MEXICAN WAR VETERANS, 4 A COMPLETE ROSTER OB THE REGULAR AND VOLUNTEER TROOPS IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, FROM 1846 TO 1848. THE VOLUNTEERS ARE ARRANGED BY STATES, ALPHABETICALLY. COMPILBD FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES By WM. HUGH SOBARTS.' C, /, BRENTANO'S, (A. S. WITHERBEE & CO., PROPRIETORS,) WASHINGTON, D. C. ( MAY 14 1887 Oopyrighted 1887. All rights reserved. THE MEXICAN VETERAN PENSION LAW. ~IJBLIU-No. 33.1 AN AOT granting pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war, and for other purposes. Be it enuctcrZ by the Senate and Hwe of Rqrreaentati~eaof tnd United Stah pf Ammica in Congreaa cursemblad, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he 18 hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll the names of the surviving officers and enlisted men, including marines, militia, and volunteers, of the military and naval services of the United States, who, being duly enlisted, actually served sixty days with the Army or Navy of the United States in Mex- ico, or on the coasts or frontier thereof, or en route thereto, in the war with that nation, or were actually engaged in a battle in said war, and were honorably die- charged, and to such other officers and soldiers and sailors as map have been personally named in any resolution of Congress for any specific service in said war, and the surviving widow of snch officers and enlisted men : Provided, That such widows have not remarried : Provided, That every such officer, enlisted man, or widow who is or may become sixty-two years of age, or who is or may beoome subject to any disability or dependency equivalent to some cause pre- scribed or recognized by the pension laws of the United States as a sufficieot reason for the allowance of a pension, shall be entitled to the benefits of this act ; but it shall not be held to include any person not within the rule of age or disability or dependence herein defined, or who incurred such disability while in any manner voluntarily engaged in or aiding or abetting the late rebellion against the authority of the United States. SEO.2. That pensions under section one of this act shall be at the rate of eight dollars per month, and payable only from and after the pwage of this act, for and during the natural lives of the persons entitled thereto, or during the con- tinuance of the disability for which the same shall be granted : Proaidsd, That section one of this act shall not apply to any person who is receiving a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month or more, nor to any pereon receiving a pension of less than eight dollars per month, except for the dserence between the pension now received (if less than eight dollars per month) and eight dollar~per month SEO.3. That before the name of any person shnll be placed on the pension- roll under this act proof ahall be made, under suoh rules and regulations a@ the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, of the right of the applicant to a penmon ; and any person who shall falsely and corruptly take any oath required under this act shall be deemed guilty of perjury; and the Secretary of the In- terior shall cause to be stricken from the pension-roll the name of any person whenever it ahall be made to appear by proof satisfactory to him that such name was put upon such roll through false and fraudulent representations, and that snch person is not entitled to a pension under this act. The loss of the certifi- cate of dieoharge shall not deprive any person of the benefits of this act, but other record evidence of enlistment and service and of an honorable discharge may be deemed suficient : PrmW, That when any person has been granted a land-warrant, under any act of aongress, for and on account of service in the said war with Mexico, such grant shall be pn'mfde evidence of hi service and honorable discharge ; but suoh evidence shall not be conclusive, and may be re- butted by evidence that snch land-warrant was improperly granted. SEO. 4. That the pension lam now in force which are not inconsistent or in conflict with this act are hereby made a part of this act, so far as they may be applicable thereto. SEO. 5. That section forty-seven hundred and sixteen of the Revised Statutes ia hereby repealed so far ss the same relates to this act or to pendonere under this sct. Sm. 6. That the provisions of this act shall not apply to any person while under the political disnbilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment