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List of United States military and volunteer units in the Mexican–American War

April 11, 2024

This is a list of United States military units that participated in the Mexican–American War. The list includes regular U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue Marine Service units and ships as well as the units of the militia that various states recruited for the war. The commanding officer of each unit or ship is identified when there are references with content that aids identification. Dates are included when they are available in the references.

Regular U.S. Army regiments serving in Mexico from 1846 to 1848 edit

Regiments of dragoons edit

Mounted riflemen edit

Regiments of artillery edit

Regiments of infantry edit

 
Lieutenant Colonel Bennet C. Riley

Regiments of infantry, 1847 edit

These units were raised according to an act of Congress, 11 February 1847 for an enlistment period of one year.[Note 2]

Volunteer units serving in Mexico from 1846 to 1848 edit

Alabama edit

  • Battalion of Alabama Volunteers, for 3 months (4 companies); May–August 1846. Lt. Colonel Phillip H. Raiford[6]
  • Battalion of Alabama Volunteers, for the duration of the war with Mexico (5 companies); November and December 1847 – June 1848. Major John I. Seibels[6]
  • 3 Independent Companies of Alabama Volunteers, for 6 months; received for 3 months, May–August 1846:
    • 1st Independent Company of Alabama Volunteers, for 6 months; Captain Robert Desha[6]
    • 2nd Independent Company of Alabama Volunteers, for 6 months; Captain William H. Platt[6]
    • 3rd Independent Company of Alabama Volunteers, for 6 months; Captain Rush Elmore[6]
  • Independent Company of Alabama Mounted Volunteers, for the duration; June 1847 – July 1848. Captain James McGee[6]

Arkansas edit

Main article: Arkansas Militia and the War with Mexico
  • Regiment of Arkansas Mounted Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – June 1847. Colonels: Archibald Yell (killed at Buena Vista); John S. Roane (Lt. Colonel to 28 February 1847)[7]
  • Independent Companies of Arkansas Mounted Volunteers in the Mexican War:
    • 1st Independent Company, Arkansas Mounted Volunteers; 27 May 1847 – 24 June 1848. Captain Gaston Meares (late Lt. Colonel Arkansas Volunteer Regiment)[7]
    • 2nd Independent Company, Arkansas Mounted Volunteers; 15 June 1847 – June 1848. Captain Stephen B. Euyart; Served in New Mexico, and on the Rio Grande[7]

California edit

 
John C. Frémont
  • Battalions of California Volunteers, for 3 and for 6 months; recruited in July and October 1846 – April 1847. Lt. Colonel Commanding John C. Fremont (Bvt. Captain Topographic Engineers and Major of Volunteers, 23 July and 26 October 1846 – 19 April 1847)[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company A. Captain Richard Owens[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company B. Captain Henry S. Ford[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company C. Captain Granville P. Swift[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company D. Captain John Sears[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company E. Captain John Grigsby[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company F. Captain Lansford W. Hastings[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company G. Captain B. K. Thompson[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company H. Captain Richard T. Jacobs (Spy Company chiefly of native Indians)[7]
    • Artillery Company A. Captain John K. Wilson (Midshipman U.S. Navy)[7]
    • Artillery Company. Captain William Findlay[7]
    • Mounted Rifle Company. Captain Samuel Gibson (wounded at San Pasqual)[7]
    • Company of Native Californians. Captain Santiago E. Arguello[7]

Florida edit

  • 1st Independent Company of Florida Volunteers, for 12 months; February 1847 – March 1848. Captain William W. J. Kelly; Served at Guadaloupe and Santa Fe, Mexico[8]
  • 2nd Independent Company of Florida Volunteers, for the duration; August 1847 – July 1848. Captains: K. G. Livingston, (died 9 February 1848 at Guadaloupe, Mexico); George Holmes (2nd Lieutenant to March 1848)[8]

Georgia edit

  • Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – May 1847. Colonel Henry R. Jackson[9]
  • Battalion of Georgia Volunteers, for the duration, (5 companies); July 1847 – July 1848. Lt. Colonel Isaac G. Seymour[9]
  • Battalion of Georgia Mounted Volunteers, for the duration, (6 companies); September 1847 – July 1848. Lt. Colonel James S. Calhoun (late Capt. in Jackson's Regt.)[9]
  • Independent Company of Georgia Mounted Men; May 1847 – August 1848. Captain John Loyall[9]

Illinois edit

  • 1st Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – June 1847. Colonels: John J. Hardin (Killed at BuenaVista); William Weatherford (Lt. Colonel to 26 February 1847)[10]
  • 2nd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – June 1847. Colonel William H. Bissell[10]
  • 3rd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, for 12 months; July 1846 – May 1847. Colonel Ferris Foreman[10]
  • 4th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, for 12 months; July 1846 – May 1847. Colonel Edward D. Baker[10]
  • 1st Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, for the duration; June 1847 – October 1848. Colonel Edward W. B. Newby[10]
  • 2nd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, for the duration; August 1847 – July 1848. Colonel James Collins[10]
  • Independent Companies of Illinois Mounted Volunteers:
    • 1st Company Illinois Mounted Volunteers; 21 May 1847 – 7 November 1848. Captain Adams Dunlap (served with Brigadier General Wool)[10]
    • 2nd Company Illinois Mounted Volunteers; August 1847 – 26 July 1848. Captain Wyatt B. Stapp[10]
    • 3rd Company Illinois Mounted Volunteers; 13 August 1847 – 26 October 1848. Captain Michael K. Lawler (served with Brigadier General Wool)[10]
    • 4th Company Illinois Mounted Volunteers; 13 September 1847 – 25 July 1848. Captain Josiah Littell[10]

Indiana edit

Iowa edit

  • Battalion of Iowa "Mormon" Volunteers, for 12 months, (5 companies); recruited and mustered at Council Bluffs, Indian Territory on 16 July 1846 and discharged 16 July 1847 at Los Angeles; Lt. Colonels: James Allen (Captain 1st U.S. Dragoons, died at Fort Leavenworth 23 August 1846); acting commander Jefferson Hunt (senior Captain, Co A, Mormon Battalion, from 23 to 29 August 1846); Andrew Jackson Smith (1st Lieutenant 1st Dragoons, acting 30 August 1846 to 12 October 1846); Philip St. George Cooke (Captain 1st Dragoons, 13 October 1846 – 13 May 1847 when he relinquished command of the battalion to accompany Gen. Stephen W. Kearny back to Ft. Leavenworth); acting commander Jefferson Hunt (senior Captain, Co A, Mormon Battalion, from 13 May to 16 July 1847).[12]

The Mormon Battalion was recruited as a federal volunteer unit, not through the state of Iowa which was not created until December 1846. The Mormon Battalion was raised at the express invitation of President James K. Polk, not as part of any state or territorial requisition for troops.[13]

The contemporary official Army documents refer to the unit in the following ways; Prior to Allen recruiting the unit as, "Capt. Allen's Battalion of Volunteers".[14] As the new unit was being recruited and mustered into service, its first commander, James Allen, signed official documents with the name he gave the unit, "Mormon Battalion",[15] General Stephen Watts Kearny, in letters of reply to the unit used Allen's naming convention, calling it the "Battalion of Mormons" and "Mormon Battalion"[16] P. St. George Cooke, commanding the battalion under orders from Gen Kearny used the name, "Mormon Battalion" when reporting troop strengths in California.[17][Note 3]

Kentucky edit

  • Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – July 1847. Colonel Humphrey Marshall (former 2nd Lt 1. U.S. Dragoons.)[18]
  • 1st Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers, for 12 months, "Louisville Legion"; May 1846 – May 1847. Colonel Stephen Ormsby[18]
  • 2nd Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – June 1847. Colonels: William R. McKee (former 1st Lt. 3rd. U.S. Artillery, killed.); Lt. Colonel Henry Clay, Jr. (former 2nd Lt. 2nd. U.S. Artillery, killed); Major Gary H. Fry (former 2nd Lt, 3rd. U.S. Infantry)[18]
  • 3rd Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers, for the duration; October 1847 – July 1848. Colonel Manlius V. Thomson[18]
  • 4th Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, for the duration; October 1847 – July 1848. Colonel John S. Williams (late Capt. of Independent Company)[18]
  • Independent Company of Kentucky Volunteers; May 1846 – May 1847. Captain John S. Williams (served with the 6th U.S. Infantry)[18]

