Mexico City National Cemetery

The Mexico City National Cemetery is a cemetery in Mexico City. It was established in 1851 by the United States Congress to gather the American dead of the Mexican-American War that lay in the nearby fields and to provide burial space for Americans who died in the vicinity. A small monument marks the common grave of 750 unidentified American dead of the War of 1847. Inscribed on the monument are the words: TO THE HONORED MEMORYOF 750 AMERICANSKNOWN BUT TO GODWHOSE BONES COLLECTEDBY THEIR COUNTRY'S ORDERARE HERE BURIED

Mexico City National Cemetery

The Mexico City National Cemetery is a cemetery in Mexico City. It was established in 1851 by the United States Congress to gather the American dead of the Mexican-American War that lay in the nearby fields and to provide burial space for Americans who died in the vicinity. A small monument marks the common grave of 750 unidentified American dead of the War of 1847. Inscribed on the monument are the words: TO THE HONORED MEMORYOF 750 AMERICANSKNOWN BUT TO GODWHOSE BONES COLLECTEDBY THEIR COUNTRY'S ORDERARE HERE BURIED