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This cemetery was formally laid out by General Zachary Taylor's engineers between 1845-1846. On
September 12, 1845, ten men were killed and fourteen wounded when the steamer Dayton exploded near
Ingleside.
http://www.cclandmarks.org/index.cfm/fa/landmarkdetail/landmark/78.htm
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Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan
Text written by Frank S. Edwards, a volunteer, in 1847. Includes 7 chapters of details of military
campaigns, with an Appendix.
http://www.kancoll.org/books/edwards/edwtitle.html
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Ohio History Central - The Mexican War
Description of the War and Ohio's role in it.
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/ohc/history/ocoa/eve/mw.shtml
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Fight for the Colors - Mexican War Room
An online exhibit of the Ohio Historical Society's battle flag collection.
http://www.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/fftc/relicroom/index.cfm?war=1
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Michigan Military History: War with Mexico
History of Michigan's troops and their service during the war.
http://www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,1607,7-126-2360_3003_3009-16986--,00.html
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Montgomery County Historical Society: Henry S. Lane
Biography of Henry Smith Lane (1811-1881), early Republican, and commander of the 1st Regiment
Indiana Volunteers during the Mexican War. Covers their experience in some detail.
http://www.lane-mchs.org/lane.html
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The Political Graveyard: Politicians Killed in the Mexican War
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for U.S. political
figures who died in the War between 1846-1847.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/death/mexican-war.html
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Mexican-American War and the Media
Links to transcriptions of newspaper articles and to images related to the war between the United
States and Mexico from Virginia Tech. The transcriptions may be downloaded and used for teaching
and reseach.
http://www.majbill.vt.edu/history/MxAmWar/index.htm
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Alexander Doniphan
A brief biography, commemoration, marker, photographs and links of this Mexican War military
leader.
http://www.geocities.com/masher63/richmond/doniphan.html
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Navy Battle Streamers - Mexican War
Brief description of the Navy's operation in the War, and how its represented on their streamer.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/stream/faq45-9.htm
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Texas Navies (Texas Navy Association)
Historical group devoted to study and education about the Three Navies of Texas. Site contents
include biographies, images of uniforms, ship facts, flags and burgees, and correspondence, as well
as battle accounts and glossary.
http://www.texasnavy.com/
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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Located near La Juncta, CO. During the war with Mexico in 1846, the fort became a staging area for
Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny's "Army of the West". Park information and links.
http://www.nps.gov/beol/index.htm
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Lawrenceburg Mexican War Monument
Lawrenceburg Public Square, Lawrenceburg, TN USA Contains photo and description of 1850 Mexican
War monument to the "Lawrenceburg Blues"
http://www.lawrenceburg.com/publicsquare/
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Mexican War Monument
Photograph of War monument in Gallatin, Tennessee .
http://travel.nostalgiaville.com/Tennessee/Sumner/151scg.gif
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Palmetto Regiment Monument
South Carolina monument honoring their Mexican War Soldiers.
http://www.lpitr.state.sc.us/studentpage/palmreg.htm
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Connecticut Soldiers Who Served in Mexican War
Index to record of service Of Connecticut men who served in regular army MEXICAN WAR Compiled from
rosters on file in Adjutant's Office Washington, D.C.HARTFORD 1889
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ct/ctstate/military/mexican/serv001a.txt
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Illinois Mexican War Veterans Database
From the State Archives, a searchable database of veterans and information on obtaining copies.
http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/mexwar.html
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Stephen Watts Kearney
A short illustrated biography of U.S. Army of the West commander.
http://bchs.kearney.net/BTales_197901.htm
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1846: Portrait of a Nation
Smithsonian online exhibition of the political, cultural, and social character of America in 1846.
In adddition to the War, it looks at communications, transportation, manufacturing, social reform,
science and pseudoscience, art, and literature.
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/1846/
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San Pasqual Battlefield
Escondida, California. A description of the battle, plus information about the State historic park,
directions and contact information.
http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/glance/uniquely/battlefield/index.html
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Mexican War History/Mexican War Re-Enactors
An information site that has articles on battles, dragoons, the military, the times, artillery, a
bulletin board, photographs and reenactor information.
http://gbp.net/mexicanwar/index.html
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The U.S. Mormon Battalion
The official site of the U.S. Mormon Battalion, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah. Includes history,
rosters, galleries, companies, and links
http://www.mormonbattalion.com/
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Indiana Mexican War Soldiers
Detailed roster by regiment and company of Indiana soldiers who served in the Mexican War.
http://jerry.vigo.lib.in.us/mexican/
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The California Bear Flag Revolt - 1846
Eyewitness account by John Bidwell of Fremont in the conquest of California.
http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist6/fremont.html
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The Mexican War
National Park Service overview that covers Zachary Taylor's army, the Army of the West, and the
Invasion of Mexico City. Map, links, and suggested readings.
http://www.nps.gov/fosc/mexican.htm
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Fort Scott National Historic Site
Kansas. National Park Service site about Fort established in 1842 and garrisoned by dragoon and
infantry soldiers that played a major role in the Mexican War.
http://www.nps.gov/fosc/
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America at War: Mexican-American War
A timeline of the major events of the war.
http://www.america-at-war.net/mexwar.htm
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Winfield Scott
A brief biography of Scott covering his 50 year military career.
http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/Scott.html
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The Mexican War
An essay on the war with emphasis on General Kearny's command and the events in Arizona.
http://www.geocities.com/~zybt/mwar.htm
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U. S. Mexican War-The Zachary Taylor Encampment in Corpus Christ
Created by the Corpus Christi Public Libraries, this offers images, letters, West Point Officers,
newspaper accounts, and links about the Mexican War in the Corpus Christi area.
http://www.library.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us/mexicanwar/indexmexwar.htm
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Resaca de la Palma Site State Park
Texas. Brief description and location of this battlefield park.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/RR/gkr2.html
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Invasion Yanqui: The Mexican War
The North American "intervention". Graphics intensive site offering 26 chapters of text
in English and Spanish, and hundreds of images. Includes an MPEG demo.
