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1846: Portrait of a Nation - http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/1846/
Smithsonian online exhibition of the political, cultural, and social character of America in 1846. In addition to the War, it looks at communications, transportation, manufacturing, social reform, science and pseudoscience, art, and literature.

A Shared Experience's Historical Survey - http://www.rice.edu/armadillo/Past/Book/Part2/1846-48.html
From the Texas Historical Commission, an account of the conflict with footnotes and illustrations.

Aztec Club of 1847 - http://www.aztecclub.com
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.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site - http://www.nps.gov/beol/index.htm
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.

California Military History: The Mexican War and California - http://militarymuseum.org/History%20Mex%20War.html
Articles, documents and links related to California's role during the war.

Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan - http://www.kancoll.org/books/edwards/edwtitle.html
Text written in 1847 by Frank S. Edwards, a volunteer. Includes 7 chapters of details of military campaigns, with an Appendix.

Connecticut Soldiers Who Served in Mexican War - ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ct/ctstate/military/mexican/serv001a.txt
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

Corpus Christi Landmark Commission - Old Bayview Cemetery - http://www.cclandmarks.org/index.cfm/fa/landmarkdetail/landmark/78.htm
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.

Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans - http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/mexwar.html
From the State Archives, a searchable database of veterans and information on obtaining copies.

Fight for the Colors - Mexican War Room - http://www.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/fftc/relicroom/index.cfm?war=1
An online exhibit of the Ohio Historical Society's battle flag collection.

Fort Brown, Texas - A New frontier - http://www.nps.gov/history/seac/brownsville/ft_index.htm
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 archaeology.

Fort Jesup State Historic Site - http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/iFtjesup.aspx
Louisiana. Fort built by Zachary Taylor, and in 1845 a major staging post for the Mexican War.

Fort Scott National Historic Site - http://www.nps.gov/fosc/
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.

Handbook of Texas Online: MEXICAN WAR - http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/qdm2.html
A brief description of the major events of the war.

Illinois in the Mexican-American War - http://www.il.ngb.army.mil/Museum/Illinois/ILMexicanWar.htm
An article in detail of the state's participation with works cited.

Indiana Mexican War Soldiers - http://www.ingenweb.org/mexican/index.html
Detailed roster by regiment and company of Indiana soldiers who served in the Mexican War.

Invasion Yanqui: The Mexican War - http://www.humanities-interactive.org/invasionyanqui/
The North American "intervention". Graphics intensive site offering 26 chapters of text in English and Spanish, and hundreds of images. Includes an MPEG demo.

Lawrenceburg Mexican War Monument - http://www.lawrenceburg.com/publicsquare/
Lawrenceburg Public Square, Lawrenceburg, TN USA Contains photo and description of 1850 Mexican War monument to the "Lawrenceburg Blues"

Merchant Marine in the Mexican-American War - http://www.usmm.org/mexicanwar.html
A brief description of the Merchant Marine's in the Mexican-American War

Mexican American War - Liberty - Themepark - http://www.uen.org/themepark/liberty/mexicanamericanwar.shtml
From the Utah Education Network, a brief description of the war with links to places, people, and related sites.

Mexican War - http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/muzzey.html
Historical school text from "American History" (1911) by David Muzzey, discussing the War.

Mexican War - http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mexican.htm
Comprehensive site by Prof. De la Cova that includes maps, artwork, articles, and many links.

Mexican War Atlas Index - http://www.dean.usma.edu/departments/history/web03/atlases/mexican war/mexican war index.htm
Maps of the major campaigns of the war from the U.S. Military Academy.

Mexican War History/Mexican War Re-Enactors - http://gbp.net/mexicanwar/index.html
An information site that has articles on battles, dragoons, the military, the times, artillery, a bulletin board, photographs and reenactor information.

Mexican War Monument - http://travel.nostalgiaville.com/Tennessee/Sumner/151scg.gif
Photograph of War monument in Gallatin, Tennessee .

Mexican-American War and the Media - http://www.history.vt.edu/MxAmWar/INDEX.HTM
Links to transcriptions of newspaper articles and images related to the war from Virginia Tech. The transcriptions may be downloaded and used for teaching and research.

