Louisiana Units in the Mexican American War

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Louisiana Battalion of Volunteer Artillery, for 3 months; (2 companies); August 21 – November 1845. Major Louis Gaily

2nd Battalion of Louisiana Volunteer Artillery, for 6 months, (3 companies), received for 3 months, May–July 1846. Major Louis Gaily (commander 1st Battery)

Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers, for 6 months, (6 regiments); received, for 3 months. May and June–August 1846. Brigadier General Persifor F. Smith

1st Regiment, P. F. Smith's Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel James B. Walton

2d Regiment, P. F. Smith's Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel James H. Dakin

3rd Regiment, P. F. Smith's Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel Samuel F. Marks

4th Regiment, P. F. Smith's Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel Horatio Davis

5th Regiment, P. F. Smith's Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers. Colonel Baillie Peyton

6th Regiment, P.F. Smith's Brigade of Louisiana Volunteers, Colonel Edward Featherston

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)

Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers, for the duration; December 1846 – July 1848. Colonel Lewis G. De Russy (formerly Capt. U.S. Artillery and Paymaster)

Battalion of Louisiana Volunteers, for the duration, (5 companies); May 1847 – July 1848. Lt. Colonel Charles Fiesca (late Major 4th Regiment Louisiana Volunteers)

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)

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Wikipedia:Louisiana Units in the Mexican American War
Robarts, William Hugh, "Mexican War veterans : a complete roster of the regular and volunteer troops in the war between the United States and Mexico, from 1846 to 1848 ; the volunteers are arranged by states, alphabetically," Washington, DC: 1887, Brentano's. pp. 55. Web. archive.org, accessed 26 Dec 2022.