Category: 15th Regiment of Infantry, United States Army, Mexican-American War

Categories: United States Army, Mexican-American War

Authorized on February 11, 1847, the 15th Regiment of Infantry arrived shortly after Major General Winfield Scott's siege of Veracruz in March of the same year. As its companies were organized in country, the regiment moved hastily to join Scott's forces in the advance on the Mexican capital and subsequently participated in the battles of Cerro Gordo and Churubusco.

On September 12th, during the initial assault on Chapultepec, the regiment was ordered, along with Colonel Truman Ransom's 9th Regiment of Infantry and Colonel Timothy Andrews' Regiment of Voltigeurs, to traverse through the swamp and western grove. Through this pass, the units were to scale the walls of the castle, but the assault by the 9th and 15th was stalled upon waiting for the ladders. Despite these setbacks, soldiers of the 15th Regiment pressed on their assault with many of them being recognized and commended for gallantry in General Gideon Pillow's report to Headquarters, Third Division, U.S. Army, on September 28, 1847.

While General John Quitman reorganized the troops present at Chapultepec for the upcoming assaults on Belen and San Cosme Gates, the 15th Regiment was ordered the guard the castle and the prisoners kept there. With the last of the major battles behind them, the 15th Regiment was posted for garrison duty in Mexico City and Cuernavaca, then was returned to the United States for inactivation in August 1848.

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Joshua Howard 17 Apr 1793 Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Jul 1868

Edward King 03 Apr 1814 Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States - 20 Sep 1863

John Miller 16 Dec 1808 New York, USA - 01 Jan 1877

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