Indiana Soldiers
4th Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Mexican War
Company B
Captain
Jesse G. Alexander Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Served in the Civil War as a Colonel.
1st Lieutenant
Benjamin F. Hays Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Served in the Civil War as a Colonel. Gustavus H. Way Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
2nd Lieutenants
Alfred Glover Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, resigned. Joel Stamper Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, resigned. Charles Tansey Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, discharged 26 Oct 1847.
Sergeants
Sidney S. Bryant Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Sanford Cummings Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Andrew Thomas Welman Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Samuel Yakeley Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
Corporals
James Campbell Sr. Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William Canon Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Cotter Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Owen Hancock Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William Stone Owen County.
Musicians
David McHolland Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Andrew Wilson Fifer, 4th Regiment, Company B, Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
Privates
James Allen Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Joseph Anderson Owen County. Oliver Barras Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William H. Bivins Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. When I visited Bedford, Indiana last year, I found his tombstone in Pleasant Run Cemetery, Bedford, Indiana. It mentioned he served 11 months in the Mexican War, nothing on the Civil War. There was a flag decorating the grave. William H. Bivins pension information: William H. and Sarah, Indiana , 6/28/1887, C7863. William H. Bivins, enlisted 10 Jul 1863, 112th Regiment Minute Men, Company B. Residence Lawrence County, Indiana. This regiment served from 10 Jul 1863 to 17 Jul 1863. They were formed to turn back Morgan as he made his raid into Indiana. It moved from Mitchell to Seymour, thence to North Vernon to intercept General Morgan, thence to Sunman's Station, and was then sent home. Source for this information is Frank Uffner at email address Fmuffner@aol.com David W. Bland Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Bowen Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, died 26 Jan 1848. Washington W. Bradly Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Brazill Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, left sick, at Point Isabel. Benjamin F. Brinegar Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Jeremiah Buffington Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Isaac V. Buskirk Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Buskirk Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Thomas Butler Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James M. Campbell Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, left sick, at Point Isabel. Allen Carmack Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Daniel Carmack Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William Carson Owen County. Adam Conder Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James F. Cooper Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Craiger Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Peter W. Craiger Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, discharged 1 Jul 1848, for disability. Stephen D. Crouch Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Cutter Owen County. James Daugherty Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, deserted, no date given. Joseph Daugherty Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Milo Davis Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, died 11 Jul 1848. Adam Dittimore Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Nichodemus Dorne Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William I. Ellrod Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Robert Foote Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Enoch Foxworthy Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Orlindo Frazier Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. George W. Glover Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Charles Goodwin Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Grady Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Grady Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Benjamin F. Hancock Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Peter Hayes Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, discharged, no date given, for disability. John Hirsh Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Humpson Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Hurst Owen County. George W. Hutchinson Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, left sick, at Porote. Samuel Jackson Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Kreeger Owen County. Wesley Kreeger Owen County. Isaac F. Little Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, transferred to Company F. Barnabas Lookingbill Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. David Lookingbill Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Daniel March Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Fielding Marsh Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Henry Martin Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Isaac P. Martin Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Alexander McClelland Owen County. Phillip McDade Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Thomas L. McMurray Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James McNeely Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Meares Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William Henry Meares Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Eli T. Mendenhall Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Anthony W. Moore Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Mugg Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, left sick, at Point Isabel, died 13 Oct 1847. Silas Pettit Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, discharged 15 Jan 1848. Reuben Pitcher Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, left sick, at Vera Cruz. James Prather Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. George Martin Raudeman Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Esquin Ray Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, deserted. George Reuter Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Rile Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Sackett Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Secrests Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Eli Sink Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Frier L. Stevens Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, left sick, at Vera Cruz. William Tansey Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. George J. Taylor Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. George was born in 1825 in Indiana, he died 14 Mar 1894 in Bloomington, Indiana, Monroe County. He is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, West 5th Street, Bloomington, Indiana, along side his wife Adaline B. Acton. Adaline was born in 1840 in Illinois, she died 29 Nov 1897 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County. To this union were born the following children: W. L. Harum Taylor, born in 1859; Charles Preston Taylor born 1860, married Hester A. Garrison; Catalonia Taylor, born in 1861; S. A. D. Taylor born 1864; George Taylor, born in 1866; Alice M. Taylor, born in 1867, married W. K. Hamlin; Mabel Taylor born in 1868, married M. Oliver McCord; Martha Ann Taylor, born 22 Mar 1870, married William Henry Harris; Robert Taylor, born in 1872; Emma Taylor, born in 1875; and Brstnis C. Taylor born in 1878. Source for this information is Judy Jefferson, email judymom@scican.net, address P. O. Box 5444, Bloomington, Indiana, 47407, and Indiana in the Mexican War, Oran Perry, 1908. Montgomery Taylor Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Tobias Tolliver Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Campbell Wallace Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Thomas Wallace Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, left sick, at Point Isabel. James Watts Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, left sick, at Vera Cruz, died 25 Nov 1847. David Franklin White Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, died 19 Jan 1848. William Allen Whitson Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Isaac Winans Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Wood Owen County. Dobson Woods Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Joseph Woodward Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Worman Owen County. Mustered in 8 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.