MEXICAN WAR SOLDIERS
FROM THE MERCER CO. KY AREA

Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
BAKER, ROBERT M.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10	Killed in battle of Buena Vista, Feb 23, 1847.
BALDWIN, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BANFIELD, JOHN	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
BARKER, ABRAM	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BARLOW, SAMUEL	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BARTON, SAMUEL	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5	Died: hospital in Meir, Mexico, 26 Jul 1847. Measles
BASHAM, JOEL	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
BASHAM, SOLOMELL	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
BECKET, E-ZA	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BEEDLES, ROBERT	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
BENNETT, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BENNIE, WILLIAM H.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BERRY, PHILIP G.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
BETTERSWORTH, JOHN	COR	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Also listed as Buttersworth.
BIRCH, WILLIAM A	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
BIRD, JACKSON	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
BISHOP, JACOB K.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BLACKSTER, JERRY	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BLAYEZ, JOHN	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
BOARD, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Killed at battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847.
BOND, WILLIAM F.	COR	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
BONTA, HARRY	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BOOTH, MICAJAH H.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10	Killed in battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847.
BOWMAN, JOHN L.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BRADSHAW, EDWARD	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BRADSHAW, JOHN	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BRADSHAW, PETER G.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
BRECKINRIDGE, LARKIN	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
BRENAN, FRANCIS M	SGT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BRIDGEWATER, RICH'D F.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BRITTON, THOMAS	MUSI	1847	Springfield	11
BROWN, GEORGE	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BROWN, HUGH H.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
BROWN, JAMES	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
BROWN, PEYTON	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Died at Camp Belknap,Texas, Aug 10.
BROWN, SANFORD	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
BROWN, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BROWN, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BRUMFIELD, JAMES P.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BRYANT, CARTER	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Died: Buena Vista, 8 May 1847, ? of sickness.
BURCH, JAMES	PVT	1847	Springfield	11	Died: hospital at Jalapa, of ordinary sickness, 29 Dec 1847.
BURDETT, HENRY	PVT	1846	Danville	9	Died:Saltillo, Mex. 27 Feb 1847 of wounds, battle of Buena Vista, Feb 23.
BURGESS, TIMOTHY	PVT	1846	Danville	9
BURK, JAMES	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
BURKS, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10	Killed in battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847.
BURNS, HARRY J.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BURNS, THOMAS	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
BURTON, EDWARD	COR	1846	Harrodsburg	10

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
CAHILL, JAMES	COR	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CALVERT, MILES	FIFER	1846	Danville	9
CAMPBELL, MORTEN M.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
CARDWELL, GEORGE N.	LT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CARDWELL, JOHN	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
CAREY, ANDREW D.	LT	1847	Springfield	11
CASEY, JAMES H.	COR	1847	Springfield	11
CATLETT, FRANCIS	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
CATLETT, JACKSON	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
CAUMAN, ANDREW	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
CHAPMAN, DANIEL	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CHEATHAM, JOHN D.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
CHRISMAN, ABRAHAM	SGT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
CLARK, RICHARD A.	LT	1846	Danville	9
CLARK, WILLIAM H.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
CLEVELAND, GEO. W.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
CLOYD, JOHN	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CLOYD, STEPHEN W.	COR	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CLOYD, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
COB, JAMES	PVT	1846	Danville	9
COCHRAN, THOMAS I.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
COFFMAN, EYRES A.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
COHEN, JOHN	PVT	1846	Danville	9
COLEMAN, JOHN	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CONAN, JAMES E.	COR	1846	Danville	9
CONLEY, PATRICK	PVT	1846	Danville	9
COOPER, THOMAS	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
CORLEY, JOHN	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
COSBY, JOH D.	LT	1847	Springfield	11
COTTER, WM.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
COWAN, JOHN M.	LT	1846	Danville	9
COX, CHAPMAN	PVT	1846	Danville	9
COX, GEORGE	PVT	1846	Danville	9
COX, NATHANIEL	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
COX, WILLIAM	PVT	1847	Springfield	11	Died 17 Jul 1848, on board steamer "St. Landry" Miss. River.
CRAIG, JOHN	COR	1846	Danville	9
CRAIG, JOHN R.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
CRAIG, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
CRANE, JAMES	PVT	1846	Danville	9
CRANE, NELSON	PVT	1846	Danville	9	Died: Meir, Mexico, 15 Dec 1846.
CRAWFORD, JOHN	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CREAGH, RICHARD	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CRUTCHER, CORTES	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
CRUTCHER, RICHARD	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
CRUTCHFIELD, JOHN			unknown
CUMMINGS, FRANCIS M.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
CURRY, MATHEW	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
CURTIS, PETER	PVT	1846	Danville	9

