3rd U.S. Dragoons

The 3rd U.S. Regiment of Dragoons was a United States Army Dragoon regiment raised for one year of service in the Mexican–American War, by Congress on February 11, 1847.[1] It was led by Colonel Edward G. W. Butler, who was appointed from Louisiana.[2]

  1. ^ Records of the 3d Regiment of Dragoons
  2. ^ Robarts, William Hugh (1887). "Mexican War veterans : a complete roster of the regular and volunteer troops in the war between the United States and Mexico, from 1846 to 1848 ; the volunteers are arranged by states, alphabetically". Archive.org. Washington, D. C.: Brentano's, (A.S. Witherbee & Co., Proprietors). Retrieved 29 October 2015.