United States, Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848

What Is in This Collection?

The collection consists of a name index NARA M616 to the compiled military service records for the Mexican War and compiled service records for the states of Mississippi, NARA M863; Pennsylvania, NARA M1028; Tennessee, NARA M638; Texas NARA M278; and Mormon Organizations NARA M351 located in the National Archives. The compiled service records are abstracts from original muster rolls and pay rolls and other records from the Mexican War, see rolls 42-43. The records are a part of Record Group 94 Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s-1917. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future. Copies of compiled military service records may be acquired from the National Archives.

Military Rank In and Rank Out Terms and Abbreviations

National Park Service US Mexican War Soldiers and Sailors database

• National Park Service US Mexican War Soldiers and Sailors Database

Related National Archives Collections

• War Department. Army of Occupation. (04/23/1845 - 1848)
• War Department. Army of the West. (1846 - 1847)
• Reports of the Troops of the Advance Center Division, 1846–1846
• War Department. Military Department No. 10. (11/03/1846 - 05/17/1851)

Record Group 94

• Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the Mexican War, 1899-1927 NAID654518
• Carded Records Showing Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the Mexican War, 1899-1927 NAID 654520
• Carded Medical Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the Mexican and Civil Wars, 1846–1865 NAID 655646
• Regimental and Company Books of Mexican War Volunteer Organizations, 1846 - 1848 NAID 654703
• Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations During the Civil War, Mexican War', Creek War, Cherokee Removal, and Other Wars, 1836–1866 NAID 300388
• Returns of Army Commands in the War of 1812, Mexican War and Civil War, 1812–1865 NAID 654672
• Certificates of Merit, ca. 1850–ca. 1853 NAID 1197560
• Morning Reports of Troops in the Mexican War, 1846–1848 NAID 1192542
• Reports of Sick and Wounded, 1820–1860 Includes war with Mexico
• Mexican War Hospital Records, 1846–1848 NAID 655737
• Records of Mexican War Medical Officers, 1846–1848 NAID 1223698
• Register of Officers Arriving at Vera Cruz, 1848–1848 NAID 1192537
• Mexican War Manifests, 1847–1848 NAID 1197570

Record Group 107

• Registers of Mexican War Applications for Appointments as Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons, 1847–1848 NAID 644010
• Registers of Mexican War Applications for Regular Army Commissions, 1847–1848 NAID 644009

Record Group 217

• Records of Persons Entitled to Extra Pay for Service in the Mexican War, 1879–1879 NAID 2788854
• Claims of Volunteer Units in the Mexican War for Three Months Extra Pay, ca. 1846–ca. 1848 NAID 2584153
• Roster of Officers and Regular Army Units Serving in the Mexican War, January 1845–January 1850 NAID 2580614
• Registers of Payments to Officers and Enlisted Men from Volunteer Units, June 1836–December 1861 NAID 2619179
• Registers of Mexican War Horse Claims, January 1847–January 1851 NAID 2662977
• Abstracts of Mexican War Horse Claims, 1846-1848 NAID 2663104
• Letters Sent Relating to Claims, February 5, 1848–April 22, 1886 NAID 2602854
• Roster of John C. Fremont's Battalion of California Volunteers in the Mexican War, 1846–1848 NAID 2619002
• Roster of Members of the Texas Volunteers in the Mexican War, 1846–1848 NAID 2619022

• Related Articles
• Craig R. Scott, Researching US Servicemen in the Mexican War NGS Magazine 48 #3 (July-September 2022): 50-55. FS Library 973 D25ngs
• Steven R. Butler, Alabama Volunteers in the Mexican War Alabama Genealogical Society Magazine 23 (1991): 37-40.
• Frederick T. Davis, Florida's Part in the War with Mexico Florida Historical Quarterly 20 (1942): 235-259.
• Robert S. Davis, Some Georgia Soldiers in the Mexican War Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly 27 (Summer, 1991): 104-106.
• Wilburg G. Kurtz, Jr. The First Regiment of Georgia Volunteers in the Mexican War Georgia Historical Quarterly 27 (1943): 301-323.
• Robert A. Brent. Mississippi in the Mexican War Journal of Mississippi 31 (August 1969): 202-214.
• Lee A. Wallace, Jr. Raising a Volunteer Regiment for Mexico, 1846-1847 North Carolina Historical Review 35 (Jan. 1958): 20-33.
• Daniel J. Ryan, Jr. Ohio in the Mexican War Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 21 (April-July 1912): 277-295.
• Ernest M. Lander, Jr. The Palmetto Regiment Goes to Mexico Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association 1973 (Annual): 84-93.
• Lee A. Wallace, Jr. The First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, 1846-48 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 77 (Jan 1969): 46-77.

Tip: Copies of compiled military service records are available from the National Archives. To request copies see: Requesting Pre-WWI Service Records

To Browse This Collection

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Name of soldier Rank and unit(s) in which served State from which served Date and place of enlistment Date and place of discharge

Age Type of records in file NARA publication number, title, and roll number

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1847 Texas Volunteers

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  1846 Mormon Batallion

Finding Aids

The coverage tables for Alabama, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and the Mormon Battalion will provide the date and place of muster in and muster out.

• Alabama Units
• Mississippi units
• Pennsylvania units
• Tennessee units
• Texas units
• Mormon Battalion
• Mexican War Unit Names

For a list of all units that participated in the war see United States, Mexican War Military Unit Names.