The Mexican-American War: Unit Histories and Personal Narratives
The Mexican-American War: Unit Histories and Personal Narratives is a collection of 460 microfiche and includes general reference works, state and federal adjutant general's office reports, state histories of the war, compilations of unit histories and unit histories representing the contributions of specific cities and counties. Items reproduced in this collection were printed between 1846 and 1928 and are from the collections of the Library of Congress and American University. The collection is arranged in the following categories:
- Battles and Campaigns,
- General History,
- Navy and
- State/Military Unit.
Titles in the collection are arranged by an alphanumeric microfiche identification number. (For example, BC: 8 or SM: 13) The microfiche identification number can be found in the printed guide which lists and describes the titles that are included in the collection.
Titles in this collection are available for use on-site and can be borrowed via Interlibrary Loan or directly by individuals with a NYSL Borrower's card.
This microfiche collection and accompanying guide are located in the Genealogy/Local History area on the 7th floor of the New York State Library.
A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of the Mexican-American War: Unit Histories and Personal Narratives. Edited by Robert E. Lester. Guide compiled by James Shields and Meredith Wells. LexisNexis: 2006.
Also available in PDF format on the LexisNexis website at http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/16566_MexicanAmericanWar.pdf.
The Mexican-American War: Unit Histories and Personal Narratives. LexisNexis: 2004.
NYSL call number: MA/FF 973.62, M611, 207-640