Mexican War Pension File AND Compiled Miltary Service Records

The two most commonly requested records for military ancestors are the full pension file and the compiled service records. These are typically the two most informative files to get.

The pensions usually tell information about his service in the war, his life after the war, and details about his family. They are usually between 50-100 pages long. 

Note:   Not every soldier has a pension file, so please DO NOT order a pension file if you don't have the pension index card.   If you're not sure if there is a pension index card available, contact us first and we'll help you find out. Thanks!

The compiled service records will tell if a soldier was transferred, promoted, deserted, killed, taken prisoner, etc. If his enlistment papers still exist, they’d be in this file as well.

Details & Terms

• You will receive full color images of the records, delivered electronically.  
• We average about three to four weeks on most orders, but please allow up to eight weeks, just in case.
• Please be sure you submit the correct details.  We're not responsible if you order the wrong soldier.  If you have a Mexican War ancestor, but you're not sure what's available to order, click here and we can help you start the process.     

Please input as much information as you know about your soldier, below OR upload a copy of the pension index card, if you have it, when ordering.  These are searchable on Ancestry.com's Military Pension Index. 

(Please submit the soldier's name, even if you're submitting a pension index card.)