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National Park Service - On May 8, 1846, U.S. and Mexican soldiers met on the field of battle. For two years, over 150,000 soldiers fought a war that forever changed these young countries. All sacrificed part, if not all, of their life. Some became famous while others faded into the annals of history. Explore this database to discover if their story is part of your history.

War of 1812 Pension Digitization Project The Pension Records from the War of 1812 are among the most requested documents at the National Archives. Unfortunately, these fragile documents are in urgent need of digitization. This is an ongoing project to digitize these documents, as they are scanned they are available to the public for free through FOLD3.