Mexican War
-Mexican- American War Index-
If anyone knows of Mex-Amer War soldiers of the area or good links for this war, PLEASE let me know :) kbz
Write-up about Indiana in the war
Listing of those in Co K. 1st Indiana (when mustered, rank ...)
See also: Spanish American War Soldiers
BURIALS:
Indian Creek Cemetery, Brown Township, near Browns Valley, Indiana
- Alexander Moore
Maple Ridge Cemetery, Brown Township, Waveland, Indiana
- Jacob Oldshue
- Peter K. Smith
New Richmond Cemetery
- Mahlon Jackson Mason - born 21 Mar 1816 died 23 Feb 1884
Waveland Presbyterian Cemetery
- Casper Budd (Colonel)
PENSIONS
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 1 March 1895 ST. LOUIS Globe-Democrat:
It is a curious fact that a Democratic Congress has fixed the minimum pension of soldiers of the civil war at $6 per month, and that of soldiers of the Mexican war at $12 per month. It is proper to add that a large majority of the former are Republicans, while most of the latter are not.
MISCELLANEOUS
WALDON, J.H. - letter to Capt. Talbot - love it !
WILSON, James -- Source: FindAGrave – James Wilson born 9 April 1825 in Crawfordsville d. 8 Aug 1864 in Caracas Venezuela where he was US Minister there. He was in the 35th and 36th US Congress and during the Civil War served as a Lt. Col in charge of volunteers. He was an 1842 Wabash College grad and served one year June-1846-1847 in the Mexican-American War. He married Emma Ingersoll and had two sons, John Lockwood Wilson who was also a US Congressman and Henry Lane, a lawyer, Lafayette newspaper publisher, US Minister as well to Chile and then Belgium. Fabulous family. See photo from findagrave (anonymously contributed)
MEDALS
Source: Crawfordsville Journal July 26, 1920
Distribution of medals to men who served on the Mexican border will be made by the war department. Application blanks for this purpose have been received in Crawfordsville by EF Otto. A bronze medal with a distinctive ribbon will be issued to those who took an actgive part in the Mexican campaign. Other types of medals will be issued to those who served wit hthe US Army on the boarder but were not called into action. A meeting of the former members of Company C, 2nd Indiana Infantry will be held at the courthouse next Thursday night when application blanks may be secured = kbz
OBITUARIES