Finding Soldiers of "Other Wars"

North Carolina Soldiers

• 929.1 NOR NCC v.26, 2000. North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal.
  The North Carolina Volunteers in the War with Mexico, 1846-1848, by Ransom McBride.
  v. 26, No. 2, May 2000.
  Part I: Background to the War with Mexico and Recruitment of the North Carolina Volunteers, page 131.
  Part II: Operations in Mexico, page 154.
  v. 26, No. 3, August 2000.
  Part III: Organization and Personnel, page 243.
• 973.62 H NCC. North Carolina in the Mexican War, 1846 – 1848 (pub. 1959) by William S. Hoffmann.
• Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War with Mexico (pub. 1887) by Brigadier General Johnstone Jones; copied and indexed by William R. Navey, Jr.
  Go to: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/statewide/military/1846mex.txt
  Go to: https://archive.org/details/rosterofnorthcar1887nort
• Roster of North Carolina troops, in the war with Mexico. Being the muster-out rolls of the First regiment of North Carolina foot volunteers: and Companies "G" and "I" of the Twelfth United States Infantry
  Go to: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/roster-of-north-carolina-troops-in-the-war-with-mexico.-being-the-muster-out-rolls-of-the-first-regiment-of-north-carolina-foot-volunteers-and-companies-g-and-i-of-the-twelfth-united-states-infantry/2149137
• Mexican-American War: North Carolina Troop Roster
  Go to: http://ncgenweb.us/ncstate/mex-amer/mexamroster.htm

Other Resources

• A list of resources on the Mexican War from the National Archives.
  Go to: http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/mexican-war.html
• FamilySearch.org
  • United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848 (Card index images searchable by name, and full service record images for some states only)
    Go to: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987567
  • United States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926 (Card index images only, searchable by name)
    Go to: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979390
  • United States Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926 (Card index images only, searchable by name;
    may include cards not included in Mexican War Pension Index)
    Go to: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979425
  • United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923
    Go to: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852758
• Fold3 has “Mexican War Service Records” (Card index images searchable by name, and full service record images for some states only) and “Mormon Battalion Pension Files”                                              
  Go to: https://fold3library.proquest.com/barcode?accountid=11047 Log into Fold3 with your library card
• US Mexican War Soldiers & Sailors Database Online, searchable database contains information for over 85,000 U.S. and
  Mexican veterans who served in this war. Many records include personal details, such as hair color and occupation. 
  Go to: https://www.nps.gov/paal/learn/historyculture/search-usmexwar.htm#sort=Title%20asc&

Author: Gaston County Public Library
Title: Finding Soldiers of "Other Wars": Mexican War
URL: https://gastonlibrary.libguides.com/finding-soldiers-of-other-wars/mexican-war
Revised: 11 July 2023