Portraits of Louisiana's Mexican War Veterans and of the War for Texas Independence

Louisiana supplied 10,000 troops to the fight in the War with Mexico, a war which was fueled by the aggressive expansion westward of American settlers after the Louisiana Purchase. After it was all over, Mexico ceded a vast landmass to the United States stretching from Texas to California. With photography being in its infant stages, few images of soldiers were taken, much less still exist today of the war time period. Most of the portraits of Louisiana soldiers in this work were taken in later years. Photos include: ALLEN, Henry Watkins, Governor of Louisiana ARMSTRONG, Bezaleel Wells, 2nd Lieutenant New Orleans BARTON, Edward Hall, M. D. St Francisville BEAUREGARD, P. G. T. New Orleans BENEVIDES, Placido Opelousas BENSADON, Joseph, M.D. BLANCHARD Albert Gallatin New Orleans, General BOWIE, Jim Cental Louisiana, Died at the Alamo BRAGG, Braxton Thibodeaux BRYAN, King, native of Louisiana CLARK, Edward, native of New Orleans, Gov. Of Texas COLLIER, Thomas Whitfield Native of St. Francisville CORNES, James Marshall, native of Wales, Resident Caddo COUVILLON, Pierre, Avoyelles Parish DAVIS, Jefferson Died in New Orleans DAVIS, Sarah Taylor Died in St. Francisville DeBLIEUX, Eugene Valery, Sr St. Landry Parish DeRUSSY, Lewis G., Natchitoches Parish DUNLAP, Hugh White, Ouchita Parish Planter DURST, John Marie grew up in Natchitoches FORNO, Henry GLADDEN, Adley Hogan GRAHAM, George Mason, father of LSU GRAYSON, John B. New Orleans, Confederate General HATCH Rapides Parish HAYS, Harry Thompson HEBERT, Paul Octave, Governor of Louisiana HYAMS, Samuel, Natchitoches Parish JONES, Anson New Orleans, Gov. of Texas LANGFORD, Asa, Sabine Parish, Texas Land Grant awarded LUBBOCK, Thomas Saltus, New Orleans Alamo Siege MaCLAY, Robert PlunketI Pointe Coupee Parish MARKS, Leon Dawson, Newspaperman of Caddo MAURY, Dabney Herndon MORGAN, Phillip Hicky, native of Baton Rouge, Judge N.O. MOWER, Joseph Anthony New Orleans, Engineers MUMFORD, William Bruce, New Orleans, wounded PARISH, Robert T., Rev., Rapides-Union Parish PICKETT, George Edward, Louisiana wife killed in raid PREWITT, Elisha, native of Rapides Parish ROBERTSON Edward White Sgt, 2nd Reg. Vol, Baton Rouge SHERMAN, William T. Rapides Parish, LSU SLIDELL, Minister plenipotentiary to Mexico STAFFORD, Leroy Augustus, Rapides STERNE, Adolphus, New Orleans merchant TAYLOE, Henry A. TAYLOR, Richard, Son of President Zachary Taylor TAYLOR, Zachary War hero propelled to presidency TRAYLOR, Joshua WALTON, James Burdge Washington Artillery WHEAT, Chatham Roberdeau APPENDIX 1836 List of Louisiana men at the Alamo 1897 list of Louisiana Veterans 19th century history of Louisiana in the War with Mexico