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== Mexican War, Military Unit Names ==
'''The following is a selected list of volunteer military unit names found on the index cards from NARA microfilm publication {{RecordSearch|1987567|United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848}}  of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War. Additional unit names will be added as they are identified on the cards.'''    
 
*'''Alabama:''' 1 Battalion Alabama Infantry (Seibel's); Co. A, Seibel's Battalion Alabama Infantry; Co. B, Seibel's Battalion Alabama Infantry; Co. C, Seibel's Battalion Alabama Infantry; Co. D, Seibel's Battalion Alabama Infantry; McAlpins’ Co., Seibel's Battalion Alabama Infantry; Captain Elmore's Co., Alabama Vols. (6 Months, 1846); Captain Gee's Co., Alabama Mtd. Vols. also known as Capt. Gee's Independent Company, Alabama Mounted Volunteers; Captain Platt's Co., Alabama Vols. (6 Months, 1846); Coffey's (1) Alabama Militia Infantry; Elmore's Company, Alabama Volunteers; Desha's Company, Alabama Volunteers also known as  Captain Desha's Co. Alabama  Vols. (6 Months, 1846)

*'''Arkansas:''' Gray's Battalion, Arkansas Volunteers; Enyart's Company, Arkansas Mounted Infantry; Mounted Regiment Arkansas Infantry

*'''California:''' California Battalion 

*'''Florida:''' Kelly's Company, Florida Volunteers

*'''Georgia:''' Loyall's Company, Georgia Mounted Volunteers; 1 Georgia Infantry; Seymour's Battalion Georgia Infantry; Calhoun's Mounted Battalion, Georgia Infantry

*'''Illinois:''' 1 Illinois Infantry (Newby's); Captain Littell's Company, Illinois Mounted Volunteers; 2 Illinois Foot Volunteers (Bissell's); 3 Illinois Volunteers; 2 Illinois Infantry (Collins); 1 Illinois Foot Volunteers (Weathersford's)

*'''Indiana:''' 2 Indiana Infantry; 3 Indiana Infantry

*'''Iowa:''' Mormon Battalion, Iowa Volunteers

*'''Kentucky:''' 1 Kentucky Infantry

*'''Louisiana:''' 1 Louisiana Infantry; 3 Louisiana Militia Infantry; 4 Louisiana Militia Infantry; 5 Louisiana Militia Infantry; 6 Louisiana Militia Volunteers; 3 Battalion Louisiana Volunteers; Mounted Battalion, Louisiana Volunteers;Blanchard's Independent Co., Louisiana Volunteers; Gally's Battalion Louisiana Militia Light Artillery, 1845; Markham's Co., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Militia 

*'''Maryland:''' Hughes' Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers; Watson's Battalion, Maryland and District of Columbia Infantry

*'''Massachusetts:''' 1 Massachusetts Volunteers

*'''Michigan:''' Captain Gage's Company, 1 Regiment Michigan Infantry also known as Captain Gage's Independent Company, Michigan Infantry

*'''Mississippi:''' 1 Mississippi Infantry; Battalion Mississippi Rifles (Anderson's)

*'''Missouri:''' Easton's Battalion, Missouri Infantry; Gilpin's Battalion, Missouri Infantry; Powell's Battalion Missouri Mounted Volunteers; 3 Regiment Missouri Infantry; 3 Regiment Missouri Mounted Infantry (Rall's); 1 Regiment St. Louis Legion, Missouri Infantry; Clark's Battalion, Missouri, Light Artillery; Santa Fe Battalion, Missouri Mounted Volunteers; Gilpin's Battalion, Missouri Infantry

*'''New Jersey:''' Battalion New Jersey Infantry

*'''New York:''' 1 N. Y. Volunteers; 7 N. Y. Vols.

*'''North Carolina:''' 1 North Carolina Volunteers

*'''Ohio:''' 1 Ohio Infantry; 2 Ohio Infantry; 2 Ohio Infantry (Col Morgan’s); 4 Ohio Infantry

*'''Pennsylvania:''' 1 Pennsylvania Infantry; 2 Pennsylvania Infantry

*'''South Carolina:''' Palmetto Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers

*'''Tennessee:''' 1 Tennessee Infantry; Wheat's Co., Tennessee Mounted Volunteers
*'''Texas:''' Gray's Company, Texas Mounted Volunteers; McCulloch's Company, 1 Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers; Bell's Company, Texas mounted Volunteers; Bell's Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers; Cady's Co., Texas Mounted Rangers; 1 Texas Mounted Volunteers; 2 Texas Mounted Volunteers; 3 Texas Mounted Volunteers; Sutton's Company,  (2d Service), Texas Mounted Volunteers; 1 Texas Foot Rifleman;Seefield's Co., Texas Volunteers; Shiver's Company, Texas Volunteers; Gillespies' Company, Texas Mounted Rangers; Conner's Company, (1st Service), Texas Mounted Volunteers (6 Months, 1846); Chevallie's Battalion Texas Mounted Volunteers; Smith's Company, Texas Mounted Volunteers
*'''Virginia: '''1 Virginia Volunteers
*'''Wisconsin:''' Knowlton's Company, Wisconsin Volunteers; Duncan's Co., Mounted Volunteers

== State Coverage Tables ==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States,_Mexican_War_Index_and_Service_Records_Mississippi_Coverage_Table Mississippi]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States,_Mexican_War_Index_and_Service_Records_Pennsylvania_Coverage_Table Pennsylvania]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States,_Mexican_War_Index_and_Service_Records_Tennessee_Coverage_Table Tennessee]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States,_Mexican_War_Index_and_Service_Records_Texas_Coverage_Table Texas]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States,_Mexican_War_Index_and_Service_Records_Mormon_Battalion_Coverage_Table Mormon Battalion] 
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