Mexican War

MEXICAN WAR (1845-46)
The war was due to a dispute over the territory between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers in April 1846.
The conflict was resolved with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1849), whereby Mexico ceded California and New Mexico to the United States.

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ABOUT THE WAR
    On-Line A review of the causes and consequences of the Mexican war. By William Jay. Pub. 1853.
           Collection: Making of America Books
      U.S.- Mexican War- Excellent Site! (Descendants of Mexican War Veterans )
     The Mexican War, from Texas Trails

Veterans - J W Poynts; Joel Shed

RESOURCES
   Index to Mexican War Pension Files by Virgil D. White. (Waynesboro, 1989).
     Applying for pensions for the Mexican War.
     Types of records available for the Mexican War Veterans
     Newspaper accounts give company officers, battles, letters from the front, as well as deaths and wounded.
     Aztec Club of 1847 - Military Society of the Mexican War Searchable Data Base for Officers
     The Descendants of Mexican War Veterans
     Mexico City National Cemetery