Louisiana edit

  • Louisiana Battalion of Volunteer Artillery, for 3 months; (2 companies); 21 August – November 1845. Major Louis Gaily[19]
  • 2nd Battalion of Louisiana Volunteer Artillery, for 6 months, (3 companies), received for 3 months, May–July 1846. Major Louis Gaily (commander 1st Battery)[19]
  • Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers, for 6 months, (6 regiments); received, for 3 months. May and June–August 1846. Brigadier General Persifor F. Smith[19]
    • 1st Regiment, P. F. Smith's brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel James B. Walton[19]
    • 2d Regiment, P. F. Smith's brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel James H. Dakin[19]
    • 3rd Regiment, P. F. Smith's brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel Samuel F. Marks[19]
    • 4th Regiment, P. F. Smith's brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel Horatio Davis[19]
    • 5th Regiment, P. F. Smith's brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel Baillie Peyton[19]
  • Independent Company of Louisiana Volunteers, for 12 months; July 1846 – May 1847. Captain Albert G. Blanchard (former 1st Lieutenant in 3rd U.S. Infantry, and Captain 3rd Louisiana Volunteers)[19]
  • Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers, for the duration; December 1846 – July 1848. Colonel Louis G. De Russy (formerly Capt. U.S. Artillery and Paymaster)[19]
  • Battalion of Louisiana Volunteers, for the duration, (5 companies); May 1847 – July 1848. Lt. Colonel Charles Fiesca (late Major 4th Regiment Louisiana Volunteers)[19]
  • Battalion of Louisiana Mounted Volunteers, for 12 months, (5 companies); July and August 1847 – July 1848. Lt. Colonel Walter F. Biscoe (late 2nd Lieutenant in 2nd Regiment Louisiana Volunteers)[19]

Maryland and the District of Columbia edit

  • Battalion of Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers, for 12 months, (6 companies); May 1846 – May 1847. Commanders: Lt. Colonel William H. Watson (killed at Monterey); Brevet Major Robert C. Buchanan (Captain 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment, from November 1846)[20]
  • Regiment of Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers, for the duration, (8 companies); May and June 1847 – 24 July 1848. Colonel George W. Hughes (Captain and brevet Lt. Colonel Topographic Engineers)[20]
  • 3 additional Separate Companies were attached to this Regiment:
    • Tennessee Company of Mounted Volunteers; May 1847 to July 1848. Captain C. Roberdeau Wheat (served with 2nd Dragoons; Major General Scott's bodyguard)[20]
    • Pittsburg Company; October 1847 to July 1848. Captain Thomas A. Rowley[20]
    • Independent Company; 8 June 1847 – 1 August 1848. Captains: James Boyd, (Captain in Watson's Battery; killed at Rio Calaboso, 12 July 1847); Joseph R. West, (served at Tampico under Colonel De Russy)[20]

Maine edit

  • 1st Regiment, General James Thomas[21]
  • 1st Regiment, Bodfish Company (Company D), Captain Charles N. Bodfish[22]
  • 1st Regiment, Simmons Company, Charles Simmons[23]
  • 1st Regiment, Cummings Company, Captain George W. Cummings[24]
  • 1st Regiment, Wardell Company, Ira Wardwell
  • 1st Regiment, Pike Company, Captain Jabez T. Pike[25]
  • 1st Regiment, Nutting Company, Jesse Nutting[26]
  • 1st Regiment, Morrill Company, Captain John H. Morrill[27]
  • 1st Regiment, McCluskey Company (Company B), Captain John McCluskey[28]
  • 1st Regiment, Thomas and Tripp Company, General James Thomas and Samuel Tripp
  • 1st Regiment, Goodwin Company (Company C), Captain Moses Goodwin Jr.[29]
  • 1st Regiment, Young Company, Moses H. Young[30]
  • 1st Regiment, Smith Company (Company G), Wendell L. Smith[31]

Massachusetts edit

  • Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, for the duration of the Mexican War, January and February, 1847 – July 1848. Colonels: Caleb Cushing, (15 January 1847: promoted to Brig. General); Isaac H. Wright (Lt Colonel to 27 May 1847).[32][Note 4]

Michigan edit

  • Regiment of Michigan Volunteers, for the duration; December 1847 – July 1848. Colonel Thomas B.W. Stockton (former 1st Lieutenant, 1st. U.S. Infantry)[33]
  • Independent Company of Michigan Volunteers, for the duration, 18 June 1847 – 30 June 1848. Captain Morgan L. Gage[33]

Mississippi edit

Main article: Mississippi Rifles (Mexican–American War)
 
Jefferson Davis, c. 1847
  • 1st Regiment of Mississippi Rifles, volunteers for 12 months; June 1846 – June 1847. Colonel Jefferson Davis (former 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant 1st. Dragoons; severe wound, at Buena Vista)[34]
  • 2nd Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers, for the duration; received January 1847 – July 1848. Colonels: Reuben Davis (resigned October 1847); Charles Clark (Captain to 16 October 1847)[34]
  • 1st Battalion of Mississippi Rifle Volunteers, for the duration, (5 companies); October and November 1847 – June 1848. Lt. Colonel James Patton Anderson[34]

Missouri edit

  • 1st Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, for 12 months; (8 companies); June 1846 – June 1847. Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan[35]
  • Battalion of Missouri Volunteers, for 12 months; (3 Light Artillery companies; 2 Infantry companies); June and July 1846 – June and July 1847. Major Meriwether L. Clark (former 2nd Lieutenant 6th U.S. Infantry and Aide de Camp to General Scott)[35]
  • Battalion of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, for 12 months,(4 companies, first mustered in Price's regiment); August 1846 – August 1847. Lt. Colonel David Willock[35]
  • 9 Companies of Missouri Volunteers, for 12 months; received at Fort Leavenworth August and September 1846, order of service countermanded by War Department, September 1846[35]
  • Battalion of Missouri Volunteers for during the war with Mexico, (5 companies); May 1847 – October 1848. Lt. Colonel Alton R. Easton (late Colonel "St. Louis Legion.")[35]
  • 3rd Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, for the duration; July 1847 – October 1848. Colonel John Ralls[35]
  • Battalion of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, for the duration, (5 companies); August 1847 – November 1848. Lt. Colonel Ludwell E. Powell[35]
  • Battalion of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, for the duration, (5 companies); September 1847 – October 1848. Lt. Colonel William Gilpin (late Major of Doniphan's Regt.)[35]

New Jersey edit

  • Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers, for the duration, (4 companies); September 1847 – July 1848. Lt. Colonel Dickinson Woodruff[36]

New York edit

  • 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, for service in California and the duration of the war with Mexico; (originally designated 7th Regiment of New York Volunteers)[37] August–October 1848. Colonel Jonathan D. Stevenson[38]
  • 2nd Regiment of New York Volunteers, for the duration; (originally designated 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers)[37] November 1846 – August 1848. Colonel Ward B. Burnett (former 2nd Lt. 2nd U.S. Artillery, severely wounded at Churubusco)[38]

North Carolina edit

  • Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers, for the duration; January 1847 – August 1848. Colonel Robert T. Paine[39]

Ohio edit

  • 1st Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – June 1847. Colonel Alexander M. Mitchell (former 2nd Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Infantry, wounded at Monterey)[40]
  • 2nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, for 12 months; June and July 1846 – June 1847. Colonel George W. Morgan[40]
  • 3rd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – June 1847. Colonel Samuel R. Curtis (former 2nd Lieutenant, 7th U.S. Infantry and Adj. General of Ohio)[40]
  • 4th Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, 1st Regiment for the duration; May and June 1847 – July 1848. Colonel Charles H. Brough[40]
  • 5th Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, 2nd Regiment for the duration; 1 September 1847 – July 1848. Colonel William Irvin (late Lt. Colonel of Morgan's Regt.)[40]
  • Independent Companies of Ohio Volunteers, for the duration:
    • 1st Company of Mounted Men; 1 June 1847 – 2 August 1848. Captain John R. Duncan[40]
    • 2nd Company of Foot; October 1847 – July 1848, (served with Irvin's Regt.). Captains: William Keimeally (died, reported suicide, at Rio Frio, 21 December 1847). William H. Lytle[40]
    • 3rd Company of Foot; 26 October 1847 – 17 July 1848. Captain Robert F. Riddle[40]

