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1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The First Regiment Oregon volunteer Cavalry was a volunteer regiment in United States service Union army that was formed in response to the American Civil War. With men recruited in Oregon and some recruited in surrounding states, the regiment p ...
, who served in the U.S. Civil War, 1862–1866 *
1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 1st Oregon Infantry Regiment was an American Civil War era military regiment recruited in Oregon for the Union Army. The regiment was formed in November 1864. At full strength, it was composed of ten companies of foot soldiers. The regime ...
, who served in the U.S. Civil War, 1864–1867 *
2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a military regiment recruited in the U.S. state of Oregon during the Spanish–American War. As the first foreign war in U.S. history, it was the first time members of the Oregon National Guard had fo ...
, who served in the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, 1898–1899 * Oregon Mounted Volunteers, who served in the Rogue River Wars and other conflicts with Native Americans in the American West, active in the 1850s *
Oregon Rangers The Oregon Rangers was the first organized militia of the white settlers located in the Willamette Valley in the contested region of the Oregon Country, later the U.S. state of Oregon. First established in 1844, the force was never called out to ...
, a short-lived militia, active 1844–1846 *
Oregon Rifles The Oregon Rifles was the first military force organized for the protection of Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Shortly after the Whitman Massacre, Oregon Governor George Abernethy communicated to the legislature his con ...
, a short-lived militia, formed in 1847 *Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, later known as the
3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States) The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Brave Rifles") is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. The regiment has a history in the United States Army that dates back to 19 May 1 ...
, incorrectly (as they were regular army), when they marched to the Oregon Territory in 1849 {{disambiguation