Veracruz order of battle

The following units and commanders of the U.S. and Mexican armed forces fought in the siege of Veracruz from March 9–29, 1847 during the Mexican-American War.

United States

U.S. Army

MG Winfield Scott

General Staff "Little Cabinet"^[1]

Chief Engineer: Col Joseph Totten
Chief of Artillery: Col James Monroe Bankhead, 2nd U.S. Artillery
Inspector General: Ltc Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Staff Coordinator: Cpt Henry Lee Scott
Engineer Aide-de-Camp: Maj John L. Smith
Engineer Aide-de-Camp: Cpt Robert E. Lee
Engineer Aide-de-Camp: Cpt Joseph E. Johnston
Engineer Aide-de-Camp: 1st Lt Pierre G. T. Beauregard
Engineer Aide-de-Camp: 2nd Lt Zealous B. Tower

Division	Brigade	Regiments and others
1st Division^[2] MG William J. Worth	1st Brigade Col John Garland	2nd U.S. Artillery - Col James M. Bankhead (serving as infantry) 3rd U.S. Artillery - Ltc William Gates 8th U.S. Infantry - Ltc Thomas Staniford Duncan's Field Battery - Cpt James H. Duncan
1st Division^[2] MG William J. Worth	2nd Brigade Col Newman S. Clarke	5th US Infantry - Maj Dixon S. Miles 6th US Infantry - Ltc Benjamin L. E. Bonneville 8th US Infantry - Ltc George Wright
2nd Division MG David E. Twiggs	1st Brigade BG Persifor F. Smith	Mounted Riflemen - Maj William W. Loring 1st U.S. Artillery - Maj Thomas Childs (serving as infantry) 3rd U.S. Infantry - Cpt Edmund B. Alexander Taylor's Light Battery, 1st U.S. Artillery - Capt Francis Taylor
2nd Division MG David E. Twiggs	2nd Brigade BG Bennet Riley	4th U.S. Artillery - Maj John L. Gardner 2nd U.S. Infantry - Maj George W. Allen 7th U.S. Infantry - Ltc Joseph Plympton
3rd "Volunteer" Division^[3] MG Robert Patterson	1st Brigade BG John A. Quitman	2nd New York Volunteers - Col Ward B. Burnett South Carolina Palmetto Regiment - Col Pierce Mason Butler
	2nd Brigade BG Gideon J. Pillow	1st Tennessee - Col William T. Haskell 2nd Tennessee - Col William B. Campbell 1st Pennsylvania - Col Francis M. Wynkoop 2nd Pennsylvania - Col William B. Roberts
	3rd Brigade BG James Shields	3rd Illinois - Col. Ferris Foreman 4th Illinois - Col. Edward D. Baker
Dragoons^[4]	Dragoon Brigade Col William S. Harney	1st U.S. Dragoons, Co. F - Cpt Philip Kearny 2nd U.S. Dragoons - Maj Edwin V. Sumner 3rd U.S. Dragoons - Col Edward G. W. Butler

U.S. Navy

Home Squadron
Commodore David Conner
Commodore Matthew C. Perry

Class	Vessel
Gunboats	USS Raritan (flagship) Commodore David Conner
	USS Potomac
	USS Mississippi Commodore Matthew C. Perry
	USS St. Mary's
	USS Petrita
	USS Massachusetts
	USS Ohio Captain Silas H. Stringham
Mosquito Fleet Commodore Josiah Tattnall	Composition unknown

Mexico

Gen.br. Juan Estaban Morales second- Gen. Jose Juan Landero Engineers-Lt. Col. Manuel Robles Pezuela

Fortress	Regiments and others
Fort Santiago and Fort Concepción	3,360 men Artillery (89 guns) About 22 artillery batteries-Col. Antonio Ortiz Izquierdo Note- 1 National Guard Artillery-Company (Battery?) Lt. Antonio Sosa 80 men 2nd Infantry Regiment-Col. Bartolo Arzamendi 40 men 8th Infantry Regiment-Col. Jose Felix Lopez 140 men 11th Infantry Regiment-picket only- Capt. Miguel Camargo 41 men 3rd Light Regiment-Capt. Juan J. Sanchez 150 men Puebla Libres National Guard-Col. Pedro M. Herrera 350 men Orizaba National Guard-Col. Jose Gutierrez Villanueva 500 men Veracruz National Guard-Col. Jose Lucelmo 800 men Marine Enrollees 80 men Coatepec & Vergara Companies, Orilla Volunteers 109 men Oaxaca National Guard-Col. Juan Aguayo 400 men Tehuantepec National Guard-Comdte. Manuel Prieto 60 men Company of Sappers-Comdte. Jose Maria Parra 100 men Various 360 men
Fort San Juan de Ulúa	Gen.Jose Duran 1,030 men Artillery (135 guns) About 34 artillery batteries-Col. Mariano Aguado 450 men Note- 2 Puebla Activo Battalion-Comdte. Fernando Urriza 180 men Jamiltepec Activo Battalion-Col. N. Garcia 150 men Tuxpan, Tampico & Alvarado Activos-Companies-Capts. Miguel Argumedo & Elegio Perez 250 men ]

Note: No Mexican source lists the organization of their artillery. Note-1 Size & possible battery assignment: 11- 24 lb. bronze (3 batteries), 20- 16 lb. (5 btys.), 6- 12 lb. (2 btys), 4- 8 lbs. (1 bty), 4- 4 lb. (1 bty), 4-mountain (1 bty), 5-mortars 12 (1 bty), 6- mortars iron 13 (2 btys), 2-mortars iron 9, 7-howitzers (obus) 8 (2 btys), 20 bomberos iron 24, 12 & 8 (5 btys).

Note-2 Size & possible battery assignment: 39-24 lb bronze (10 btys), 4-16 lb ( 1bty), 4-8 (1 bty), 2-mortars 14, 36 bomberos 84,68,12 (9 btys), 48 iron guns 24, 16 lb. (12 btys).

References

Alcaraz, Ramon. "Apuntes para la historia de la Guerra entre Mexico y los Estados Unidos". Mexico City. Published by Manuel Payno. 1848.
Ramsey, Albert C. "The Other Side or Notes for the History of the War Between Mexico & the United States". New York, John Wiley. 1850.
Roa Barcena, Jose Maria. "Recuerdos de la invasion norte-americana". Ed. Antonio Castro Leal. Mexico City, Editorial Porrua. 1947.

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