Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans

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• Abbreviations used in the Illinois Mexican War Veterans Database.

This database indexes the names of Illinois Mexican War veterans appearing in the ninth volume of the publication, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois (1902). In 1881 U. S. War Department clerks transcribed the Illinois rosters from their records and sent copies to the Adjutant General for publication. The 1882 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois first included Mexican War veterans. The names of approximately 6,500 men, organized into the First through the Fourth Regiments and four independent companies, are found in the 1882 report and the 1902 republication. As the Fifth and Sixth Regiments did not see active service, the publications do not include rosters for these units.

The database was created and donated to the Illinois State Archives by Fred Delap of Kansas, Illinois. Delap, a volunteer with the Edgar County Genealogical Library, has also indexed the names of veterans of the War of 1812 and Black Hawk, Civil, and Spanish–American Wars.
 

The researcher can use the regiment number and company letter or independent company name from this index to request a photocopy of the individual's entry from the published report. For each soldier, the book's entries generally include name, rank, company and regiment, places and dates of enlistment and discharge, and dated remarks concerning discharge, illness, appointment, transfer, injury and death. Unfortunately the report originates from the 1881 transcriptions which have been found to be "grossly inaccurate." The transcriptions are maintained in the Archives' record series Mexican War Records, (RS 301.008). As a matter of verification, the researcher is advised to request that the National Archives examine its indexes to Illinois veterans of this war. Their address is Washington, DC 20408.

As a result of limitations on staff research time, no more than two name searches can be done per inquiry. When making a request, please include your postal mailing address.

To request photocopies or further information, contact:

Illinois State Archives Reference Unit Margaret Cross Norton Building Capitol Complex Springfield, Illinois 62756

Telephone: (217) 782-3556 Fax: (217) 524-3930 Submit a Request Via the Internet

Abbreviations used in the Mexican War database are:
 

1LT	–	First Lieutenant	DRUM	–	Drummer
1SGT	–	First Sergeant	FAR	–	Farrier
2LT	–	Second Lieutenant	FIFE	–	Fife Player
2SGT	–	Second Sergeant	FOOT	–	Foot Soldier
3LT	–	Third Lieutenant	HQ	–	Headquarters
3SGT	–	Third Sergeant	INF	–	Infantry
AACS	–	Acting Assistant Commissary of Subsistence	LT	–	Lieutenant
AAQM	–	Acting Assistant Quartermaster	LTC	–	Lieutenant Colonel
AASU	–	Acting Assistant Surgeon	MAJ	–	Major
ACS	–	Assistant Commissary of Subsistence	MUS	–	Musician
ADJ	–	Adjutant	PMUS	–	Principal Musician
AQM	–	Assistant Quartermaster	PVT	–	Private
ASUR	–	Assistant Surgeon	QMSG	–	Quartermaster Sergeant
BUG	–	Bugler	SGM	–	Sergeant Major
COL	–	Colonel	SGT	–	Sergeant
CPL	–	Corporal	SURG	–	Surgeon
CPT	–	Captain

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