United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923
Mexican War pension files for the 500 members of the Mormon Battalion. The files are arranged in alphabetical order by name of veteran. Index provided by Fold3.
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United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applications
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from 1846-1923. The index corresponds to the approximately 370 pension applications relating to the Mormon Battalion. The records are arranged by the name of the veteran, but are also searchable by the claimant’s name. The application files are NARA microfilm publication T1196, Selected Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War,1846-1848 and are part of Record Group 15, Records of the Veterans Administration.
In July 1846, over five hundred Mormon men gathered at Council Bluffs, Iowa to join the U.S. Army in the Mexican American War. Most of the soldiers’ enlistments ended after one year, but several continued on for another eight months. Pensions were sought by the veterans themselves and by widows or other dependents.
This index is based on pension applications for service performed during 1846-1848. It was created to provide easier access to the Mormon Battalion pension applications. The information in this index is quite reliable. However, keep in mind that it still may contain alternate spellings or misinterpretations. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
See also Claire Prechtel-Kluskens, "For Love and Money: Pension Laws Affecting Widows of Military Veterans", NGS Magazine 42 #1 (January-March 2016): 35-39. FS Library 973 D25ngs v. 42 no. 1
Additional information about the collection can be found in the National Archives' Organization Authority Record, Army of the West. Mormon Battalion. 7/16/1846-7/16/1847.
Related National Archives Collection
- Report and journal of Lieutenant Colonel Philip Saint George Cooke's march from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to California, in command of the Mormon Battalion.
- Muster Roll of Captain Hunter's Company, Mormon Battalion
- Map of the United States Including Western Territories
| Tip: Copies of pension files are available from the National Archives. To request copies follow the instructions in the following link. Requesting Copies of Older Military Service Records (Pre-WWI) |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Veteran's name and age
- Veteran's rank, company and state from which served
- Mustered-in date and place
- Length of service
- Claimant’s full name
- Footnote and NARA reference identifications
- Names of relatives
- Critical dates (birth, marriage, death)
- Residences and addresses
Collection Content
National Archives Finding Aids
Finding aids for pension files, bounty land warrant applications and compiled military service records are arranged in alphabetical order. Click on the National Archives Identifier (NAID) link to view images images in the National Archives catalog.
- United States, National Archives, Mexican War Pension Files: Mormon Battalion
- United States, National Archives, Mormon Battalion Bounty Land Application Files
- United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Mexican War: Mormon Battalion
Inventory
A list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication.
| Film | DGS | Collection |
|---|---|---|
| 480129 | 7716303 | Abbot, Joshua - Badham, Samuel |
| 480130 | 7716302 | Badham, Samuel - Bean, George W. |
| 480131 | 7716301 | Bean, George W. - Borrowman, John |
| 480132 | 7716300 | Boyd, George W. - Brown, Jesse S. |
| 480133 | 7716299 | Brown, John - Callahan, Thomas W. |
| 480134 | 7716298 | Calvert, John - Colton, Philander; Coray, William |
| 480135 | 7716297 | Coons, William; Cox, Amos - Dutcher, Thomas P. |
| 480136 | 7716296 | Dykes, George Parker - Hancock, Charles B. |
| 480137 | 7716295 | Hancock, George W. - Hendricks, William D. |
| 480138 | 7716294 | Hendrickson, James - Hunsaker, Abraham |
| 480139 | 7716293 | Hunsaker, Abraham - Kelley, Nicholas |
| 480140 | 7716292 | Kelley, William - Martin, Edward |
| 480141 | 7716291 | Martin, Jesse B. - Morris, Thomas |
| 480142 | 7716289 | Moss, David - Park, William A. |
| 480143 | 7716290 | Pearson, Ephraim - Richardson, Thomas |
| 480144 | 7716288 | Richmond, Benjamin - Shupe, James W. |
| 480145 | 7716308 | Simmons, William A.-Standage, Henry; Steele, Isaiah C. |
| 480146 | 7716309 | Stoddard, Rufus - Taggart, George W. |
| 480147 | 7716310 | Tanner, Myron - Wade, Edward D. |
| 480148 | 7716311 | Wade, Moses - Wilkin, David |
| 480149 | 7716312 | Willes, Ira - Zabriskie, Jerome |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 12 February 2025. From "Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848." Database. Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : n.d. Citing NARA microfilm publication T1196. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
