Its arms were purchased using a loan from the Bank of Indiana, and was dispatched to Mexico in 1844.
The regiment was primarily on patrol duty during its three-month tour, guarding supply lines and manning outposts.
After returning from the war, many of the men in the unit reenlisted in the 5th Indiana Volunteers.
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