5th Indiana Volunteers
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The 5th Indiana Volunteers, also known as the 5th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, was an infantry regiment that participated in the Mexican-American War. The unit was formed and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel and future Governor of Indiana
Henry Smith Lane
who had recently returned from commanding the 1st Indiana Volunteers
in the war theatre in mid-1844. Mahlon Dickerson Manson
, later a member of Congress and a general in the Civil War
served as captain of Company "I" in the regiment. The regiment remained in Mexico for the duration of the war.
Governor of Indiana
The Governor of Indiana is the chief executive of the state of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term, and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state government. The governor also shares power with other statewide...
Henry Smith Lane
Henry Smith Lane
Henry Smith Lane was a United States Representative, Senator, and the 13th Governor of Indiana; he was by design the shortest-serving Governor of Indiana, having made plans to resign the office should his party take control of the Indiana General Assembly and elect him to the United States Senate...
who had recently returned from commanding the 1st Indiana Volunteers
1st Indiana Volunteers
The 1st Indiana Volunteers, or the 1st Infantry Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, was a regiment of soldiers primarily from southern Indiana commanded by lieutenant colonel and future Governor of Indiana and United States Senator Henry S. Lane, during the Mexican-American War. It was the first...
in the war theatre in mid-1844. Mahlon Dickerson Manson
Mahlon Dickerson Manson
Mahlon Dickerson Manson was a druggist, Indiana politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, later a member of Congress and a general in the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
served as captain of Company "I" in the regiment. The regiment remained in Mexico for the duration of the war.