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Mexican War Pension File; Compiled Pension File; National Archives and Records Administration archives; digital image

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Enlisted 23 Oct 1847; mustered out 20 Sep 1848 (variant: 13 Sep 1848).

Mexican War service — William P. M. Dean (alias William A. Dean)

Military Service Tyler County, Texas (enlistment); Rio Grande frontier / Presidio on the Rio Grande / Eagle Pass (service); San Antonio, Texas (San Pedro Springs) (muster out) Source Ref

Military service record bundle indicates service as a private in Capt. John A. Veatch’s Company, Bell’s Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers, for a 12-month term. Service locations listed include the Rio Grande frontier, …

Disability onset stated May 1883 (eye injury) and 5 Jan 1893 (total disability); pension received $8/month (later $96/year); reimbursement application references death 1 May 1908.

Mexican War pension interaction — William P. M. Dean

Pension Jasper County, Texas; Tyler County, Texas; Sabine County, Texas; United States Source Ref

Phase-2 pension bundle includes claimant statements about disability, residence, pension amount, and end-of-life reimbursement application. Includes conflict flags regarding spouse survival status and name variants.

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