1846-1848

• The United States declared war on Mexico on May 9, 1846. 
• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed by the U.S. and Mexico on February 2, 1848, formally ended the Mexican War (1846-1848). 
• Genealogy Resources:

Index to Mexican War Pension Applications transcribed by Barbara Schull Wolfe.

Index to Mexican War Pension Applications transcribed by Virgil D. White.

Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1886-1926 compiled and published by Navena Hembree Troxel and Susan Merrill Warner.

Volunteers: Tennesseans in the War with Mexico by Reid Brock, Thomas O. Brock, and Tony Hays.

• Visit the Tennessee State Library and Archives Website to see the list of microfilm that the library has on the Mexican War
• The Tennessee State Library and Archives will photocopy the listing of one surname for a fee.
• The National Archives provides copies of service records and pension records. Form NAFT-85 can be obtained by following the instructions posted here.

Richard Minor Anderson

Rank: private Unit: 3rd Regiment of TN Volunteers Pension: Additional Notes: served Oct 1847 to July 1848 under Col Benjamin F Cheatham Submitted by: Robert E Moore

Register Your Veteran of the Mexican War. If you have ancestors from Campbell County who fought in the War with Mexico and would like to have them listed above, please use the form below.
 
 

Submissions lacking a return email address will NOT be posted!! Please fill out all fields!

Register Your Veteran

Your Name:  Your Email:  Veteran's Name:  His Rank:  His Unit:  Pension Number:  Additional Info: