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The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - Requesting Copies of Older Military Service Records

Information on how to request copies of older (pre-WWI) military service records from the series held at NARA in Washington, D.C. Those include the following. Volunteers: Military service performed by persons serving during an emergency and whose service was considered to be in the Federal interest, 1775 - 1902. Regular Army: Enlisted personnel, 1789 - October 31, 1912; Officers, 1789 - June 30, 1917. Navy: Enlisted personnel, 1798 - 1885; Officers, 1798 - 1902. Marine Corps: Enlisted personnel, 1798 - 1904; Some officers, 1798 - 1895. Coast Guard: Persons who served in predecessor agencies to the U.S. Coast Guard: the Revenue Cutter Service (Revenue Marine), the Life-Saving Service, and the Lighthouse Service, 1791 - 1919. Confederate States: Persons who rendered military service for the Confederate States government in its armed forces, 1861 - 1865. Veterans Records: Claims files for pensions based on Federal military service, 1775 - 1916 and bounty land warrant application files relating to claims based on wartime service, 1775 - 1855.

The U.S.-Mexican War | PBS

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U.S. National Archives - Mexican War

U.S. National Archives - Military Service during the Mexican War, 1846–1848

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - Requesting Copies of Older Military Service Records

Requesting Copies of Older (pre-WWI) Military Service Records.

U.S.S. Bonita Mexican War Journal

A personal journal of 147 handwritten pages kept by the (unidentified) purser of U.S.S. Bonita during the U.S.-Mexican War.

US-Mexican War Soldier Database | USMexicanWar.org

The National Park Service

Veterans of the Mexican War Association Records, 1874-1886

Briscoe Center, University of Texas at Austin