Mexico City National Cemetery - http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/mx.php
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.

Michigan Military History: War with Mexico - http://www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,1607,7-126-2360_3003_3009-16986--,00.html
History of Michigan's troops and their service during the war.

Navy Battle Streamers - Mexican War - http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/stream/faq45-9.htm
Brief description of the Navy's operation in the War, and how its represented on their streamer.

Ohio History Central - The Mexican War - http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=517
Description of the War and Ohio's role in it.

Pictorial Americana: War with Mexico (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress) - http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paMexican.html
Selected images from the Library of Congress relating to the War with Mexico (1846-1848); one chapter from a 1955 publication of the Prints and Photographs Division, Pictorial Americana.

Resaca de la Palma Site State Park - http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/RR/gkr2.html
Texas. Brief description and location of this battlefield park.

San Pasqual Battlefield - http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/glance/uniquely/battlefield/index.html
Escondida, California. A description of the battle, plus information about the State historic park, directions and contact information.

Texas Military Forces Museum: War With Mexico - http://www.kwanah.com/txmilmus/tnghist9.htm
An article with links about Texas' role in the war.

The California Bear Flag Revolt - 1846 - http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist6/fremont.html
Eyewitness account by John Bidwell of Fremont in the conquest of California.

The History Guy: The Mexican-American War - http://www.historyguy.com/Mexican-American_War.html
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.

The Mexican War - http://www.lnstar.com/mall/texasinfo/mexicow.htm
From Texas Trail, an article that describes the background, campaigns, and impact of the war.

The Mexican War - http://www.nps.gov/archive/fosc/mexican.htm
Overview from Fort Scott NHS that covers Zachary Taylor's army, the Army of the West, and the Invasion of Mexico City. Map, links, and suggested readings.

The Mexican War and After - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/amh/AMH-08.htm
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.

The Mexican War and U.S. Expansion to the Pacific - http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h41-mex.html
Politics in Mexico, republic of Texas and annexation, war, protests, California and the rest of northern Mexico. The invasion at Veracruz and fall of Mexico City, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

The Mexican-American War - http://www.mymexicanwar.com/
Covers the causes, battles, American Units, and leaders of the war with genealogy links.

The Mexican-American War - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/mexican-war/war.htm
Extensive free resources for the student of the War. Features detailed accounts of the battles, and biographies and pictures of the key leaders.

The Political Graveyard: Politicians Killed in the Mexican War - http://politicalgraveyard.com/death/mexican-war.html
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for U.S. political figures who died in the War between 1846-1847.

The U.S. -Mexican War, 1846-1848 - http://www.dmwv.org/mexwar/mexwar1.htm
From the Descendants of the Mexican War, contains history, images, maps, historic sites, reading list, chronology, and statistics.

The U.S. Mormon Battalion - http://www.mormonbattalion.com/
The official site of the U.S. Mormon Battalion, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah. Includes history, rosters, galleries, companies, and links

The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) - http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/
An online companion resource to the PBS documentary. Text in English and Spanish. Contains dialogues, timeline, discussions, and resources.

The US Army in the War with Mexico - http://webpages.charter.net/usaihp/mexico.html
Insignia of rank and historic watercolor paintings of uniforms worn by soldiers in the war. Site also includes a timeline.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/guadhida.asp
From the Avalon Project, the complete text of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American war.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Guadalupe.html
Contains the text of the Treaty and related primary source materials from the online collections of the Library of Congress.

Try Us: Arkansas & the U.S.-Mexican War - http://www.oldstatehouse.com/exhibits/changing/mexican-war/
Web version of the Old State House Museum exhibit that details Arkansas's role in the 1846 conflict.

UM AEC Public Art - Alumni Memorial Hall - http://www.plantext.bf.umich.edu/planner/sculpture/central/alumnimemorial.htm
University of Michigan building dedicated to students who served in the MEXICAN WAR, Civil War and Spanish War.

US-Mexican War - http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/mexican_war.htm
US political context and overview of military campaign that ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1816-1848. Provides links to US military sources.

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