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Spanish - American War: Mecklenburg County, NC April 25, 1898 - April 11, 1899

Mecklenburg County in the Mexican American War

The war between the United States and Mexico (1846-1848) determined the future of Texas and other lands in the southwest. Support for the war was mixed in the United States and in North Carolina. Mecklenburg County, however, leaned strongly in favor of it.