United States » U.S. Military: Mexican-American War, 1846-1848

A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War

The University of Texas Arlington

Ancestry.com - U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848 $

Original source: Several, see web site: Texas, Pennsylvania, Mormon groups, Tennessee, Mississippi. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Archives.com - Veterans Burial Records, ca. 1775 to 2008 $

3,258,924 Records. Source: National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Affairs. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) - Genealogists Specializing in Military

The Association of Professional Genealogists, established in 1979, is an international organization that supports professionals in genealogy-related businesses. APG encourages genealogical excellence, ethical practice, mentoring and education. The organization also supports the preservation and accessibility of records useful to the fields of genealogy and history. Members of APG agree to abide by a code of ethics in their profession.

CT State Library - Mexican War Service Records

Descendants of Mexican War Veterans

FamilySearch - United States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926 ^FREE

Card index to Mexican War pension files located at the National Archives for service between 1846 and 1848. These records are a part of RG 15 Records of the Veterans Administration and are NARA microfilm publication T317. The event date and place represent the earliest filing of either the veteran or widow.

FamilySearch Catalog - Texas veterans in the Mexican War : muster rolls of Texas military units

Nacogdoches, Texas : Ericson Books, 1984, digitized.

FamilySearch Wiki - US Mexican War Pension Records

Fold3 - Mexican War Service Record Index $

Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Fold3 - Mexican-American War Service Records $

Military service records for the Mexican War (1846-1848) are comprised of cards created from muster, pay, receipt and other rolls for soldiers and sailors who served in the war. The information includes name, service dates, terms of service, monthly pay, where they served, and notes of interest.

Fold3 - Mormon Battalion Pension Files $

Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48, NARA T1196. The Mormon Battalion was formed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1846, to support the US troops in California during the Mexican War. Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Mexican War Soldiers of the United States

To honor the soldier; aid the historian; create repository of rare soldier photographs.

Mexico City National Cemetery

The Mexico City National Cemetery is one place where Americans can come visit to honor those who served and died in the Mexican-American War. The cemetery holds the remains of 750 of the 13,200 American servicemen whose lives were sacrificed during the 1846-1848 conflict.

Mormon Battallion Association

My Military Service Records

A resource for using military service records held at the US National Archives for genealogical research. This focus is historical records of US Veterans from all branches of the military from the Civil War through Vietnam.

National Historical Publishing Company

Publisher in Waynesboro, Tennessee. Titles include: Genealogical Abstracts Of Revolutionary War Pension Files; Index To Revolutionary War Service Records; Index To Georgia Civil War Confederate Pension Files; Register of Florida CSA Pension Applications; Index to Texas CSA Pension Files; Index To Mexican War Pension Files; Index to War of 1812 Pension Files; Index to US Military Pension Applications of Remarried Widows 1812-1911 Index To Old Wars Pension Files 1815-1926; Index To Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1978; Index to Volunteer Soldiers in Indian Wars and Disturbances 1815-1858; Index to Pension Applications for Indian Wars Service between 1817 and 1898; Index To Volunteer Soldiers 1784-1811.

NPS - US Mexican War Soldiers & Sailors Database

Texas Veterans in the Mexican War - Muster Rolls of Texas Military Units

The History Guy: The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848)