FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject United States wars/Tasks-Mexican War heading

WikiProject United States wars Wiki Project United States wars Tasks-Mexican War heading

Description
The purpose of this task is to add any needed headings and records for the Mexican War to the state Military Records pages.

Steps 1-4

 * 1. Log in to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.


 * 2. Open another instance of the FamilySearch Research Wiki, either on another monitor or another tab on the internet browser. This will allow you to view these instructions while editing in the wiki.


 * 3. On the new instance of the wiki, navigate to the state Military Records page and check the Table of Contents for a section titled “Mexican War (1846-1848).”


 * 4. Return to the window with this instruction page, scroll to Example of a completed section, click the edit button across from Mexican War, go into Wikitext, and copy everything.

Steps 5-12

 * 5. Return to the other window and go to the state Military Records page.


 * 6. Scroll to the Military section.


 * 7. Find where the Mexican War, 1846-1848 belongs chronologically. If there is a heading for the Mexican War, go to step 8. If there isn't a heading, go to step 9.

8. If there is no section labelled Mexican War:


 * a. Find the section heading that should appear previous to the Mexican War and click on the “Edit” button to the right of that heading.


 * b. Go into Wikitext.


 * c. Place the cursor at the end of the text that appears in the edit box and paste what you copied.


 * 10. Enter a brief explanation in the Summary field (example: added Mexican War info).


 * 11. Save the page and exit. The task is complete. Initial the appropriate cell in the Progress Chart [link].


 * 12. After completing this task for one state, you do not need to repeat step 1. Tasks 3b and 4 do not need to be repeated for subsequent states needing a heading as long as you haven't logged out of the wiki or "copied" new text.

Hint: Quickly navigate from one state Military Records page to another by selecting the name of the state from the “State Military Records” navigation box found at the bottom of each state’s Military Records page.

Mexican War (1846-1848)
The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided.


 * United States. Adjutant General’s Office. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee. Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1965. . This includes regimental returns, a record of events during the war, and company muster rolls.


 * Campbell, William B. Mexican War Letters of Col. William Bowen Campbell of Tennessee, Written to Governor David Campbell of Virginia, 1846-1847. Nashville, Tenn.: Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1915. Free digital copy.


 * Furber, George C. The Twelve Months Volunteer; or, Journal of a Private in the Tennessee Regiment of Cavalry, in the Campaign in Mexico, 1846-7. Cincinnati, Ohio: J.A.U.P. James, 1849. Free digital copy.


 * Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926. (NARA T317). Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:


 * (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. (Learn more.)


 * Robarts, William Hugh. Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848… Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. Digital version available at Internet Archive.

Click on these links to learn more about the Mexican War and about Mexican War pension records.

Mexican War (1846-1848)
The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided.


 * United States. Adjutant General’s Office. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee. Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1965. . This includes regimental returns, a record of events during the war, and company muster rolls.


 * Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926. (NARA T317). Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:


 * (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. (Learn more.)


 * Robarts, William Hugh. Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848… Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. Digital version available at Internet Archive.

Click on these links to learn more about the Mexican War and about Mexican War pension records.