MADISON COUNTY

VETERANS OF THE MEXICAN WAR WHO LIVED IN MADISON COUNTY 

 

 

Shown below are veterans of the Mexican War known to have resided in Madison County, Iowa. 
County Coordinator's Note:  The Mexican War concluded just as the first settlement of Madison County began.  The people listed below are veterans of that war who served from various eastern states and eventually moved to Iowa. There are no known published lists that correlate service in this war with residence in Madison County.  The County Coordinators are therefore reliant on descendants for obtaining data for this list.  Your inputs are encouraged and welcome.
For a good summary of the history of the Mexican War, click here

 

VETERAN UNIT SOURCE
Acklin, John W. Private, Company A, 2nd Ohio Infantry Info from wife's obituary (Caroline, d. 25 Mar 1914)
Bowman, Henry Private, Company G, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteers Info from obituary
Brinson, Zebulon Private, 4th Indiana Volunteer Infantry From a list held by the Madison County Historical Society Museum of soldiers in the cemetery to be honored on Memorial Day and from Mexican War pension application.
Busby, John Unknown Obituary and local newspapers refer to him as a Colonel.
Clampitt, William H. Company I, 21st Indiana Infantry; Company F, 2nd Indiana Infantry Info from gravestone and "History of Madison County, Iowa, 1915,”  Herman Mueller, ed.
Crawford, Lewis Private, Company F, 2nd Indiana Infantry Info from 1895 Iowa state census, obit, and 1885 Ex-Soldier List.
Decker, Jacob Isaac Private, Company A, 7th Infantry New York Info from 1895 Iowa state census.
Edmonds, Enos Company K, 11th US Infantry Info from pension application.
Fife, Amos Private, Company K, 5th US Infantry, Ohio Ex-Soldier, Sailors and Marines Living in Iowa, 1885
Green, Johnston A. Unknown Info from obituary
Kennedy, Thomas J. private, Company B, 3rd Tennessee Infantry Info from pension application.
Lee, James Marion Unknown Info from obituary
Marsh, Abijah N. Private, Company B, 1st Kentucky Cavalry 1890 Veterans schedule, Walton, Kentucky
Pender, Jeremiah Private, 4th Indiana Infantry Gravestone and 1885 Ex-Soldier List.
Ridge, Ferdinand New York Infantry Ex-Soldier, Sailors and Marines Living in Iowa, 1885
Rhyno, James A. Private, 1st Indiana Infantry Info from 1895 Iowa state census and 1885 Ex-Soldier List.
William P. Co. A, 2nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Enlisting at Greencastle, from "History of Madison County, Iowa, 1915,”  Herman Mueller, ed.
Shepherd, Jesse P. Entered service at New Albany, Indiana, on 20 June 1846, Private Company A., 1st Indiana Volunteers under Captain John H. Roberts. Honorable discharge, 20 June 1847 at New Orleans, Louisiana Son's biography, 1915 MC History and 1885 Ex-Soldier Living in Iowa List.
Shepherd, Winfield Scott served as a soldier in the Mexican War From "History of Madison County, Iowa, 1915,”  Herman Mueller, ed.
Stark, Andrew Jackson Private, Company L,  2nd Missouri Volunteers, Enlisted Aug 1846 at Leavenworth, Kansas, discharged Sep 1847 at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas Soldiers home register, Pacific Branch National Military Home, Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California
Thrift, David Private, 1st US Infantry, North Carolina Ex-Soldier, Sailors and Marines Living in Iowa, 1885
Trotter, James A. Private, Company I, 1st Indiana Infantry, Enlisted at New Albany, Indiana 19 June 1846, discharged 17 October 1846 Info from 1895 Iowa state census, Indiana Mexican War Index, and 1885 Ex-Soldier, Sailors and Marines Living in Iowa.

 

 

Maintained by the County Coordinator This  page was created December 26, 2004.
This page was last updated Sunday, 14-Jul-2024 15:47:24 CDT .