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    Mexican Conflicts

     

    Mexican War Records

    Pennsylvania sent only two regiments of soldiers to serve in the Mexican War (1st and 2nd Pennsylvania Volunteers). The State Archives holds a few records of these men, primarily arranged by regiment and company. The records provide little genealogical information. As the first step in determining whether an ancestor served in the Mexican War, 1846-1848, family historians should check the alphabetical listing contained in the Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 10. Original materials include these files:

     

    Mexican Border Campaign Records

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