10th Infantry Regiment (United States)

10th Infantry Regiment

Distinctive unit insignia[1]
Active 1855–present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Army
Type Infantry
Motto Courage and Fidelity
Engagements American Civil War
Indian Wars
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
World War II
U.S. Infantry Regiments
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The 10th Infantry Regiment is a regiment in the United States Army first formed in 1855.

History

The regiment was first commissioned as the 10th Infantry on 3 March 1855 and was officially organized in April 1855 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. In 1869 the regiment was consolidated with elements of the 26th Infantry Regiment after having served in the Civil War. It was assigned to the 14th Division on 5 July 1918 and stayed there until it was relieved from assignment in 1919.

The regiment was inactively stationed at Camp Sherman, Ohio from December 1921 until June 1922 when it was reassigned to Fort Knox again on active duty. In 1923 it was assigned to the 5th Infantry Division and stayed there through World War II.

After World War II, the regiment was stationed in Kentucky on inactive duty. In 1947 it was moved to South Carolina until 1951, when it was then stationed at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania. Due to Cold War escalations, it was sent to West Germany in 1953 on active duty. Four years later it was relieved from assignment and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. In 1989 it was again reorganized, this time under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

The regiment was divided into three separate battalions. For the most part, they served in the same theaters. However there are some slight differences in the active service of these battalions.

1st Battalion

The 1st battalion of this regiment was stationed at Fort Ord, California from 1961 until February 1962 when it went on active duty at Fort Carson in Colorado, where it remained until 1970. It was then relieved of its duty and reassigned to the 4th Infantry Division. It headquarters were last transferred in 1996 to United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

2nd Battalion

The 2nd battalion was also inactivated 1 June 1957 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division. After the same duties, it was activated 23 April 1960 in the Panama Canal Zone. Finally, its headquarters were transferred 4 June 1987 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

3rd Battalion

After 19 March 1959, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battle Group, 10th Infantry were withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the 83d Infantry Division. It was almost immediately reactivated and consolidated with the 1st Battalion, 331st Infantry. It was later reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1963 as the 3d Battalion, 10th Infantry. In 1967, it was allotted to the regular army, and transferred to the 5th infantry division. Finally, its headquarters were transferred 4 June 1987 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Today, the 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment conducts Basic Combat Training. The five subordinate companies conduct the transformation of civilian volunteers into competent, confident, and disciplined Soldiers who live the Army Values and are physically and mentally prepared to successfully complete the next phase of initial entry training. The Battalion is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Alexis (Lex) Neal with Command Sergeant Major Christopher Grant.

4th Battalion

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Military service

Military action

The 10th Infantry regiment saw extensive service through several wars. Its first major tour of service was in the Civil War. Afterwards the regiment was used in the Indian wars, the Spanish and Philippine wars, and finally saw action in World War II.

Civil War:

The regiment saw the most action in its history during the civil war and participated in several battles listed below.

Indian Wars:

After the Civil War, the regiment was used to combat several hostile tribes in the Indian wars.

Spanish–American War:

The regiment saw some action in the Spanish–American War, although minimal.

Philippine–American War:

The 10th also took part in the war against the Philippine insurrection and, although not in any full-fledged battles, did see action in putting down hostile guerrillas and controlling the island.

World War II:

The 10th saw heavy action across Western Europe during World War II against Nazi Germany.

Unit honors

Notes

  1. ↑ The 10th Infantry is not authorized to have a coat of arms; the 10th Infantry badge appears on the organizational color above the eagle
  2. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0010in004bn.htm
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