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GENERAL TAYLOR AND HIS STAFF: COMPRISING MEMOIRS OF GENERALS TAYLOR,
WORTH, WOOL, AND BUTLER; COLONELS MAY, CROSS, CLAY, HARDIN, YELL,
HAYS, AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED OFFICERS ATTACHED TO GENERAL TAYLOR'S
ARMY; INTERSPERSED WITH NUMEROUS ANECDOTES OF THE MEXICAN WAR AND
PERSONAL ADVENTURES OF THE OFFICERS . . . Philadelphia, PA: Grigg,
Elliot & Co., 1848. 284 p. E403.G3.(1848) NWC Rare book.
Glazier, Willard. HEROES OF THREE WARS; COMPRISING A SERIES OF BIO-
GRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF
THE REVOLUTION, THE WAR WITH MEXICO, AND THE WAR FOR THE UNION
Philadelphia, PA: Hubbard Brothers, Publishers, 1882. 450 p.
E181.G55 NWC.

Chapters on famous and lesser known participants.

Chicago,

F395.P7H25.1936

Haiman, Miecislaus. THE POLES IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF TEXAS.
IL: Polish R. C. Union of America, 1936. 64 p.
NWC.

Identifies Polish settlers and soldiers of Texas and the
Mexican War.

THE RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE 4th ed., rev. Philadelphia, PA: L. R.

Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, comp.
U.S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
Hamersly & Co., 1890. 489 p. E182.H21 NWC.

RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY,
Philadelphia, PA: L. R. Hamersly & Co., 1884. 478 p.
E181.H4.1884 NWC.

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Hamersly, Thomas H. S. COMPLETE REGULAR ARMY REGISTER OF THE UNITED STATES: FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS, (1779 TO 1879) TOGETHER WITH THE VOLUNTEER GENERAL STAFF DURING THE WAR WITH MEXICO . . . Washington, T. H. S. Hamersly, 1880. 381 p. Ull.A3H3.(1880) NWC.

DC:

Heitman, Francis B. HISTORICAL REGISTER AND DICTIONARY OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMY, FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, SEPTEMBER 29, 1789, TO MARCH 2,
1903. Washington, DC: Govt. Print. Off., 1903. 2 v.
E181.H47 NWC.

Heroes of Mexico. American valor on foreign fields fifty years ago. Newspaper article IN U.S. War Dept. Library, collector. MISCELLANEOUS PAMPHLETS, NO. 274: Heroic deeds, battles, episodes, &c., by George L. Kilmer. c1897. p. 11-13. E173.P18.no. 274.

Illinois.

Adjutant General's Office.

RECORD OF THE SERVICES OF ILLINOIS SOLDIERS IN THE BLACK HAWK WAR, 1831-32, AND IN THE MEXICAN WAR, 184648, CONTAINING A COMPLETE ROSTER OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF BOTH WARS, Springfield, IL: Journal Co., 1902. 684 P. UA43.1322.v. 9.

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ROLL OF HONOR. RECORD OF BURIAL PLACES OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES AND ARMY NURSES OF ALL WARS OF THE UNITED STATES BURIED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Springfield, IL: 1929. 2 v.

E181.129. (1929)

NWC.

Arranged by county then by cemetery and city.

Ingersoll, L. D. A HISTORY OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE SECRETARIES. Washington, DC: Francis B. Mohun, 1879. 613 p.

Chapter III.

UB23.147.

John D.

Kentucky. Adjutant General's Office. REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF
THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. MEXICAN WAR VETERANS. Frankfort, KY:
Woods, Public Printer and Binder, 1889. 177 p. E409.5.K4K4.
Roster of troops by regiment and company showing rank, where
and when enrolled, etc., and such remarks as POW, cause of death, etc.
Lewis, Virgil Anson. THE SOLDIERY OF WEST VIRGINIA, IN . . THE WAR WITH
MEXICO,
Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1972.

227 p. F241.L6852,

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Reprint; originally published in 1911. Lists of soldiers.
Sometimes--as in the Mexican War section--describes the military

units.

Mansfield, Edward D. THE UTILITY AND SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY ACADEMY. WITH NOTICES OF SOME OF ITS GRADUATES FALLEN IN
MEXICO. An address, delivered June 18, 1847, at West Point. New
York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1847. 48 p. U410.L1M281.(1847)

NWC Rare book.

Meredith, Roy.

MR. LINCOLN'S CONTEMPORARIES; AN ALBUM OF PORTRAITS BY MATHEW B. BRADY. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. 233 p. E415.8.M4.