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/invasionyanqui/
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War between the United States and Mexico
Politics in Mexico. Republic of Texas and annexation. War, protests, California and the rest of
northern Mexico. Invasion at Veracruz and fall of Mexico City. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h41-mex.html
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Mexico City National Cemetery
The cemetery was established in 1851 by Congress to gather the American Dead of the Mexican War. A
total of 750 unknown soldiers were buried in a common grave at the cemetery. Site contains
photograph, memorial, directions and hours.
http://www.abmc.gov/mx.htm
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Fort Brown
Texas. A detailed booklet from the National Park Service about the fort in English and Spanish. It
covers the forts role in the war, plus the rest of its history and current archeology.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/brownsville/ft_index.htm
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Fort Jesup State Historic Site
Louisiana. Fort built by Zachary Taylor, and in 1845 a major staging post for the Mexican War.
http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/parks/fortjes/ftjesup.htm
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The US Army in the War with Mexico.
Insignia of rank and historic watercolor paintings of uniforms worn by soldiers in the war. Site
also includes a timeline.
http://www2.powercom.net/~rokats/mexico.html
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Texas Military Forces Museum: War With Mexico
An article with links about Texas' role in the war.
http://www.kwanah.com/txmilmus/tnghist9.htm
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California Military History: The Mexican War and California
Articles, documents and links related to California's role during the war.
http://militarymuseum.org/History%20Mex%20War.html
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
The most famous and infamous Mexican who dominated 19th century Mexican politics and relations with
Texas. A series of articles from many sources.
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/santaanna.htm
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General Winfield Scott and the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
General Winfield Scott defeats a numerically superior Mexican force in a 5 month campaign. Article
with a link to a biography.
http://ngeorgia.com/other/scottinmexico.html
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Mexican War
Historical school text from "American History" (1911) by David Muzzey, discussing the
War.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/muzzey.html
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The Mexican War
From Texas Trail, an article that describes the background, campaigns, and impact of the war.
http://www.lnstar.com/mall/texasinfo/mexicow.htm
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Mexican American War - Liberty - Themepark
From the Utah Education Network, a brief description of the war with links to places, people, and
related sites.
http://www.uen.org/themepark/html/liberty/mexicanamericanwar.html
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War with Mexico
Two chapters on the war, with illustrations and book recommendations.
http://www.grunts.net/wars/19thcentury/mexico/mexicowar.html
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A Shared Experience--The Mexican-American War
From the Texas Historical Commision, this is an historical survey of the conflict with footnotes
and illustrations.
http://www.rice.edu/armadillo/Past/Book/Part2/1846-48.html
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Mexican American War
A timeline of the war.
http://www.usahistory.com/wars/mexico.htm
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The History Guy: The Mexican-American War
A listing of the main facts about the war, plus a brief description of the causes and the conflict.
It also contains unique facts and links.
http://www.historyguy.com/Mexican-American_War.html
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American Merchant Marine in Mexican-American War
A brief description of the Merchant Marine's in the Mexican-American War
http://www.usmm.org/mexicanwar.html
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
From the Avalon Project, the complete text of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American war.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/mexico/guadhida.htm
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Documents on The Mexican-American War
A collection of primary documents on the Mexican-American War from Hillsdale College.
http://www.hillsdale.edu/academics/history/War/19Mex.htm
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Handbook of Texas Online: MEXICAN WAR
A brief description of the major events of the war.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/MM/qdm2.html
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The U.S. -Mexican War, 1846-1848
From the Descendants of the Mexican War, contains history, images, maps, historic sites, reading
list, chronology, and statistics.
http://www.dmwv.org/mexwar/mexwar1.htm
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Mexican War
Comprehensive site from the Rose Hulman Institute that includes maps, artwork, articles, and many
links.
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~delacova/mexican.htm
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Aztec Club of 1847
Military Society of the Mexican War. Includes history of the war and the 150 year old society,
biographies, historical accounts, documents, photographs, artwork and links.
http://www.aztecclub.com
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The Mexican War and After
Chapter from the U.S. Army's official "American Military History," describing both the
course of the war and the technology, tactics, and organization of U.S. forces.
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/amh/AMH-08.htm
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The Mexican American War
A detailed thesis of the origins, events and outcomes of the US-Mexican war, sourced largely from
the diary of President James Polk.
http://www.geocities.com/cvallence007/RI335-Assignment.html
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The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848)
An online companion resource to the PBS documentary. Text in english and spanish. Site contains
dialogues, timeline, discussions, and resources.
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/
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