The actual pension records are only available at the National Archives. | ||
:*United States, Veterans Administration, ''Pension Index Files, Indian Wars, 1892-1926'' (Washington, D.C.:Veteran's Administration, 1959) {{ | :*United States, Veterans Administration, ''Pension Index Files, Indian Wars, 1892-1926'' (Washington, D.C.:Veteran's Administration, 1959) {{FSC|98739|item|disp=FS Library film 821610-21}} Also available online at {{RecordSearch|1979427|United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926}} | ||
== Spanish-American War (1898) == | == Spanish-American War (1898) == | ||
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*Histories and rosters of soldiers of the Washington Militia and National Guard who served in the Indian Wars of the 1850s to the post-World War II era are in: | *Histories and rosters of soldiers of the Washington Militia and National Guard who served in the Indian Wars of the 1850s to the post-World War II era are in: | ||
:*Field, Virgil F. ''Washington National Guard Pamphlet: The Official History of the Washington National Guard'', Seven Volumes. (Tacoma, Washington: Office of the Adjutant General, 1961.) [https://mil.wa.gov/national-guard/museum/official-history-of-washington-national-guard Online version]. {{ | :*Field, Virgil F. ''Washington National Guard Pamphlet: The Official History of the Washington National Guard'', Seven Volumes. (Tacoma, Washington: Office of the Adjutant General, 1961.) [https://mil.wa.gov/national-guard/museum/official-history-of-washington-national-guard Online version]. {{FSC|207821|item|disp=FS Library film 1321447, items 1–3; book 979.7 M25w}} | ||
:*Washington State National Guard [https://mil.wa.gov/evergreen-magazine Evergreen Magazine] covering activities of the guard from 1971-current. | :*Washington State National Guard [https://mil.wa.gov/evergreen-magazine Evergreen Magazine] covering activities of the guard from 1971-current. | ||
* Washington National Guard "the Arsenal Museum", Camp Murray | * Washington National Guard "the Arsenal Museum", Camp Murray | ||
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