Primarily concerned with the Civil War period but includes photographs of personalities active and concerned with the Mexican War such as William Learned March, Secretary of War under Polk.

THE MEXICAN WAR AND ITS HEROES; BEING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN
WAR, EMBRACING ALL THE OPERATIONS UNDER GENERALS TAYLOR AND SCOTT,
WITH A BIOGRAPHY OF THE OFFICERS. ALSO, AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONQUEST

OF CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO . . Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott,
Grambo & Co., 1850, c1848. 284, 224 p. E403.M42.

Reprint combining two separate works: GENERAL TAYLOR AND HIS
STAFF and GENERAL SCOTT AND HIS STAFF (Philadelphia, PA: Grigg,
Elliot & Co., 1848).

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. [ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS FOR THE YEAR . . . Washington, DC: 18--. UB383.A3A1.date NWC.

Bits and pieces on Mexican War veterans at the home including occasional lists that identify them.

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Nebraska. Secretary of State. ROSTER OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES

OF THE WAR OF 1812, THE MEXICAN WAR, AND THE WAR OF THE REBELLION
RESIDING IN NEBRASKA, JUNE 1, 1893. John C. Allen, Secretary of
State. Lincoln, NB: Jacob North & Co., Printers, 1893. 525 p.
F662.N2.1893 NWC.

ROSTER OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES OF THE WAR OF 1812, THE MEXICAN WAR, AND THE WAR OF THE REBELLION RESIDING IN NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 1, 1897. W. F. Porter, Secretary of State. Lincoln, NB; Jacob North & Co., Printers and Book Binders, 1897. 426 p. F662.N2.1897 NWC.

WITH A

Peterson, Charles J. THE MILITARY HEROES OF THE WAR WITH MEXICO:
NARRATIVE OF THE WAR. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: William A. Leary &
Co., 1849. 282 p. E353.P48.(1849) NWC Rare book.

Biographical sketches of the heroes of the war with a history of the war itself. Bound with the author's THE MILITARY HEROES OF THE WAR OF 1812.

Powell, William H., comp. LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED
STATES FROM 1779 TO 1900 EMBRACING A REGISTER OF ALL APPOINTMENTS
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE DURING
THE CIVIL WAR
New York: L. R. Hamersly & Co., 1900. 863 p.

E181.P88 NWC.

RANGERS OF TEXAS

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Waco, TX: Texian Press, 1969. 159 p. F391.R2. Biographical articles on 7 noted Rangers including several who fought in the war.

Robinson, Fayette. AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES; WITH BIOGRAPHIES OF DISTINGUISHED OFFICERS OF ALL GRADES. Philadelphia, PA: Published by E. H. Butler & Co., 1848. E181.R65 NWC Rare book; E181.R65.1848 NWC.

2 v.

Vol. 1, Chapter XIII; most of Vol. II. Biographies of Generals Taylor, Wool, Twiggs, and Kearny, and other chapters on activities of the cavalry, artillery, and infantry in the Mexican War.

MEXICO AND HER MILITARY CHIEFTAINS FROM THE REVOLUTION OF
HIDALGO TO THE PRESENT TIME. COMPRISING SKETCHES OF THE LIVES OF
HIDALGO, MORELOS, ITURBIDE, SANTA ANNA, GOMEZ FARIAS, BUSTAMANTE,
PEREDES, ALMONTE, ARISTA, ALAMAN, AMPUDIA, HERRERA, AND DE LA VEGA.
Hartford, CT: Silas Andrus & Son, 1848.
343 p.
F1232.R65.1848
NWC.

Shea, John Dawson Gilmary, THE AMERICAN NATION ILLUSTRATED IN THE LIVES OF HER FALLEN BRAVE AND LIVING HEROES. New York: Thomas Farrell & U51.S31 NWC.

Son, 1862? 433 P.

Biographies of military leaders:

Scott, Wool, McClellan, etc.,

with discussion of their Mexican War service.

Shunk, William A. The services of graduates in the War of 1812 and in the
Mexican War (1846-48). IN Association of Graduates of the United
States Military Academy. THE CENTENNIAL OF THE UNITED STATES
MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, NEW YORK. 1802-1902. Washington,
DC: Govt. Print. Off., 1904.
Vol. I: Addresses and

histories, p. 586-631. U410.L1A2 NWC.

Boston,

Soley, James Russell. THE BOYS OF 1812 AND OTHER NAVAL HEROES.
MA: Published by Estes and Lauriat, 1887. 338 p. E182.S68.(1887)

NWC.