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
DAVIDSON, MARION T.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	6
DAVIESS, THOS. D.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
DAVIS, DAVID	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Killed in battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847.
DAVIS, GEORGE C.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	6	Does not say died - only: At Meir, Mexico, Dec 1847.
DAVIS, JOHN G.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
DAVIS, SAMUEL	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
DAVIS, THOMAS R.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
DAVIS, TRAVIS H.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
DAVISON, MARION F.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
DEAN, NEWTON	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
DEMAREE, SAMUEL A.			Shelby Co., Ky
DERLIN, JOHN	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
DIVINE, ANDREW	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
DONEGHY, PAUL J.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
DOTSON, JAMES	PVT	1846	Danville	9
DOWNEY, HANNIBAL	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
DOWNEY, WILLIAM C.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
DOYLE, FELIX	PVT	1847	Springfield	11	Died in hospital Jalapa, about Jun 17, 1848.
DRISKELL, HENRY	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
DRISKELL, THOS. L.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Died at Camp Belknap, Texas, Aug 13th.
DUGAN, HENRY	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
DUNCAN, ASA	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
DUNN, JOHN C.	SGT	1846	Danville	9

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
EAKEN, CHARLES W.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
EASEY, ABRAHAM	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
EDGERTON, JOHN J.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
EDWARD, ARCHIBALD	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
EWING, JOSEPH C.	LT	1846	Harrodsburg	10

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
FAIRMAN, JOHN H.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
FARRIS, JEREMIAH V.	PVT	1847	Willisburg	5
FITZSIMMONS, JAMES	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
FLETCHER, SQUIRE	COR	1847	Harrodsburg	5
FLOWERS, ROLING	PVT	1847	Willisburg	5
FOSTER, JAMES B.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
FOWLER, WILLIAM	PVT	1847	Springfield	11	Died at Jalapa, 2 Dec 1847.
FRAZIER, JORDAN	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
FRY, SPEED S.	CAPT	1846	Danville	9
FTIZGERALD, SMITH	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
FULKERSON, THOMAS	PVT	1847	Springfield	11	Died City of Mexico, 12 Feb 1848.

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
GAITHER, THOMAS	COR	1847	Springfield	11
GAITWOOD, ROBERT	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5	Died: Monterey, Mexico, Jun 1848. Typhoid Fever.
GALLIGHER, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
GALT, ANDREW J.	LT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
GALT, W. S.	SGT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
GARNETT, MARCO T.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10	This might be Muscoe T. Garnett.
GARRETT, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Danville	9
GARVEY, ROBERT	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
GAZIER, EMANUEL			prisoner
GIBSON, HARVEY	PVT	1846	Danville	9
GILES, JAMES W.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
GILPIN, GEORGE W.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
GLASCOCK, WHARTON	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5	Died: camp near Camargo, Mexico, Jun 1847. Measles.
GLASSCOCK, HALL	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
GLAVE, EDWIN M.			Harrison Co., Ky
GORE, CHARLES	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
GORE, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
GRAHAM, ARCHIBALD	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
GRAHAM, MATTHEW	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
GRAY, EZRA W.	SGT	1847	Springfield	11
GRAY, HENRY	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
GREEN, HENRY	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
GREEN, THOMAS	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
GRIFFIN, DANIEL	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5	Died: hospital at Meir, Mexico, Jul 1847. Measles.
GRISWOLD, WILEY P.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
GUDGELL, THOMAS	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Died: General Hospital at Saltillo, Mexico, Apr 4th.
GUTHERIE, JOHN P.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
GUTHERIE, RICHARD W.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10	Died at New Orleans, Jul 9th.

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
HAGGARTY, JOHN	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
HALBERT, GEORGE T.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
HALE, SAMUEL D.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
HAMILTON, PETER	PVT	1846	Danville	9
HAMLET, CHESNEY	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Record not clear, he may have died during the War.
HAMLIN, JAMES	PVT	1847	Lawrenceburg	2
HAMLIN, JAMES T.	PVT	1847	Lawrenceburg	6
HAMMOND, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Danville	9	Killed in battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847.
HANDLEY, MICHAEL	SGT	1847	Springfield	11
HANKLA, GEORGE C.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
HANKS, JOSEPH	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
HARDIN, MARK R.	CAPT	1847	Springfield	11
HARDIN, ROBERT	PVT	1847	Springfield	11	Died: City of Mexico, 11 Feb 1848.
HARDIN, THOMAS	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HARISLY, WM.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HARLAN, JAMES	PVT	1846	Danville	9
HARNESS, ANDERSON	PVT	1846	Danville	9
HARRISON, WM. H.	SGT	1846	Danville	9
HASLETT, WILLIAM F.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
HATTEN, JAMES	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HAUSER, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Danville	9
HAYES, JAMES	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HAYNES, HARDIN P.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
HEARRING, JOHN A.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
HEATHER, JAMES H.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HEDGES, ELIAS	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HENDREN, JAMES M.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HENDREN, JOHN S.			Harrodsburg
HENRDON, WOODSON	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10	Died: Saltillo of wounds received battle of Beuna Vista 23 Feb 1847.
HEWLETT, JAMES	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
HIGGS, JAMES	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HIGHTOWER, JOSHUA	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
HILBURN, EDWIN	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HILLARD, JAMES	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HIX, HENRY	SGT	1847	Springfield	11
HOCKER, RICH'D W.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
HODGES, THOMAS D.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HOHIMER, BENJAMIN	PVT	1847	Willisburg	5
HORNE, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Danville	9
HOWARD, SAMUEL	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
HOWARD, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
HOWLAND, JAMES T.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
HUFF, WILLIAM P.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
HUFFMAN, FREDERICK	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Also listed as Frederick Hoffman.
HUFFMAN, JOHN	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Died: camp opposite Camargo, Mex. Sept 28. Also listed as Hoffman.
HUGHES, CRAWFORD	PVT	1846	Danville	9
HUGHES, EDWARD T.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
HUNGATE, DAVIS	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
HUPP, WM. L.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11