Pennsylvania edit

  • 1st Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, for the duration; December 1846 – July and August 1848. Colonel Francis M. Wynkoop[41]
  • 2nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, for the duration, (12 companies); January 1847 – July 1848. Colonels: William B. Roberts (died in City of Mexico 3 October 1847); John W. Geary (Lt. Colonel to 3 November 1847, wounded at Chapultepec.)[41]

South Carolina edit

  • Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers, for the duration, "Palmetto Regiment"; December 1846 – June and July 1848. Colonel Pierce M. Butler (twice wounded, and killed at Churubusco)[42]

Tennessee edit

  • Regiment of Tennessee Mounted Volunteers, for 12 months; June 1846 – May 1847. Colonel Jonas E. Thomas[43]
  • 1st Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, for 12 months, (12 companies); May and June 1846 – May 1847. Colonel William B. Campbell (former Capt. in Trousdale's Regt. in Florida War)[43]
  • 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, for 12 months, (8 companies); June 1846 – May 1847. Colonel William T. Haskell[43]
  • 3rd Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, for the duration; October 1847 – July 1848. Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham (late Capt. in Campbell's Regt.)[43]
  • 4th Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, for the duration, (9 companies); November 1847 – August 1848. Colonel Richard Waterhouse (late Major in Thomas' Regt. Cav.)[43]
  • 5th Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, for the duration, (11 companies); December 1847 – July 1848. Colonel George R. McClellan[43]

Texas edit

 
Albert Sidney Johnston
  • General Staff of Texas Volunteers; July 1846 – October 1846. Major General (Gov.) James Pinckney Henderson.[44]
  • 1st Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers, June and July, and discharged September and October 1846. Colonel John C. Hays (late Major of a Batt. in the service of Texas.)[45]
  • 2nd Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers, June and July, and discharged October 1846. Colonel George T. Wood[46]
  • Regiment of Texas Rifle Volunteers, May, June and July, and discharged August 1846. Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston (former Adjutant U.S. 6th Infantry and Adjutant General of Texas.)[46]
  • Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers, for 6 months (7 companies), for frontier defense; July, and discharged September 1846. Colonel William C. Young[47]
  • Battalion of Texas Mounted Volunteers, of (4 companies); March 1847 – June 1848. Majors comdg.: Michael H. Chevallie (late of Major Hays 1st Regt.; resigned 31 August 47); Walter P. Lane (Captain to October 1847)[48]
  • Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers, for 12 months and during the war; April 1847 – May 1848. Colonel John C. Hays (Col. of 1st Regt. Vols, and continued in service)[49]
  • Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers, for 6 months, for frontier defense; 11 May, and discharged June 1847. Colonel John C. Hays (Col. of Regt. in Mexico)[50]
    • Battalion of Texas Mounted Volunteers,(part of Col. Hays regiment) (5 companies), for local defense; April – 5 June 1847. Major Thomas J. Smith[50]
  • Independent Companies of Texas Volunteers:
    • 1st Mounted Company; 25 September 1845 – 25 June 1846. Captain John T. Price[50]
    • 2nd Company of Rangers; September and 10 December 1845 and March 1846, for two periods of 3 months each – July 1846. Captain Peter Hansbrough Bell (had before served on frontier defence of Texas, under Major Hays from September 1845)[50]
    • 3rd Mounted Company; 1 October 1845 and January 1846 – September 1846. Captain David C. Cady[51]
    • 4th Mounted Company; May and August 1846 – 18 September 1846. Captain Ben M'Culloch[52]
    • 5th Mounted Company; July–October 1846. Captain Eli Chandler[52]
    • 6th Mounted Company; July 1846 – July 1847. Captain Mabery B. Gray (late 1st Lt. in Bell's co.)[52]
    • 7th Company of Foot Volunteers (first enrolled in Mississippi); August 1846 – 7 January 1847. Captain William E. Shivors (late Capt in Johnston's 3rd Rifle Regt.)[52]
    • 8th Rifle Company; (late Seefeld's Company of Johnston's 3rd Regt.); received 1 September 1846 – 1 July 1847. Captain P. Edward Connor (late 1st Lt. to December 1846: wounded at Buena Vista; retired May 1847.)[52]
    • 9th J Company Volunteers (at Monterey); 8 October 1846 – October 1847. Captain Mirabeau B. Lamar (late Division Inspector to Maj. Gen. Henderson)[52]
    • 10th I Company Volunteers; October 1846 – October 1847. Captain Shaply P. Ross[52]
    • 11th Mounted Company of Spies; 31 January – 31 July 1847. Captain Ben McCulloch (Major in the Staff)[52]

Virginia edit

  • Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, for during the war with Mexico, (14 companies); December 1846 and January 1847 – August 1848. Colonel John Francis Hamtramck (former 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment)[53]

Misc. volunteers edit

  • Battalion of "Santa Fe" Mounted Volunteers, for during the war with Mexico, (4 companies); July and August 1847 – 20 October 1848. Major Robert Walker (late Adjutant of Price's Regt. Missouri Volunteers)[54]

U.S. Navy squadrons serving in the war edit

Home Squadron edit

 
Commodore David Conner
 
Commodore Matthew C. Perry

Pacific Squadron edit

 
Commodore Robert F. Stockton

U.S. Marine Corps edit

  • Many of the U.S. Navy Home and Pacific Squadron ships had detachments of U.S. Marine Corps personnel aboard used as ship's guards and as landing party. They were under the direction of the captain of the ship they were assigned.[60] Marine detachments from Home Squadron ships were used as landing party in the capture of Veracruz.[101] Marines under the command of Captain Alvin Edson, USMC, were used to capture and hold Tabasco. The town was garrisoned by a detachment of Marines commanded by Lieutenant William B. Slack, USMC.[102] During the capture of Monterey, 85 Marines and more than 140 sailors from Cyane, Levant, and Savannah were landed and commanded by Captain William Mervine, USN.[103] Seventeen Marines and 57 sailors from Dale were landed and captured La Paz in October 1847.[104] Dale also captured Guayamas in November using 17 Marines and 50 sailors under the command of Lieutenant Thomas O. Selfridge, USN.[105] Marines from Independence, Cyane, and Congress were tasked with garrisoning San Jose in November 1847[106]
  • Battalion of Marines; March 1847. Attached to the 3rd Artillery Regiment for garrison duty near Veracruz.[107]
  • Battalion of Marines; May 1847 – January 1848. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Samuel E. Watson. Attached to Brigadier General John A. Quitman's 4th Division consisting of volunteers from New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. Served at the Battle of Chapultepec 13 September 1847.[108]

