Fifteenth Regiment U.S. Infantry Co. B, Mexican War (1846-1848)
Co. B, 15th U. S. Infantry “New Regulars”
Co. B was recruited in Defiance, Williams and Lucas counties of Northwestern Ohio. Officers of the company were: Captain Daniel Chase, Toledo, 1st Lt. James W. Wiley, Defiance and 2nd Lt. William Goodloe. Their route of travel to Mexico included passage on the Packet Boat, “Erie,” on the Miami & Erie Canal to Cincinnati, from there they took a river boat to New Orleans, where they boarded the sailing ship, “Southport,” to Vera Cruz, Mexico, arriving there on the June 15th, 1847. Co. B took part in the following battles during the Mexican American War, 1846 – 48: the Battle of Churubusco, the Battle of Melino del Rey and the Battle of Chapuhepae. It was during the battle for Mexico City that the company suffered most of its causalities. The soldiers returned home in 1848.
All Men Who Served | |||
Captain | |||
| Daniel Chase | |||
1st Lt. | |||
| Thomas W. Freelow | James W. Wiley | ||
2d Lt. | |||
| William H. Goodloe | |||
1st Sergt. | |||
| James A. Leibhaber | |||
Sergt. | |||
| George L. Wilard William Mabee John W. Davis |
Charles B. Kimble Thomas H. Porter | ||
Corporal | |||
| Horace Hancock Henry Rodgers |
Isdore Burneau John K. Daley | ||
Musician | |||
| Joseph T. Clark | |||
Privates | |||
| Acker, Cornelius Allen, Mathison Ambeck, John J. Andrews, Chester G. Anglenyer, Jonas Arnold, Thomas Ball, John Beard, Simeon Bennett, Edward Betts, Milton Black, James Blubough, Solomon Burger, Chrisian Bussard, Timothy Carrol, Charles CasGrove, Francis Chapel, George W. Cilley, James Corman, David Cornwell, John Crego, Chauncey Cummings, Joseph Daley, William Dame, Jason Davis, William Depperman, Bernhart |
Donyo, Jacques Dorain, William Edmunds, Warren D. Emerick, Adolph Fink, Peter Fletcher, Madison Frazier Mose L. Garrison, Samuel Gee, William Gerard, William Godley, Sidney L. Graham, Johial Graves, Robert Gray, Hugh Griffith, Jeremiah Hahb, Otto Harley, James Hart, Valentine Hathaway, Joshua Hickory, Joseph Hilderbrand, Lewis Hinkley, Robert Hockseller, John Holden, George Huyck, Issac H. Jennings, Samuel |
Kallock, Thomas D. Kent, Miranda Kinnicutt, Nathaniel Landroot, Lambert Linn, George Linsey, Robert Lowery, Peterson Lyons, Thoration McMilen, John Marks, Thomas Menlman, John W. Mitchell, George W. Morton, Altkin Norbury, Lewis Oicert, Stafford Olden, Hiran Peterman, Abraham Printze, Peter Putman, Joseph Ried, Jacob Reigert, William Robinson, Alpheus Robinson, David Robinson, Noble Rogers, William Royer, William |
Rylance, John Shirmyer, William Shively, Joel Skeen, James W. Slagel, Henry Sleath, John Slough, George W. Smith, Charles Smith, Ephraim Smith, Sanford Smith, Simon Stoddard, Leander Strain, William Strewer, Anson Teller, Edward Tupel, Charles Van Rensalaer, Mace Waggint, Calvin Ward, David S. Webster, George W. Wheeler, William William, William Williams, Marion Woodruff, Joseph |
Casualty List, Deaths by Battle or Disease | |
| Andrews, Chester G. Ambeck, John J. Anglemyer, Jonas Ball, John Bennett, Edward Blubough, Solomon Carrol, Charles Clark, Joseph T. Crego, Chauncey Davis, William Donyo, Jacques Dorain, William Garrison, Samuel Gee, William Graves, Robert Hahn, Otto Hart, Valentine Hickory, Joseph Hockseller, John Holden, George Huyck, Isaac H. Jenning, Samuel Kallock, Thomas D. Kinniutt, Nathaniel |
McMillam, John Marks, Thomas Menlimen, John W. Morton, Altkin Printze, Peter Reid, Jacob Robinson, David Robinson, Noble Rylance, John Shirmyer, William Skeeen, James W. Slagel, Henry Slough, George W. Smith, Charles Smith, Ephrain Snith, Simon Stoddard, Leander Strain, William Strewer, Anson Tupel, Charles Waggint, Calvin William, William |
Casualty List, Wounded | |
| Griffith, Joremiah Linsey, Robert |
Lowery, Peterson Rogers, William |
Casualty List, Missing | |
| Frzier, Mose L. Hinckley, Robert |
Peterman, Abraham Reigert, William |
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