Indiana Soldiers
4th Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Mexican War
Field and Staff Officers

Source for these records are Indiana in the Mexican War, by Oran Perry, Adjutant General, Indianapolis, 1 Aug 1908.





Colonel




Willis A. Gorman
Major, 3rd Regiment. Mustered in 25 Jun 1846 at New Albany, Indiana, by Colonel 
Samuel Churchill, mustered out 24 Jun 1847, at New Orleans, Louisiana, by Colonel 
Samuel Churchill.  Colonel, 4th Regiment, mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort Clark, 
by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. 
Goff.  Served in the Civil War as a Brigadier-General.




Lieutenant Colonel




Ebenezer Dumont
Captain, 4th Regiment, Company K, mustered in 7 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, 
by Captain R. C. Gatlin. Transferred, 16 Jun 1847 to Lieutenant Colonel, of the 4th 
Regiment. Mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort Clark, by Captain R. C. Gatlin, mustered 
out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.  Served in the Civil War 
as a Brigadier General.




Major




William W. McCoy
Major, 4th Regiment. Mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort Clark, by Captain Gatlin, 
mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.




Adjutant




Edward Cole
Adjutant, 4th Regiment. Mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort Clark, by Captain 
Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.




Sergeant Major




Joseph Combs
Sergeant Major, 4th Regiment. Mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort Clark, by 
Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major 
H. A. Goff.

W. A. Buchanan
Service: Mexican War,  Sergeant Major, 4th Regiment. Mustered in 22 
Jun 1847, at Fort Clark, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at 
Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.  [1]




Quartermaster Sergeant




Thomas M. Smith
Quarter Master Sergeant, 4th Regiment. Mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort 
Clark, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, 
by Major H. A. Goff.

Mac Crookshank
Quarter Master Sergeant, 4th Regiment. Mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort 
Clark, by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, 
by Major H. A. Goff.




Principal Musician




Charles Shook
Principal Musician, 4th Regiment. Mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort Clark, 
by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by 
Major H. A. Goff.

Edward Guenin
Principal Musician, 4th Regiment.  Mustered in 22 Jun 1847, at Fort Clark, 
by Captain Gatlin, mustered out 16 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major 
H. A. Goff.








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