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JACKSON, WILLIAM O.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
JARBOE, WALTER S.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
JOHNSON, CLARKE	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
JOHNSON, JAMES	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Killed: Battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847. Also listed as John Johnson.
JOHNSTON, HAMILTON	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
JONES, HARVEY	PVT	1846	Danville	9	Killed in battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847.
JONES, JONATHAN	PVT	1847	Springfield	11

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
KAVENAUGH, GEO. W.	CAPT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
KETTLE, DANIEL A.	PVT	1847	Lawrenceburg	2
KIMBALL, THOMAS	PVT	1846	Danville	9
KINKTON, VINSON F.	PVT	1847	Lawrenceburg	5	This name might be Kingston.

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
LAIR, JAMES	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
LAMB, JOHN	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
LAMBERT, GEO. W.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
LANDRUM, JOEL	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
LANHAM, JOHN	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
LANHAM, SAMUEL	PVT	1847	Willisburg	5
LAPSLEY, SAMUEL	PVT	1846	Danville	9
LAUNASER, GEORGE	PVT	1847	Springfield	11	Died: 16 Jul 1848, on board steamer "St Landry" Miss. River.
LAYTON, DAVID	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Killed: battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847. Another list has name James.
LEATHERS, JEFFERSON	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
LEATHERS, LARKIN	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
LEATHERS, MARK	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Died in hospital, Matamoras, Mexico, Sept 3rd.
LILLARD, JOHN H.	LT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
LILLARD, WILLIAM W.	SGT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
LONG, JOHN	MAJ
LONG, SAMUEL M.	SGT	1846	Danville	9
LUKE, WM.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11

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Name	Rank	Enlisted	From:	Unit	Notes
MADDOX, ANDREW J.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MADDOX, EDWARD C.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MAISCHEL, NORMAN	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Also listed as Newman Moischel.
MALLAY, JAMES I	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
MANN, JAMES B.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
MANN, JOSIAH	SGT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
MARTIN, SAMUEL	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MAUREY, REUBEN E.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
MAYES, ALLEN H.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MAYS, SAMUEL J.	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
MCALISTER, JOHN	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MCBRAYER, JOHN H.	CAPT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MCBRAYER, JOHN M.	LT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MCCHESNEY, SAM'L D.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
MCCORMAC, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Danville	9
MCCORMACK, GEORGE	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MCDONALD, JAMES	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MCELROY, BENJAMIN H.	COR	1847	Willisburg	5
MCGAUGHERY, JAMES	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Also listed as McGuahey.
MCGAUGHEY, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MCGINNIS, THOMAS	PVT	1846	Danville	9
MCGORTY, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Danville	9
MCGOWAN, BUFORD	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MCKITRICK, FELIX	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MCKITRICK, FIELDING	PVT	1847	Maxville	5	Mackville?
MCKITRICK, JOSEPH C.	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MCMULLIN, DANIEL	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MERIMAN, JOHN	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MERRITT, RICHARD	PVT	1846	Danville	9
MERRYMAN, WILLIAM	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10
MOFFAT, JOHN	PVT	1846	Harrodsburg	10	Killed in battle of Buena Vista, 23 Feb 1847.
MONDAY, THOMAS	COR	1846	Lawrenceburg	8	Also listed as Munday.
MONTGOMERY, ALLEN S.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
MONTGOMERY, JOHN	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MONTGOMERY, JOHN L.	PVT	1846	Danville	9
MONTGOMERY, JOSEPH	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MONTGOMERY, PAUL	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MONTGOMERY, SQUIRE	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MOON, JAS. W.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	5
MOON, SAMUEL	SGT	1847	Harrodsburg	5	Died: Camargo, Mexico, 13 Jun 1847, Inflammatory Rheumatism.
MOORE, HAMILTON G.	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MOORE, HENRY	SGT	1847	Springfield	11
MOORE, JAMES W.	PVT	1847	Harrodsburg	6	Died: Meir, Mexico, Sep 1847. Dysentery.
MORGAN, DANIEL	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MORGAN, GEORGE	PVT	1846	Lawrenceburg	8
MORRIS, JAMES	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MUDD, PAUL	PVT	1847	Springfield	11
MULLIN, ROBERT	PVT	1847	Springfield	11	Died: City of Mexico, 17 Apr 1848

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