Category: 1st Regiment of Infantry, United States Army, Mexican-American War

Categories: United States Army, Mexican-American War


When the Mexican War was under way in 1846, companies C, E, G, and K of the 1st Regiment (Infantry), under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Wilson, joined General Zachary Taylor’s forces in Northern Mexico and took part in the Battle of Monterrey. When General Winfield Scott called upon regular units in the wake of the invasion off the coast, a battalion from this regiment was sent off and made an active participant in the Siege of Veracruz. From there, this same battalion presided over as the garrison of the city till the end of the war.

This category groups profiles of those who served in the 1st Regiment of Infantry during the Mexican-American War.

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Person Profiles (13)

04 Mar 1798 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 03 Jan 1877
17 Feb 1804 New York, United States - 07 Jun 1862
abt 1810 Rutherford county, North Carolina, United States - 1847
14 May 1818 Dover, Penobscot, Massachusetts, United States - 31 Dec 1862
abt 1823 Kentucky, United States - 16 Aug 1851 photo
01 Mar 1787 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - 28 Apr 1858
01 Mar 1822 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States - 17 Jan 1903 photo
22 Jul 1822 New York, United States - 18 Mar 1903 photo
28 Sep 1814 Sumner, Tennessee, United States - 20 Mar 1905
15 Nov 1816 Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 09 Aug 1862
06 Sep 1821 Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA - 22 Apr 1911
17 Jun 1825 Waterford, New York, USA - 22 Apr 1902
1793 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Feb 1872




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