Constituted 3 June
1784 in the Regular Army as the First
American Regiment to consist of companies
from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania
Organized
August-September 1784 in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey (New York and Connecticut
companies organized in 1785)
Redesignated 29 September
1789 as the Regiment of Infantry
Redesignated 3 March 1791
as the 1st Infantry
Redesignated in 1792 as
the Infantry of the 1st Sub-Legion
Redesignated 31 October
1796 as the 1st Infantry
Consolidated May-October
1815 with the 5th Infantry (constituted
12 April 1808), the 17th Infantry
(constituted 11 January 1812), the 19th
Infantry (constituted 26 June 1812), and
the 28th Infantry (constituted 29 January
1813) to form the 3d Infantry
Consolidated
August-December 1869 with one-half of the
37th Infantry (see ANNEX) and
consolidated unit designated as the 3d
Infantry
(2d and 3d Battalions
inactivated 18 November 1921 at Fort
Snelling, Minnesota; activated 8 June
1922 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota)
Assigned 24 March 1923 to
the 7th Division
Relieved 15 August 1927
from assignment to the 7th Division and
assigned to the 6th Division
Relieved 1 October 1933
from assignment to the 6th Division and
assigned to the 7th Division
Relieved 16 October
1939 from assignment to the 7th Division
and assigned to the 6th Division
Relieved 10 May 1941 from
assignment to the 6th Division
(1st Battalion
inactivated 1 June 1941 at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri; activated 14 February
1942 in Newfoundland)
(2d Battalion [less
Headquarters and Headquarters Company]
inactivated 1 September 1942 at Fort
Snelling, Minnesota [Headquarters and
Headquarters Company concurrently
inactivated in Greenland]; battalion
activated 22 October 1943 at Camp Butner,
North Carolina)
Inactivated 20 November
1946 in Germany
Regiment (less 2d
Battalion) activated 6 April 1948 at Fort
Myer, Virginia (2d Battalion concurrently
activated at Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C.)
Reorganized 1 July 1957
as a parent regiment under the Combat
Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 16 January 1986
from the Combat Arms Regimental System
and reorganized under the United States
Army Regimental System
ANNEX
Constituted 3 May 1861
in the Regular Army as the 3d Battalion,
19th Infantry
Organized May 1865 -
September 1866 at Fort Wayne, Michigan;
Newport Barracks, Kentucky; and Fort
Columbus, New York
Reorganized and
redesignated 23 November 1866 as the 37th
Infantry
One-half of the 37th
Infantry consolidated August-December
1869 with the 3d Infantry and
consolidated unit designated as the 3d
Infantry (remaining half of the 37th
Infantry consolidated in June 1869 with
the 5th Infantry and consolidated unit
designated as the 5th Infantry--hereafter
separate lineage)
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION
CREDIT
War of 1812
Canada
Chippewa
Lundy's Lane
Mexican War
Palo Alto
Resaca de la Palma
Monterey
Vera Cruz
Cerro Gordo
Contreras
Churubusco
Chapultepec
Civil War
Bull Run
Peninsula
Manassas
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Texas 1861
Florida 1861
Florida 1863
Virginia 1863
Indian Wars
Miami
Seminoles
Comanches
New Mexico 1856
New Mexico 1857
New Mexico 1858
New Mexico 1860
Montana 1887
War with Spain
Santiago
Philippine
Insurrection
Malolos
San Isidro
Luzon 1899
Luzon 1900
Jolo 1911
World War II
American Theater, Streamer without
inscription
Northern France
Vietnam
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Consolidation I
DECORATIONS
Valorous Unit Award,
Streamer embroidered SAIGON - LONG BINH
Meritorious Unit
Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1969-1973
Army Superior Unit
Award, Streamer embroidered 1984-1985
Army Superior Unit
Award, Streamer embroidered 1993
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