U.S. Revenue Marine edit

  • The following Revenue Marine cutters were dispatched to serve under the command of the "Commanding General of the Army of Occupation" on 19 May 1846 under orders from the Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker.[109][110][111] The squadron was tasked with convoy, towing, and blockade duties as well as transporting troops, supplies, mail, and dispatches for the U.S. Army and was also ordered to cooperate with the U.S. Navy.[112] The squadron was under the overall command of Captain John A. Webster, Sr., who chose Ewing as his flagship. Webster served as squadron commander until 10 December 1846 when he was taken ill by a fever. He was relieved by Captain Winslow Foster who served as squadron commander thereafter.[113]
    • McLane. Captain William A. Howard,[114] 16 May 1846 – 4 June 1847[115][116]
    • Spencer. Captain Caleb Currier,[117] 16 May 1846 – 14 July 1846[118][Note 24]
    • Legare. Captain N.L. Coste, 16 May 1846 – 26 October 1846[119]
    • Woodbury. Captain William B. Whitehead,[120] 16 May 1846 – 9 July 1846[121]
    • Ewing. Captain Gay Moore,[122] 16 May 1846 – 15 April 1847[123]
    • Forward. Captain Henry B. Nones, 16 May 1846 – 30 April 1847[124]
    • Van Buren. Captain Thomas C. Rudolph, 16 May 1846 – 31 October 1846[125]
  • Four additional cutters were dispatched under either separate orders or at a later date.
    • Bibb. Captain Winslow Foster, 7 January 1847 – 31 May 1847[126]
    • Morris. Captain Green Walden, 16 May 1846 – 2 November 1846[Note 25]
    • Wolcott. Captain Louis C. Fatio (to 1 September 1846), Captain Levy C. Harby (from 1 September 1846), 16 May 1846 – 11 May 1847. Used for carrying dispatches from Mexico to New Orleans, Louisiana.[128]
    • Polk. Placed under the command of Lieutenant W.S. Ogdon, U.S. Navy, 14 March 1846 – 3 May 1846[Note 26]

Notes edit

Footnotes
  1. ^ One of ten new regiments raised for one year according to act of Congress 11 February 1847.
  2. ^ Nine of ten new regiments raised for one year according to act of Congress 11 February 1847.
  3. ^ The "of Iowa" confusion appears to have been created because the blank Compiled Military Service Record (CMSR) cards were incorrectly printed in the 1890s. The CMSR cards were originally printed showing, "Mormon Batt'n./Iowa". The auditors and record transcribers attempted to correct the omission of "Volunteers" by stamping "Vols." and crossing through "Iowa" since the unit was not raised by Iowa. Some modern authors, not recognized the importance of the corrections, have ignored the attempted changes and incorrectly perpetuated the "of Iowa" error. Unfortunately, the pension records were also printed with "of Iowa" but not corrected, thus adding to the confusion. However, the contemporary 1846–1847 official Army documents do not refer to Iowa.
  4. ^ This was the only full regiment of volunteers raised in New England during the Mexican War. The 9th Infantry Regiment of the Regular Army, however, was raised primarily in New England.
  5. ^ Lost en route to join Home Squadron[62]
  6. ^ Purchased to serve as a supply vessel, 1847[64]
  7. ^ Purchased to serve as a bomb brig, 1847[64]
  8. ^ Purchased to serve as a bomb brig, 1847[64]
  9. ^ 96 ton steamer on charter, November 1846. Wrecked at Isla Verde near Veracruz, Mexico 21 March 1847[68]
  10. ^ Mexican merchant schooner seized from Mexico and commissioned into the U.S. Navy
  11. ^ Merchant schooner taken as a prize at Tabasco, Mexico and commissioned into the U.S. Navy[76]
  12. ^ Captured from Mexico
  13. ^ Ohio served with the Home Squadron and Pacific Squadron
  14. ^ Merchant steamer taken as a prize at Tabasco, Mexico and commissioned into the U.S. Navy[76]
  15. ^ Schooner revenue cutter acquired from the Republic of Texas.[75]
  16. ^ Purchased to serve as a bomb brig, 1847[64]
  17. ^ Schooner seized at Tampico, Mexico and commissioned into the U.S. Navy[85]
  18. ^ Schooner seized at Tampico, Mexico and commissioned into the U.S. Navy[85]
  19. ^ Purchased to serve as a bomb brig, 1847[64]
  20. ^ Captured September 1846 at La Paz, Baja California.
  21. ^ Chartered at La Paz, Baja California, October 1847[96]
  22. ^ Captured September 1846 at Mazatlan.
  23. ^ Ohio served with the Home Squadron and Pacific Squadron
  24. ^ Spencer suffered a boiler firebox burnout while underway from Charleston, South Carolina. After repairs were made she was underway again and the boilers failed once more, Captain Currier returned Spencer to Charleston on 17 June 1846. On 14 July Currier was ordered to sail under canvas to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and report to the Collector of Customs. The machinery from the cutter was sold shortly thereafter and the hull was used for a lightship.[118]
  25. ^ Morris was dispatched to Key West, Florida to protect American shipping entering the Gulf of Mexico from Mexican privateers. She was damaged by a hurricane on 11 October 1846 and a board of survey held by the Collector of Customs at Key West determined that Morris was not worth the cost of repair.[127]
  26. ^ Polk put to sea from Ocracoke Inlet on 31 March 1846 but she leaked badly and was sailed to Norfolk, Virginia for repairs. Repairs were completed and Polk put back to sea once more only to be condemned by Captain Ogdon as unseaworthy. She was turned back to the Treasury Department on 3 May.[129]
Citations
  1. ^ a b c Robarts, pp 10–12
  2. ^ Robarts, pp 12–13
  3. ^ a b c d Robarts, pp 13–17
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Robarts, pp 17–24
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Robarts, pp 24–34
  6. ^ a b c d e f Robarts, pp 39–40
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Robarts, pp 40–41
  8. ^ a b Robarts, p 42
  9. ^ a b c d Robarts, pp 42–43
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Robarts, pp 43–47
  11. ^ a b c d e Robarts, pp 47–50
  12. ^ Fleek p 287
  13. ^ Polk, p 109
  14. ^ Von Sachsen-Altenburg & Gabiger, p 153
  15. ^ James Allen Letter
  16. ^ Von Sachsen-Altenburg & Gabiger, p 173
  17. ^ Post Returns, Los Angeles, March and April 1847
  18. ^ a b c d e f Robarts, pp 51–53
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External links edit