Chapter XIX.

Sowell, A. J. EARLY SETTLERS AND INDIAN FIGHTERS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
Austin, TX: B. C. Jones & Co., printers, 1900. 844 p.
F385.S73. (1900)

NWC.

Biographies and sketches. Includes some Mexican War veterans. Many persons were interviewed by the author.

U.S. Army. Dept. of the Columbia. MILITARY CAREERS OF OFFICERS OF THE

ARMY AND NAVY IN HONOR OF WHOM COAST ARTILLERY POSTS AND BATTERIES
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE COLUMBIA HAVE BEEN NAMED. Compiled under
the direction of Brigadier General Brush, U.S. Army, by Major H. L.
Hawthorne
Vancouver Barracks, WA: 1908. 26 p. E181.H39 NWC.
Several posts and batteries were named after Mexican War veterans.

U.S. Bureau of Pensions. LIST OF PENSIONERS ON THE ROLL JANUARY 1, 1883;
GIVING THE NAME OF EACH PENSIONER, THE CAUSE FOR WHICH PENSIONED,
THE POST-OFFICE ADDRESS, THE RATE OF PENSION PER MONTH, AND THE DATE
OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE, AS CALLED FOR BY SENATE RESOLUTION OF DECEM-
BER 8, 1882. Washington, DC: Govt. Print. Off., 1883.

5 v. UB373.A17.1883 NWC.

United States Military Academy. LIST OF CADETS ADMITTED INTO THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, N.Y., FROM ITS ESTABLISHMENT TILL SEPTEMBER 30, 1876; . Compiled by Bvt. Lieut. Col.

Robert H. Hall. Washington, DC: Govt. Print. Off., 1876.

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REGISTER OF THE OFFICERS AND CADETS OF THE U.S. MILITARY

ACADEMY. 1818-1854. 2 v. U410.H3 AWC.

Includes class standing of cadets in various subjects.

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U410.Kl.date.

Association of Graduates. ANNUAL REPORT
"Necrology" section of each reunion report useful for obituaries

of graduates who were Mexican War veterans.

Washington, D. C. Soldiers' home. ANNUAL REPORT

UB 382.3.A4 NWC.

Library has 1883-1886, 1898-1908 etc.

Washington, D.C.

RECORD OF DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS, WHO NOW ARE AND HAVE BEEN, MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS, FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT TO JUNE 30, 1881. Washington, DC: Govt.

Print. Off., 1883. 334 p. UB382.3.A41.1881 NWC.

Various tables listing veteran patients by unit, name, rank, age, length of service, pension if any, disability, when admitted and present status.

Wooten, Mattie Lloyd, ed. WOMEN TELL THE STORY OF THE SOUTHWEST. San Antonio, TX: The Naylor Co., 1940. 394 p. F786.W86.1940 NWC. Articles include historical material involving Mexican War

soldiers.

INDIVIDUAL

Beale, Edward Fitzgerald

Bonsal, Stephen. EDWARD FITZGERALD BEALE; A PIONEER IN THE PATH OF EMPIRE, 1822-1903. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. 312 p. F593.B72 NWC.

Chapters II-III. A naval officer under Commodore Stockton, Beale was active in California, participating in the Battle of San Pasqual. He and Kit Carson carried the news of the conquest of California to the East.

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant

Basso, Hamilton. BEAUREGARD, THE GREAT CREOLE. New York:
Scribner's Sons, 1933.

Charles

333 p.

E467.1.B38B24.(1933)

NWC.

Williams, Thomas Harry. P. G. T. BEAUREGARD; NAPOLEON IN GRAY.
Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1954. 345 p.
E467.1.B38W5 AWC.

Baton

Bonneville, Benjamin L. E.

Baumer, William. NOT ALL WARRIORS; PORTRAITS OF 19TH CENTURY WEST
POINTERS WHO GAINED FAME IN OTHER THAN MILITARY FIELDS. New York:
Smith & Durrell, 1941. 313 p. E176.B32.1941 NWC.
p. 1-101.

Benjamin L. E. de Bonneville and Jefferson Davis.

Bragg, Braxton

McWhiney, Grady. BRAXTON BRAGG AND CONFEDERATE DEFEAT. New York:
Columbia University Press, 1969. Vol. 1 of ? v. E467.1.B75M3.
Vol. 1, Chapters III and IV.

Columbia,

Seitz, Don Carlos. BRAXTON BRAGG, GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERACY.
The State Co., 1924. 544 p. E467.1.B75S46.(1924) NWC.
Chapter 1.

SC:

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