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1883 U.S. Government Military Pension List Online
1883 U.S. Government Military Pension List Online was originally published at .GenealogyBank is pleased to announce that it has the five-volume List of Pensioners-1883 online, to help with your family...
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Mexican-American War Soldier Records & Military Casualty Lists
Mexican-American War Soldier Records & Military Casualty Lists was originally published at .If your ancestors fought in the Mexican-American War (1846-48), then old newspapers are a great way to...
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Remembering Robert E. Lee, John Denver & Wilt Chamberlain with Newspapers
Remembering Robert E. Lee, John Denver & Wilt Chamberlain with Newspapers was originally published at .During this October week in American history three giants—one quite literally—died who had a...
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Genealogy Surprise: My Ancestor’s Journal of War Stories!
Genealogy Surprise: My Ancestor’s Journal of War Stories! was originally published at . I didn’t expect to find this. My family is obscure – generally unknown to history. Sure, their obituaries and...
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Mexican-American War Soldier Records & Military Casualty Lists
If your ancestors fought in the Mexican-American War (1846-48), then old newspapers are a great way to find records about them. Especially helpful are the troop and casualty lists many newspapers...
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Remembering Robert E. Lee, John Denver & Wilt Chamberlain with Newspapers
During this October week in American history three giants—one quite literally—died who had a big impact on America: Robert E. Lee, American soldier and Confederate general, died at 63 on 12 October...
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Genealogy Surprise: My Ancestor’s Journal of War Stories!
I didn’t expect to find this. My family is obscure – generally unknown to history. Sure, their obituaries and marriages made the paper – and when something unusual happened to them, that made the...
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‘Thornton Affair’ Triggers Mexican-American War
On 25 April 1846 the “Thornton Affair,” a clash between Mexican and American troops, provided the spark that caused war. Just 18 days later, on 13 May 1846, Congress declared war on Mexico – beginning...
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On This Day: Congress Declared War on Mexico!
At the urging of President James K. Polk, the U.S. Congress declared war on Mexico on 13 May 1846, beginning the bloody two-year war of expansion known as the Mexican-American War. Polk was a strong...
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Treaty Ending Mexican War Gives U.S. Huge Territorial Gain
On 2 February 1848, an American diplomat and three Mexican officials signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War and granted to the United States a huge swath of Mexican...
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U.S. Captures Mexico City: Decisive Blow of Mexican-American War
The fall of Mexico City on 14 September1847, to American troops led by General Winfield Scott, was the decisive blow that gained victory for the United States in the Mexican-American War. With all of...
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