  • A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington

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This is a list of United States military units that participated in the Mexican American War The list includes regular U S Army Navy Marine Corps and Revenue Marine Service units and ships as well as the units of the militia that various states recruited for the war The commanding officer of each unit or ship is identified when there are references with content that aids identification Dates are included when they are available in the references Contents 1 Regular U S Army regiments serving in Mexico from 1846 to 1848 1 1 Regiments of dragoons 1 2 Mounted riflemen 1 3 Regiments of artillery 1 4 Regiments of infantry 1 5 Regiments of infantry 1847 2 Volunteer units serving in Mexico from 1846 to 1848 2 1 Alabama 2 2 Arkansas 2 3 California 2 4 Florida 2 5 Georgia 2 6 Illinois 2 7 Indiana 2 8 Iowa 2 9 Kentucky 2 10 Louisiana 2 11 Maryland and the District of Columbia 2 12 Maine 2 13 Massachusetts 2 14 Michigan 2 15 Mississippi 2 16 Missouri 2 17 New Jersey 2 18 New York 2 19 North Carolina 2 20 Ohio 2 21 Pennsylvania 2 22 South Carolina 2 23 Tennessee 2 24 Texas 2 25 Virginia 2 26 Misc volunteers 3 U S Navy squadrons serving in the war 3 1 Home Squadron 3 2 Pacific Squadron 4 U S Marine Corps 5 U S Revenue Marine 6 Notes 7 External linksRegular U S Army regiments serving in Mexico from 1846 to 1848 editRegiments of dragoons edit 1st Regiment of Dragoons Colonel Richard B Mason 1 2nd Regiment of Dragoons Colonel William S Harney 1 Note 1 3rd Regiment of Dragoons Colonel Edward G W Butler appointed from Louisiana 1 Mounted riflemen edit Regiment of Mounted Riflemen Colonel Persifor F Smith 2 Regiments of artillery edit 1st Regiment of Artillery Lt Colonel Benjamin K Pierce 3 2nd Regiment of Artillery Colonel James Monroe Bankhead 3 3rd Regiment of Artillery Colonel William Gates 3 4th Regiment of Artillery Lt Colonel Matthew M Payne 3 Regiments of infantry edit nbsp Lieutenant Colonel Bennet C Riley1st Regiment of Infantry Colonel William Davenport 4 2nd Regiment of Infantry Lt Colonel Bennet Riley 4 3rd Regiment of Infantry Lt Colonel Ethan A Hitchcock 4 4th Regiment of Infantry Lt Colonel John Garland 4 5th Regiment of Infantry Lt Colonel James S Mcintosh 4 6th Regiment of Infantry Colonels Zachary Taylor Newman S Clarke 4 7th Regiment of Infantry Lt Colonel Joseph Plympton 4 8th Regiment of Infantry Colonel William J Worth 4 Regiments of infantry 1847 edit These units were raised according to an act of Congress 11 February 1847 for an enlistment period of one year Note 2 9th Regiment of Infantry Colonel Truman B Ransom appointed from Vermont 5 10th Regiment of Infantry Colonel Robert E Temple appointed from New York 5 11th Regiment of Infantry Colonel Albert C Ramsey appointed from Pennsylvania 5 12th Regiment of Infantry Colonel Milledge L Bonham appointed from South Carolina 5 13th Regiment of Infantry Colonel Robert M Echols appointed from Georgia 5 14th Regiment of Infantry Colonel William Trousdale appointed from Tennessee 5 15th Regiment of Infantry Colonel George W Morgan appointed from Ohio 5 16th Regiment of Infantry Colonel John W Tibbatts appointed from Kentucky 5 Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen Colonel Timothy P Andrews appointed from District of Columbia 5 Volunteer units serving in Mexico from 1846 to 1848 editAlabama edit Battalion of Alabama Volunteers for 3 months 4 companies May August 1846 Lt Colonel Phillip H Raiford 6 Battalion of Alabama Volunteers for the duration of the war with Mexico 5 companies November and December 1847 June 1848 Major John I Seibels 6 3 Independent Companies of Alabama Volunteers for 6 months received for 3 months May August 1846 1st Independent Company of Alabama Volunteers for 6 months Captain Robert Desha 6 2nd Independent Company of Alabama Volunteers for 6 months Captain William H Platt 6 3rd Independent Company of Alabama Volunteers for 6 months Captain Rush Elmore 6 Independent Company of Alabama Mounted Volunteers for the duration June 1847 July 1848 Captain James McGee 6 Arkansas edit Main article Arkansas Militia and the War with Mexico Regiment of Arkansas Mounted Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonels Archibald Yell killed at Buena Vista John S Roane Lt Colonel to 28 February 1847 7 Independent Companies of Arkansas Mounted Volunteers in the Mexican War 1st Independent Company Arkansas Mounted Volunteers 27 May 1847 24 June 1848 Captain Gaston Meares late Lt Colonel Arkansas Volunteer Regiment 7 2nd Independent Company Arkansas Mounted Volunteers 15 June 1847 June 1848 Captain Stephen B Euyart Served in New Mexico and on the Rio Grande 7 California edit nbsp John C FremontBattalions of California Volunteers for 3 and for 6 months recruited in July and October 1846 April 1847 Lt Colonel Commanding John C Fremont Bvt Captain Topographic Engineers and Major of Volunteers 23 July and 26 October 1846 19 April 1847 7 Mounted Rifle Company A Captain Richard Owens 7 Mounted Rifle Company B Captain Henry S Ford 7 Mounted Rifle Company C Captain Granville P Swift 7 Mounted Rifle Company D Captain John Sears 7 Mounted Rifle Company E Captain John Grigsby 7 Mounted Rifle Company F Captain Lansford W Hastings 7 Mounted Rifle Company G Captain B K Thompson 7 Mounted Rifle Company H Captain Richard T Jacobs Spy Company chiefly of native Indians 7 Artillery Company A Captain John K Wilson Midshipman U S Navy 7 Artillery Company Captain William Findlay 7 Mounted Rifle Company Captain Samuel Gibson wounded at San Pasqual 7 Company of Native Californians Captain Santiago E Arguello 7 Florida edit 1st Independent Company of Florida Volunteers for 12 months February 1847 March 1848 Captain William W J Kelly Served at Guadaloupe and Santa Fe Mexico 8 2nd Independent Company of Florida Volunteers for the duration August 1847 July 1848 Captains K G Livingston died 9 February 1848 at Guadaloupe Mexico George Holmes 2nd Lieutenant to March 1848 8 Georgia edit Regiment of Georgia Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 May 1847 Colonel Henry R Jackson 9 Battalion of Georgia Volunteers for the duration 5 companies July 1847 July 1848 Lt Colonel Isaac G Seymour 9 Battalion of Georgia Mounted Volunteers for the duration 6 companies September 1847 July 1848 Lt Colonel James S Calhoun late Capt in Jackson s Regt 9 Independent Company of Georgia Mounted Men May 1847 August 1848 Captain John Loyall 9 Illinois edit 1st Regiment of Illinois Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonels John J Hardin Killed at BuenaVista William Weatherford Lt Colonel to 26 February 1847 10 2nd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonel William H Bissell 10 3rd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers for 12 months July 1846 May 1847 Colonel Ferris Foreman 10 4th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers for 12 months July 1846 May 1847 Colonel Edward D Baker 10 1st Regiment of Illinois Volunteers for the duration June 1847 October 1848 Colonel Edward W B Newby 10 2nd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers for the duration August 1847 July 1848 Colonel James Collins 10 Independent Companies of Illinois Mounted Volunteers 1st Company Illinois Mounted Volunteers 21 May 1847 7 November 1848 Captain Adams Dunlap served with Brigadier General Wool 10 2nd Company Illinois Mounted Volunteers August 1847 26 July 1848 Captain Wyatt B Stapp 10 3rd Company Illinois Mounted Volunteers 13 August 1847 26 October 1848 Captain Michael K Lawler served with Brigadier General Wool 10 4th Company Illinois Mounted Volunteers 13 September 1847 25 July 1848 Captain Josiah Littell 10 Indiana edit 1st Regiment of Indiana Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonel James P Drake 11 2nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonels Joseph Lane appointed Brigadier General U S Volunteers 1 July 1846 William A Bowles 11 3rd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonel James H Lane 11 4th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers for the duration June 1847 July 1848 Colonel Willis A Gorman late Major of J H Lane s Regt 11 5th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers for the duration October 1847 July 1848 Colonel James H Lane late Colonel 3rd Regiment Indiana 12 months Volunteers 11 Iowa edit Battalion of Iowa Mormon Volunteers for 12 months 5 companies recruited and mustered at Council Bluffs Indian Territory on 16 July 1846 and discharged 16 July 1847 at Los Angeles Lt Colonels James Allen Captain 1st U S Dragoons died at Fort Leavenworth 23 August 1846 acting commander Jefferson Hunt senior Captain Co A Mormon Battalion from 23 to 29 August 1846 Andrew Jackson Smith 1st Lieutenant 1st Dragoons acting 30 August 1846 to 12 October 1846 Philip St George Cooke Captain 1st Dragoons 13 October 1846 13 May 1847 when he relinquished command of the battalion to accompany Gen Stephen W Kearny back to Ft Leavenworth acting commander Jefferson Hunt senior Captain Co A Mormon Battalion from 13 May to 16 July 1847 12 The Mormon Battalion was recruited as a federal volunteer unit not through the state of Iowa which was not created until December 1846 The Mormon Battalion was raised at the express invitation of President James K Polk not as part of any state or territorial requisition for troops 13 The contemporary official Army documents refer to the unit in the following ways Prior to Allen recruiting the unit as Capt Allen s Battalion of Volunteers 14 As the new unit was being recruited and mustered into service its first commander James Allen signed official documents with the name he gave the unit Mormon Battalion 15 General Stephen Watts Kearny in letters of reply to the unit used Allen s naming convention calling it the Battalion of Mormons and Mormon Battalion 16 P St George Cooke commanding the battalion under orders from Gen Kearny used the name Mormon Battalion when reporting troop strengths in California 17 Note 3 Kentucky edit Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 July 1847 Colonel Humphrey Marshall former 2nd Lt 1 U S Dragoons 18 1st Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers for 12 months Louisville Legion May 1846 May 1847 Colonel Stephen Ormsby 18 2nd Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonels William R McKee former 1st Lt 3rd U S Artillery killed Lt Colonel Henry Clay Jr former 2nd Lt 2nd U S Artillery killed Major Gary H Fry former 2nd Lt 3rd U S Infantry 18 3rd Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers for the duration October 1847 July 1848 Colonel Manlius V Thomson 18 4th Regiment Kentucky Volunteers for the duration October 1847 July 1848 Colonel John S Williams late Capt of Independent Company 18 Independent Company of Kentucky Volunteers May 1846 May 1847 Captain John S Williams served with the 6th U S Infantry 18 Louisiana edit Louisiana Battalion of Volunteer Artillery for 3 months 2 companies 21 August November 1845 Major Louis Gaily 19 2nd Battalion of Louisiana Volunteer Artillery for 6 months 3 companies received for 3 months May July 1846 Major Louis Gaily commander 1st Battery 19 Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers for 6 months 6 regiments received for 3 months May and June August 1846 Brigadier General Persifor F Smith 19 1st Regiment P F Smith s brigade of Louisiana Volunteers Colonel James B Walton 19 2d Regiment P F Smith s brigade of Louisiana Volunteers Colonel James H Dakin 19 3rd Regiment P F Smith s brigade of Louisiana Volunteers Colonel Samuel F Marks 19 4th Regiment P F Smith s brigade of Louisiana Volunteers Colonel Horatio Davis 19 5th Regiment P F Smith s brigade of Louisiana Volunteers Colonel Baillie Peyton 19 Independent Company of Louisiana Volunteers for 12 months July 1846 May 1847 Captain Albert G Blanchard former 1st Lieutenant in 3rd U S Infantry and Captain 3rd Louisiana Volunteers 19 Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers for the duration December 1846 July 1848 Colonel Louis G De Russy formerly Capt U S Artillery and Paymaster 19 Battalion of Louisiana Volunteers for the duration 5 companies May 1847 July 1848 Lt Colonel Charles Fiesca late Major 4th Regiment Louisiana Volunteers 19 Battalion of Louisiana Mounted Volunteers for 12 months 5 companies July and August 1847 July 1848 Lt Colonel Walter F Biscoe late 2nd Lieutenant in 2nd Regiment Louisiana Volunteers 19 Maryland and the District of Columbia edit Battalion of Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers for 12 months 6 companies May 1846 May 1847 Commanders Lt Colonel William H Watson killed at Monterey Brevet Major Robert C Buchanan Captain 4th U S Infantry Regiment from November 1846 20 Regiment of Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers for the duration 8 companies May and June 1847 24 July 1848 Colonel George W Hughes Captain and brevet Lt Colonel Topographic Engineers 20 3 additional Separate Companies were attached to this Regiment Tennessee Company of Mounted Volunteers May 1847 to July 1848 Captain C Roberdeau Wheat served with 2nd Dragoons Major General Scott s bodyguard 20 Pittsburg Company October 1847 to July 1848 Captain Thomas A Rowley 20 Independent Company 8 June 1847 1 August 1848 Captains James Boyd Captain in Watson s Battery killed at Rio Calaboso 12 July 1847 Joseph R West served at Tampico under Colonel De Russy 20 Maine edit 1st Regiment General James Thomas 21 1st Regiment Bodfish Company Company D Captain Charles N Bodfish 22 1st Regiment Simmons Company Charles Simmons 23 1st Regiment Cummings Company Captain George W Cummings 24 1st Regiment Wardell Company Ira Wardwell 1st Regiment Pike Company Captain Jabez T Pike 25 1st Regiment Nutting Company Jesse Nutting 26 1st Regiment Morrill Company Captain John H Morrill 27 1st Regiment McCluskey Company Company B Captain John McCluskey 28 1st Regiment Thomas and Tripp Company General James Thomas and Samuel Tripp 1st Regiment Goodwin Company Company C Captain Moses Goodwin Jr 29 1st Regiment Young Company Moses H Young 30 1st Regiment Smith Company Company G Wendell L Smith 31 Massachusetts edit Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers for the duration of the Mexican War January and February 1847 July 1848 Colonels Caleb Cushing 15 January 1847 promoted to Brig General Isaac H Wright Lt Colonel to 27 May 1847 32 Note 4 Michigan edit Regiment of Michigan Volunteers for the duration December 1847 July 1848 Colonel Thomas B W Stockton former 1st Lieutenant 1st U S Infantry 33 Independent Company of Michigan Volunteers for the duration 18 June 1847 30 June 1848 Captain Morgan L Gage 33 Mississippi edit Main article Mississippi Rifles Mexican American War nbsp Jefferson Davis c 18471st Regiment of Mississippi Rifles volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonel Jefferson Davis former 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant 1st Dragoons severe wound at Buena Vista 34 2nd Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers for the duration received January 1847 July 1848 Colonels Reuben Davis resigned October 1847 Charles Clark Captain to 16 October 1847 34 1st Battalion of Mississippi Rifle Volunteers for the duration 5 companies October and November 1847 June 1848 Lt Colonel James Patton Anderson 34 Missouri edit 1st Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers for 12 months 8 companies June 1846 June 1847 Colonel Alexander W Doniphan 35 Battalion of Missouri Volunteers for 12 months 3 Light Artillery companies 2 Infantry companies June and July 1846 June and July 1847 Major Meriwether L Clark former 2nd Lieutenant 6th U S Infantry and Aide de Camp to General Scott 35 Battalion of Missouri Mounted Volunteers for 12 months 4 companies first mustered in Price s regiment August 1846 August 1847 Lt Colonel David Willock 35 9 Companies of Missouri Volunteers for 12 months received at Fort Leavenworth August and September 1846 order of service countermanded by War Department September 1846 35 Battalion of Missouri Volunteers for during the war with Mexico 5 companies May 1847 October 1848 Lt Colonel Alton R Easton late Colonel St Louis Legion 35 3rd Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers for the duration July 1847 October 1848 Colonel John Ralls 35 Battalion of Missouri Mounted Volunteers for the duration 5 companies August 1847 November 1848 Lt Colonel Ludwell E Powell 35 Battalion of Missouri Mounted Volunteers for the duration 5 companies September 1847 October 1848 Lt Colonel William Gilpin late Major of Doniphan s Regt 35 New Jersey edit Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers for the duration 4 companies September 1847 July 1848 Lt Colonel Dickinson Woodruff 36 New York edit 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers for service in California and the duration of the war with Mexico originally designated 7th Regiment of New York Volunteers 37 August October 1848 Colonel Jonathan D Stevenson 38 2nd Regiment of New York Volunteers for the duration originally designated 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers 37 November 1846 August 1848 Colonel Ward B Burnett former 2nd Lt 2nd U S Artillery severely wounded at Churubusco 38 North Carolina edit Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers for