Mexican War Vets living in Iowa in 1886

Mexican War Veterans

Living in Warren County, Iowa in 1886

NAME	RANK	REGIMENT & COMPANY	RESIDENCE
Koosier, Daniel	Private	4th Regiment Infantry, Co. G	Carlisle
Langstaff, John	Private	1st Regiment Infantry, Co. K	Carlisle
Major, William	Private	5th Regiment Infantry, Co. A	Carlisle
Park, Andrew	Sergeant	1st Regiment Mounted Rifles, Co. K	Indianola
Randleman, Martin C.	Private	4th Regiment Infantry, Co. B	Carlisle
Snodgrass, Isaac	Private	16th Regiment Infantry	Indianola

Source: List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Living in Iowa, by Wm. L. Alexander, Adjutant General of Iowa, 1886

Mexican War 1846 - 1848

The Mexican War was started by a border dispute between Texas and Mexico after the United States annexed Texas in 1845. The War started April 25, 1846 when U.S. President Polk sent troops to the Rio Grande border. The war ended when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed February 2, 1848. As a result, Mexico renounced all rights to Texas and ceded to the U.S. their land which is now part of California, Utah, and Nevada as well as parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado.