Title
Preview
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Date Original
circa 1911-1920s
Description
This card offers information regarding the service of Arkansas soldier James Jean during the Mexican War, 1846-1848. Information includes full name, rank, company, location enlisted, company commander, and additional service notes.
Biographical/Historical Note
These index cards were compiled, circa 1911-1920s, by Arkansas History Commission director Dallas Herndon, from a variety of sources, likely including available muster rolls, Arkansas newspapers, and National Archives Record Association Mexican War service records. These cards’ template was produced to index information on Civil War soldiers and includes typed fields with the dates "1861-1865." Surplus Civil War indexing cards were used for this Mexican War soldiers indexing project.
Physical Description
Document; 5" x 8"
Subjects
Mexican War, 1846-1848; Mexican War, 1846-1848--Arkansas.; Soldiers
Contributor
Dallas Herndon (compiler)
Geographical Area
Washington, Hempstead County (Ark.); Carmargo, Mexico
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000956, Jean, James
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Soldiers in the Mexican War index cards, MS.000956
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
James Jean, Arkansas Soldiers in the Mexican War index cards, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Keywords
Mexican War, 1846-1848; Mexican War, 1846-1848--Arkansas.; Soldiers
Comments
For additional research on this topic the Arkansas State Archives has microfilm copies of the National Archives Records Association Mexican War service records.