the duration January 1847 August 1848 Colonel Robert T Paine 39 Ohio edit 1st Regiment of Ohio Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonel Alexander M Mitchell former 2nd Lieutenant 4th U S Infantry wounded at Monterey 40 2nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers for 12 months June and July 1846 June 1847 Colonel George W Morgan 40 3rd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 June 1847 Colonel Samuel R Curtis former 2nd Lieutenant 7th U S Infantry and Adj General of Ohio 40 4th Regiment of Ohio Volunteers 1st Regiment for the duration May and June 1847 July 1848 Colonel Charles H Brough 40 5th Regiment of Ohio Volunteers 2nd Regiment for the duration 1 September 1847 July 1848 Colonel William Irvin late Lt Colonel of Morgan s Regt 40 Independent Companies of Ohio Volunteers for the duration 1st Company of Mounted Men 1 June 1847 2 August 1848 Captain John R Duncan 40 2nd Company of Foot October 1847 July 1848 served with Irvin s Regt Captains William Keimeally died reported suicide at Rio Frio 21 December 1847 William H Lytle 40 3rd Company of Foot 26 October 1847 17 July 1848 Captain Robert F Riddle 40 Pennsylvania edit 1st Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers for the duration December 1846 July and August 1848 Colonel Francis M Wynkoop 41 2nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers for the duration 12 companies January 1847 July 1848 Colonels William B Roberts died in City of Mexico 3 October 1847 John W Geary Lt Colonel to 3 November 1847 wounded at Chapultepec 41 South Carolina edit Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers for the duration Palmetto Regiment December 1846 June and July 1848 Colonel Pierce M Butler twice wounded and killed at Churubusco 42 Tennessee edit Regiment of Tennessee Mounted Volunteers for 12 months June 1846 May 1847 Colonel Jonas E Thomas 43 1st Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers for 12 months 12 companies May and June 1846 May 1847 Colonel William B Campbell former Capt in Trousdale s Regt in Florida War 43 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers for 12 months 8 companies June 1846 May 1847 Colonel William T Haskell 43 3rd Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers for the duration October 1847 July 1848 Colonel Benjamin F Cheatham late Capt in Campbell s Regt 43 4th Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers for the duration 9 companies November 1847 August 1848 Colonel Richard Waterhouse late Major in Thomas Regt Cav 43 5th Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers for the duration 11 companies December 1847 July 1848 Colonel George R McClellan 43 Texas edit nbsp Albert Sidney JohnstonGeneral Staff of Texas Volunteers July 1846 October 1846 Major General Gov James Pinckney Henderson 44 1st Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers June and July and discharged September and October 1846 Colonel John C Hays late Major of a Batt in the service of Texas 45 2nd Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers June and July and discharged October 1846 Colonel George T Wood 46 Regiment of Texas Rifle Volunteers May June and July and discharged August 1846 Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston former Adjutant U S 6th Infantry and Adjutant General of Texas 46 Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers for 6 months 7 companies for frontier defense July and discharged September 1846 Colonel William C Young 47 Battalion of Texas Mounted Volunteers of 4 companies March 1847 June 1848 Majors comdg Michael H Chevallie late of Major Hays 1st Regt resigned 31 August 47 Walter P Lane Captain to October 1847 48 Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers for 12 months and during the war April 1847 May 1848 Colonel John C Hays Col of 1st Regt Vols and continued in service 49 Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers for 6 months for frontier defense 11 May and discharged June 1847 Colonel John C Hays Col of Regt in Mexico 50 Battalion of Texas Mounted Volunteers part of Col Hays regiment 5 companies for local defense April 5 June 1847 Major Thomas J Smith 50 Independent Companies of Texas Volunteers 1st Mounted Company 25 September 1845 25 June 1846 Captain John T Price 50 2nd Company of Rangers September and 10 December 1845 and March 1846 for two periods of 3 months each July 1846 Captain Peter Hansbrough Bell had before served on frontier defence of Texas under Major Hays from September 1845 50 3rd Mounted Company 1 October 1845 and January 1846 September 1846 Captain David C Cady 51 4th Mounted Company May and August 1846 18 September 1846 Captain Ben M Culloch 52 5th Mounted Company July October 1846 Captain Eli Chandler 52 6th Mounted Company July 1846 July 1847 Captain Mabery B Gray late 1st Lt in Bell s co 52 7th Company of Foot Volunteers first enrolled in Mississippi August 1846 7 January 1847 Captain William E Shivors late Capt in Johnston s 3rd Rifle Regt 52 8th Rifle Company late Seefeld s Company of Johnston s 3rd Regt received 1 September 1846 1 July 1847 Captain P Edward Connor late 1st Lt to December 1846 wounded at Buena Vista retired May 1847 52 9th J Company Volunteers at Monterey 8 October 1846 October 1847 Captain Mirabeau B Lamar late Division Inspector to Maj Gen Henderson 52 10th I Company Volunteers October 1846 October 1847 Captain Shaply P Ross 52 11th Mounted Company of Spies 31 January 31 July 1847 Captain Ben McCulloch Major in the Staff 52 Virginia edit Regiment of Virginia Volunteers for during the war with Mexico 14 companies December 1846 and January 1847 August 1848 Colonel John Francis Hamtramck former 2nd Lieutenant 3rd U S Artillery Regiment 53 Misc volunteers edit Battalion of Santa Fe Mounted Volunteers for during the war with Mexico 4 companies July and August 1847 20 October 1848 Major Robert Walker late Adjutant of Price s Regt Missouri Volunteers 54 U S Navy squadrons serving in the war editHome Squadron edit nbsp Commodore David Conner nbsp Commodore Matthew C PerryThe Home Squadron operated in the Gulf of Mexico and was led by Commodore David Conner Conner was appointed to command the squadron on 30 December 1843 55 He was relieved by Commodore Matthew C Perry on 3 March 1847 56 The Revenue Marine cutters listed in the U S Revenue Marine Service section of this list article were also assigned to the Home Squadron USS Albany 57 Captain Samuel Livingston Breese 58 Commander John Kelly 59 USS Bonita 57 Lieutenant Timothy G Benham 60 USS Boston Commander George F Pearson 61 Note 5 USS Cumberland 62 Captain Bladen Dulany 63 Captain William Jameson 59 USS Decatur 62 Commander Richard S Pinckney 64 USS Electra 62 ex Rolla Lieutenant Timothy A Hunt 65 Note 6 USS Etna 62 ex Walcott Commander Gershom J Van Brunt 66 Note 7 USS Falcon 62 Lieutenant John J Glasson 67 USS Falmouth 68 Commander Joseph R Jarvis 69 USS Flirt 68 Lieutenant Arthur Sinclair 70 USS Fredonia 68 Lieutenant Frederick A Neville 71 USS Germantown 68 Commander Franklin Buchanan 64 USS Hecla 68 ex I L Richardson Note 8 Lieutenant Archibald B Fairfax 72 Steamship Hunter 73 Note 9 USS Iris 68 Commander Henry B Wilson 59 USS John Adams 68 Commander William J McCluney 74 USS Lawrence 68 Commander Samuel Mercer 69 USS Mahonese 75 Note 10 USS Mississippi 75 Captain Andrew Fitzhugh 74 USS Morris 75 ex Laura Virginia Lieutenant William T Smith 76 Note 11 USS Nonata 75 Note 12 Lieutenant Samuel F Hazard 77 USS Ohio 75 Captain Silas H Stringham 64 Note 13 USS Onkahye 75 Lieutenant Arthur Sinclair 1845 78 USS Perry 75 Lieutenant George S Blake 79 USS Petrel 75 Lieutenant T Darrah Shaw 60 USS Petrita 80 ex Champion Note 14 Lieutenant Samuel Lockwood 76 USS Porpoise 80 Lieutenant William E Hunt 69 USS Potomac 80 Captain John Gwinn 69 USS Princeton 80 Commodore Robert F Stockton 69 USS Raritan 80 Captain Francis H Gregory 81 USS Reefer 80 Lieutenant Isaac Sterrett 60 USS Relief 80 Lieutenant Oscar Bullus 58 USS St Mary s 80 Commander John L Saunders 69 USS Santa Anna 80 Note 15 USS Saratoga 80 Commander Irvine Shubrick 1845 69 Commander David G Farragut 64 USS Scorpion 82 Commander Abraham Bigelow 83 USS Scourge 82 Lieutenant Charles G Hunter 84 USS Somers 82 Commander Duncan N Ingraham 69 USS Spitfire 82 Commander Josiah Tattnall III 60 USS Stromboli 82 ex Howard Note 16 USS Supply 82 Lieutenant John De Camp 65 USS Tampico 82 ex Pueblano Note 17 Lieutenant William P Griffin 67 USS Truxtun 82 Commander Edward W Carpender 79 USS Union 82 Note 18 USS Vesuvius 86 ex St Marys Note 19 Commander George H Magruder 72 USS Vixen 86 Commander Joshua Sands 60 USS Washington 86 Lieutenant Samuel P Lee 87 USS Water