to the con- stitution of the United States. Approved January '29, 1887. LIST OF ALL OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR OR PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT WHO BELONGED TO ANY COMMAND IN EITHER OF THE ARMIES OF MEXICO. GENERAL OFFICERS. Major Generalo. Winfield Scott (bvt Major General fm Chippewa and Niagara), GENEEALIN CHIEF of the Army. Zachary Taylor (bvt Brig. General fm Flo to 9 May 46), comd. Army of Occupa- tion ; bvt Major General fm La Palma. Brigadiw Gmab. Thomas S. Jesup, Quartermaster General ; bvt Major General fm '28. John E. Wool, bvt Major Genernl fm Buena Vista. William J. Worth (by brevet fm Flo), bvt Major General fm Monterey; died since the war. David E. Twiggs, bvt Major General fm Monterey. Stephen W. Keary, bvt Major General fm San Pascual, where twice wound.; died since the war. Persifor F. Smith (by brevet fm Monterey), bvt Major General fm Contrem. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. Adt. A@utanta General, bvt rank of Mqjore. Lorenzo Thomas, bvt Lieut. colonel fm Monterey. George A. McCall (Capt 4. infy to 7 July 46), bvt Major end Lt colonel fm La Palma. William W. S. Bliss (rk Capt to July 46), bvt Major fm La Pmlma; bvt Lt colonel fm Bneua Vista. A&t. A@u2anta Gen. bvt rank of Caphim. (James H. Prentias, relinquished Staff 18 June 46); 1. arty. Randolph Ridgely (Fst It 3. arty to July 46)-killed (fm his horse) 27 Oct. 46. George Lincoln (Fst It 8. infy to July 46)-kilIed at Buena Vista. Oscar F. Winahip (Fst It 2. drags to July 46), bvt Major fm Churubusco. William W. Mackall (Fst It 1. arty to Dec. 46); bvt Major fm Churubusco. George Deas (Est It 5. infy to Dec. 46), bvt Major fm Chumbusco. Joseph Hooker (Fat It 1. arty to Mar. 47), bvt Major fm National Bridge ; bvt Lieut. colonel fm Chapultepec. Edward R. 8. Canby (Fst It 2. infy to Mar. 47), bvt Major fm Chumbnsco; bvt Lieut. colonel fm Chapultepec. Irvin McDowell (Fst It 1. arty to May 47), bvt fm Buena Vista. Francia N. Page (Fat It 7. infy to May 47), bvt Major fm Churubusco. 3 INSPECTORS GENERAL. Inspeotare Gmral, rank of Colonel. George Croghau--died since the war. Sylvester Churchill, bvt Brig. General fm Buena Vista. 6 OFFICEBB OF U. 8. ARMY. QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. I &wmcmster Gen. rank of Brig. Gennd. Thomas 8. Jesup, bvt Major General (8 May 28). Adat. Qmmkmaatera Qen. rank of C0:obnel.a. TRleman Croa8-kilkd on the Rio Grande 91 Apr. 46. Henry Whiting, bvt Brig. General fm Buena Vista ; died sinoe the war. &wM..?mmakva,rank of biajora. Charles Thomas, bvt Lieut. colonel for mer. cond. in &fexico. Samuel McRee, bvt Lieut. colonel for mer. cond. in Mexico ; died since the war. Thomas Swords, bvt Lieut. colonel for mer. cond. in Mexico. George H. Crossman, bvt fm Palo Alto. Henry Smith-died at Vera Crnz 24 July 47. Osborne Crosn (Assist. Qrmr to July 47). Aaakt. Qm~termuatars, rank of Caphim. James R. Irwin, Chief of Qrmr's dept. to Gen. Scott ; didin Mexico city Jan. 48. Ebenezer S. Sibley, bvt Major fm Buena Vista. Edwin: B. Babbitt,'bvt Major for mer. cond. in Mexico. Edmund A. Ogden, bvt Major for mer. conduct. James M. Hill-died since the war. Abraham C. Myers, bvt Major fm La Palma ; bvt Lieut. colonel fm Chapultepec. Wm. M. D. McKiaaack-died since the war. Alexander Montgomery. Robert Allen, bvt Major fm Cerro Gordo. William W. Chapman, bvt Major fm Buena Vita. I Henry a. Wayne, bvt Major fm Chumbusco. I Joseph L. Folsom (in 5. infy to Sept. 46). John P. J. O'Brien (in 4. arty to Jan. 47), bvt Major fm Buena Vista ; died since Arthur B. Lansing( fm Jan. 47). [the war. William H. Churchill (in 3. arty to Mar. 47)-died at Ft Polk 19 Oct. 47. I James L. Donaldson (in 1. arty to Mar. 47, and bvt Major). Thomas L. Brent (in 4 arty to Mar. 47). George W. F. Wood (in 1. infy to Mar. 47), bvt Major fm Churubusco. Jnstns McKinstry (in 2. infy to Mar. 47), bvt Major fm Churubusco. Frederick H. Masten (in 1. infy to Mar. 47). Edward G. Elliott (in 4. infy to Mar. 47)died sinoe the war. Thomas Jordan (in 3. infy to Mar. 47). Albert Lowry (in 2. drags to Mar. 47), bvt Major fm Medelin, near Vera Om. Leslie Chase (in 2. arty to Apr. 47, and bvt Capt)--died since the war. William Armstrong (in 2. arty to Aug. 47)--El& at El Molino del Rey. Edward H. Fitzgerald (in 6. infy to Aug. 47), Aid-de-C. to B. &n. Pferce ; bvt Major fm Chapultepec. James G. Martin (in 1. arty to Ang. 47), bvt Major fm Churubnsco ; wound. (lost an arm).