The War with Mexico began after Mexico refused to acknowledge Texas’s rebellion and later annexation by the United States. At the same time the United States sought to expand its borders to California diplomatically.
1846: Mexican War begins over boundary dispute along Rio Grande River
War with Mexico document
1846: Legislature passes statewide public school law
"Davis' Primary Arithmetic Book
Schools were funded by a special tax to be levied by the county boards of police.
September 1846: First Regiment Mississippi Infantry joins Battle of Monterrey
Mexican War Uniform Coat
Under command of Colonel Jefferson Davis, the 1st Infantry helped General Zachary Taylor win the battle.
Image: Uniform coat of Captain John McNitt Sharp of Company A, 1st Mississippi Infantry.