Indiana Soldiers
5th Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Mexican War
Company A
Captain
Horace Hull Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
1st Lieutenant
John M. Lattimore Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. DeWitt C. Rich Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, died 9 Feb 1848.
2nd Lieutenants
John M. Lord Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Zachariah Neely Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
Sergeants
Edward Arnold Jefferson County. Mustered in 13 Jun 1847, at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Colonel Samuel Churchill, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Bachman Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John S. G. Woodfill Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
Corporals
James Green Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Richard H. Newcomb Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Adam Waford Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
Musicians
Theodore Cressner Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Orson Havens Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
Privates
Edward Alexander Jefferson County. Mustered in 8 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred Oct 1847, to Company I, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Henry L. Arnold Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Horace Bacon Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Edward Bagley Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Barnes Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, died 3 Jan 1848. Robert Barnes Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, died 8 Jul 1848. Benedich Beckhardt Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Roswell Beech Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Napoleon B. Bishop Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William Branham Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Benjamin F. Brennaman Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Benjamin F. Brewer Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Warner Brewer Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Thomas Burton Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted 18 Oct 1847. Cornelius Cole Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Richard Crawford Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Samuel Crawford Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Timothy Cronon Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John W. Dean Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, discharged 8 Nov 1847. Thompson Dowden Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. James Farrow Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Chapin Foster Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Grandison Gaither Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Hiram Gaither Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Frank Gallinger Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Daniel L. Heath Jefferson County. Mustered in 19 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted Oct 1847. Jacob Hedrick Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Andrew Hibberlin Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Bruce Hibberlin Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William Hosea Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Joseph Ingold Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Andrew Jackson Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, died 23 Jan 1848. George Johnson Jefferson County. Mustered in 21 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted 10 Apr 1848, on Surgeon's Certificate. Henry Kellar Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Lee Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Jesse Lewis Jefferson County. Mustered in 8 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred Oct 1847, to Company I. Timothy Lewis Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred 14 Dec 1847, to Company F. William Linville Jefferson County. Mustered in 8 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred Oct 1847, to Company I. Thompson Lowden Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. George M. Maccallister Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted 17 Oct 1847. William Macdonald Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted 21 Oct 1847. Allen Majors Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted 19 Oct 1847. Rancey Martin Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Abel McGee Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Miller Jefferson County, Civil War, 145th Regiment. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. John Miller (home Storms Creek, Jennings Co., IN) served Company A of the 5th Indiana Volunteers in the Mexican War and again in the 145th Indiana in the Civil War. He contracted measles while in service resulting in almost total blindness. Source for this information is Phil Cordes at email address Plcordes@earthlink.net and [1] Alexander Monroe Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted 5 Nov 1847. William F. Moore Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Amos Murphy Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Sidney Murphy Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, died 7 Jan 1848. Michael R. Nevins Jefferson County. Mustered in 8 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred Oct 1847, to Company I. Daniel Northcutt Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Jacob Oldshue Jefferson County. Mustered in 8 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred Oct 1847, to Company I, transferred to Company A, 18 Oct 1847. Hiram Patrick Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William C. Pickett Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Maxwell Reese Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William Reynolds Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Jesse Roberts Jefferson County. Mustered in 8 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred Oct 1847, to Company I. James Rogers Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Lewis Sampson Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Adam Sandrock Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Stephen Sargent Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William M. Sims Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Andrew Thomas Jefferson County. Mustered in 21 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. William T. Underwood Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted 5 Nov 1847. Abraham Vail Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, died 15 Jan 1848. John Waford Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. David Webb Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. Benjamin D. Wheat Jefferson County. Mustered in 8 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred Oct 1847, to Company I, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. David White Jefferson County. Mustered in 8 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, transferred Oct 1847, to Company I. Howard Wicklitter Jefferson County. Mustered in 26 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, deserted Oct 1847. Henry Woods Jefferson County. Mustered in 14 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Major Morrison, died 17 Jul 1848.