19th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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19th Infantry Regiment
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Coat of arms
Active1861
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type Infantry
RoleInfantry training
SizeRegiment
Part of US Army Training and Doctrine Command
Garrison/HQ Fort Benning, Georgia
Nickname(s)"The Rock of Chickamauga" (special designation) [1]
Motto(s)The Rock of Chickamauga [2]
Engagements American Civil War
Spanish–American War
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
William T. Wood (1910–1911)
John F. Madden (1919–1920) [3] [4]
Herman Hall (1919–1920) [5]
Charles Hartwell Bonesteel Jr. (1938–1940) [6]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 19 INF DUI.png

The 19th Infantry Regiment ("Rock of Chickamauga" [1] ) is a United States Army infantry regiment which is assigned to the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, with the assignment of conducting Basic and Advanced Infantry Training.

Contents

Lineage

1st Battalion

Civil War

  • Constituted 1861-05-03 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment
  • Organized 1861-07-09 at Indianapolis, Indiana

Indian Wars

  • Reorganized and redesignated 1866-10-01 as the 19th Infantry Regiment
  • Consolidated 1869-03-15 with the 28th Infantry Regiment (see Below) and consolidated unit designated as the 19th Infantry Regiment.

World War I

  • Assigned 1918-07-29 to the 18th Division
  • Relieved 1919-02-14 from assignment to the 18th Division

Garrison period

  • Took part in quelling the 1921 miners' rebellion at the Battle of Blair Mountain in Logan, WV. This was the largest labor battle in US history and took three infantry regiments to halt. The 19th Infantry took the lead role, traveling up the Spruce Fork River to Blair, WV, and dispersing the miners. Once the 19th arrived, the miners, many of whom were veterans fresh from WWI, surrendered peaceably and departed for their homes.
  • Assigned 1922-10-17 to the Hawaiian Division, and stationed at Schofield Barracks.
  • Divisional assignment changed on 1941-08-26 from the Hawaiian Division to the 24th Infantry Division

World War II

Plaque commemorating the landing of American liberation forces in Sawang, Romblon during World War II Sawang WW-II Plaque.jpg
Plaque commemorating the landing of American liberation forces in Sawang, Romblon during World War II

Korean War

Cold War

Garrison duty

2nd Battalion

Civil War

  • Constituted 1861-05-03 in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, 19th Infantry.
  • Organized 1863-03-31 at Fort Wayne (Detroit).

Indian wars

Consolidation

  • Consolidated 1869-03-15 with the 19th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 19th Infantry Regiment.

Korean War

Garrison duty

  • Withdrawn 1989-06-16 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, and assigned to Basic and Advanced Infantry Training duty at then Fort Benning, Georgia.

3d Battalion

Campaign participation credit

  1. Shiloh;
  2. Murfreesborough;
  3. Chickamauga;
  4. Chattanooga;
  5. Atlanta;
  6. Kentucky 1862;
  7. Mississippi 1862;
  8. Tennessee 1863;
  9. Georgia 1864
  1. Utes
  1. Puerto Rico
  1. Cebu 1899;
  2. Panay 1899;
  3. Cebu 1900;
  4. Panay 1900;
  5. Bohol 1901;
  6. Cebu 1901
  1. Central Pacific;
  2. New Guinea (with arrowhead);
  3. Leyte (with arrowhead);
  4. Luzon (with arrowhead);
  5. Southern Philippines (with arrowhead)
  1. UN Defensive;
  2. UN Offensive;
  3. CCF Intervention;
  4. First UN Counteroffensive;
  5. CCF Spring Offensive;
  6. UN Summer-Fall Offensive;
  7. Second Korean Winter;
  8. Korea, Summer 1953

Decorations

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  2. "19 Infantry Regiment". The Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  3. "Gen. Hay Does to Sam Houston". El Paso Herald . El Paso, TX. 12 November 1919. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. ""Strombos" of the 19th Infantry". Army and Navy Journal . New York, NY. 29 November 1919. p. 390 via Google Books.
  5. "Herman Hall in Cullum's Register, Volumes III to VII". Bill Thayer's Website. Bill Thayer. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. "19th Infantry Commanders". Honolulu Star-Bulletin Saturday Magazine. Honolulu, HI. 28 September 1940. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "The Steel Helmet (1951) - YouTube". YouTube .

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from 19th Infantry Lineage and Honors. United States Army Center of Military History.