Witch 86 Lieutenant George M Totten 59 Pacific Squadron edit The Pacific Squadron operated off the Pacific coast of California and Mexico and was led by Commodore John D Sloat until 29 July 1846 Commodore Robert F Stockton 29 July 1846 22 January 1847 Commodore W Branford Shubrick 22 January 1847 1 March 1847 Commodore James Biddle 1 March 1847 19 July 1847 Commodore W Branford Shubrick 19 July 1847 6 May 1848 Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones from 6 May 1848 88 nbsp Commodore Robert F StocktonUSS Columbus 62 Captain Thomas W Wyman 89 USS Congress 62 Commander Samuel F Du Pont 90 USS Cyane 62 Captain William Mervine 90 Commander Samuel F Du Pont 91 USS Dale 62 Commander William H McKean 92 USS Erie 62 Lieutenant James M Watson 90 USS Independence 68 Captain Elie A F La Vallette 92 USS Julia 68 Note 20 Lieutenant George L Selden 93 USS Levant 75 Commander Hugh N Page 90 USS Lexington 75 Lieutenant Theodore Bailey 94 USS Libertad 75 Lieutenant Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven 95 Note 21 USS Malek Adhel 75 Note 22 Lieutenant William B Renshaw 93 USS Ohio 75 Captain Silas H Stringham 64 Note 23 USS Portsmouth 80 Commander John B Montgomery 90 USS Preble 80 Commander William F Shields 92 USS Savannah 80 Captain James Armstrong 97 USS Shark 82 Lieutenant Neil M Howison 90 USS Southampton 82 Lieutenant Robert B Thorburn 98 USS Warren 86 Commander Joseph B Hull 90 USS Whiton 86 Lieutenant Frederick Chatard 99 Battalion of Sailors from the fleet on the Pacific coast organized by Commodore Robert F Stockton for the recapture of Los Angeles California January 1847 Major Stephen C Rowan Lieutenant U S Navy 100 Artillery Company Captain Richard L Tilghman Lieutenant A Company Captain John Guest Acting master B Company Captain William B Renshaw Lieutenant C Company Captain Benjamin F B Hunter Acting Lieutenant D Company Captain Edward Higgins Acting Lieutenant E Company Captain J Fenwick Stenson Acting Lieutenant F Company Captain James M Duncan Passed Midshipman G Company Captain John Peed Sailmaker Sappers and Miners Captain John Southwick Carpenter U S Marine Corps editMany of the U S Navy Home and Pacific Squadron ships had detachments of U S Marine Corps personnel aboard used as ship s guards and as landing party They were under the direction of the captain of the ship they were assigned 60 Marine detachments from Home Squadron ships were used as landing party in the capture of Veracruz 101 Marines under the command of Captain Alvin Edson USMC were used to capture and hold Tabasco The town was garrisoned by a detachment of Marines commanded by Lieutenant William B Slack USMC 102 During the capture of Monterey 85 Marines and more than 140 sailors from Cyane Levant and Savannah were landed and commanded by Captain William Mervine USN 103 Seventeen Marines and 57 sailors from Dale were landed and captured La Paz in October 1847 104 Dale also captured Guayamas in November using 17 Marines and 50 sailors under the command of Lieutenant Thomas O Selfridge USN 105 Marines from Independence Cyane and Congress were tasked with garrisoning San Jose in November 1847 106 Battalion of Marines March 1847 Attached to the 3rd Artillery Regiment for garrison duty near Veracruz 107 Battalion of Marines May 1847 January 1848 Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Samuel E Watson Attached to Brigadier General John A Quitman s 4th Division consisting of volunteers from New York Pennsylvania and South Carolina Served at the Battle of Chapultepec 13 September 1847 108 U S Revenue Marine editThe following Revenue Marine cutters were dispatched to serve under the command of the Commanding General of the Army of Occupation on 19 May 1846 under orders from the Secretary of the Treasury Robert J Walker 109 110 111 The squadron was tasked with convoy towing and blockade duties as well as transporting troops supplies mail and dispatches for the U S Army and was also ordered to cooperate with the U S Navy 112 The squadron was under the overall command of Captain John A Webster Sr who chose Ewing as his flagship Webster served as squadron commander until 10 December 1846 when he was taken ill by a fever He was relieved by Captain Winslow Foster who served as squadron commander thereafter 113 McLane Captain William A Howard 114 16 May 1846 4 June 1847 115 116 Spencer Captain Caleb Currier 117 16 May 1846 14 July 1846 118 Note 24 Legare Captain N L Coste 16 May 1846 26 October 1846 119 Woodbury Captain William B Whitehead 120 16 May 1846 9 July 1846 121 Ewing Captain Gay Moore 122 16 May 1846 15 April 1847 123 Forward Captain Henry B Nones 16 May 1846 30 April 1847 124 Van Buren Captain Thomas C Rudolph 16 May 1846 31 October 1846 125 Four additional cutters were dispatched under either separate orders or at a later date Bibb Captain Winslow Foster 7 January 1847 31 May 1847 126 Morris Captain Green Walden 16 May 1846 2 November 1846 Note 25 Wolcott Captain Louis C Fatio to 1 September 1846 Captain Levy C Harby from 1 September 1846 16 May 1846 11 May 1847 Used for carrying dispatches from Mexico to New Orleans Louisiana 128 Polk Placed under the command of Lieutenant W S Ogdon U S Navy 14 March 1846 3 May 1846 Note 26 Notes editFootnotes One of ten new regiments raised for one year according to act of Congress 11 February 1847 Nine of ten new regiments raised for one year according to act of Congress 11 February 1847 The of Iowa confusion appears to have been created because the blank Compiled Military Service Record CMSR cards were incorrectly printed in the 1890s The CMSR cards were originally printed showing Mormon Batt n Iowa The auditors and record transcribers attempted to correct the omission of Volunteers by stamping Vols and crossing through Iowa since the unit was not raised by Iowa Some modern authors not recognized the importance of the corrections have ignored the attempted changes and incorrectly perpetuated the of Iowa error Unfortunately the pension records were also printed with of Iowa but not corrected thus adding to the confusion However the contemporary 1846 1847 official Army documents do not refer to Iowa This was the only full regiment of volunteers raised in New England during the Mexican War The 9th Infantry Regiment of the Regular Army however was raised primarily in New England Lost en route to join Home Squadron 62 Purchased to serve as a supply vessel 1847 64 Purchased to serve as a bomb brig 1847 64 Purchased to serve as a bomb brig 1847 64 96 ton steamer on charter November 1846 Wrecked at Isla Verde near Veracruz Mexico 21 March 1847 68 Mexican merchant schooner seized from Mexico and commissioned into the U S Navy Merchant schooner taken as a prize at Tabasco Mexico and commissioned into the U S Navy 76 Captured from Mexico Ohio served with the Home Squadron and Pacific Squadron Merchant steamer taken as a prize at Tabasco Mexico and commissioned into the U S Navy 76 Schooner revenue cutter acquired from the Republic of Texas 75 Purchased to serve as a bomb brig 1847 64 Schooner seized at Tampico Mexico and commissioned into the U S Navy 85 Schooner seized at Tampico Mexico and commissioned into the U S Navy 85 Purchased to serve as a bomb brig 1847 64 Captured September 1846 at La Paz Baja California Chartered at La Paz Baja California October 1847 96 Captured September 1846 at Mazatlan Ohio served with the Home Squadron and Pacific Squadron Spencer suffered a boiler firebox burnout while underway from Charleston South Carolina After repairs were made she was underway again and the boilers failed once more Captain Currier returned Spencer to Charleston on 17 June 1846 On 14 July Currier was ordered to sail under canvas to Philadelphia Pennsylvania and report to the Collector of Customs The machinery from the cutter was sold shortly thereafter and the hull was used for a lightship 118 Morris was dispatched to Key West Florida to protect American shipping entering the Gulf of Mexico from Mexican privateers She was damaged by a hurricane on 11 October 1846 and a board of survey held by the Collector of Customs at Key West determined that Morris was not worth the cost of repair 127 Polk put to sea from Ocracoke Inlet on 31 March 1846 but she leaked badly and was sailed to Norfolk Virginia for repairs Repairs were completed and Polk put back to sea once more only to be condemned by Captain Ogdon as unseaworthy She was turned back to the Treasury Department on 3 May 129 Citations a b c Robarts pp 10 12 Robarts pp 12 13 a b c d Robarts pp 13 17 a b c d e f g h Robarts pp 17 24 a b c d e f g h i Robarts pp 24 34 a b c d e f Robarts pp 39 40 a b c d e f 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