19th Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	1861
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Infantry training
Size	Regiment
Part of	US Army Training and Doctrine Command
Garrison/HQ	Fort Benning, Georgia
Nickname(s)	"The Rock ofChickamauga" (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

The19th Infantry Regiment ("Rock of Chickamauga"^[1]) is aUnited States Army infantry regiment which is assigned to theUS Army Training and Doctrine Command, with the assignment of conducting Basic and Advanced Infantry Training.

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

• Reorganized and redesignated 1866-10-01 as the 19th Infantry Regiment
• Consolidated 1869-03-15 with the28th Infantry Regiment (see Below) and consolidated unit designated as the 19th Infantry Regiment.

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

• Took part in quelling the 1921 miners' rebellion at theBattle 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 theHawaiian Division, and stationed atSchofield Barracks.
• Divisional assignment changed on 1941-08-26 from the Hawaiian Division to the24th Infantry Division

• Deployed forward from Hawaii on 1943-07-30.
• Regiment arrived inAustralia on 1943-08-08,
• Regiment moved toGoodenough Island on 1944-01-26.
• Regiment assaultedTanahmerah Bay,New Guinea on 1944-04-22.
• Regiment departedHumboldt Bay,New Guinea in stages between 1944-10-07 and 1944-10-12, and AssaultedLeyte Island in thePhilippines on 1944-10-20.
• Regiment attached to the US 6th Army from 1944-11-20.
• Regiment assaultedMindoro,Philippines on 1944-12-15.
• The Army attachment was changed from the 6th US Army to the 8th US Army on 1945-01-01.
• Regiment was relieved from attachment to 8th Army on 1945-02-01
• Regiment assaultedRomblon Island on 1945-03-11 andSimara Island on 1945-03-12, andMalabang,Mindanao on 1945-04-17.
• Regiment was atDavao,Mindanao on 1945-08-20.
• Regiment arrived inJapan for Occupation Duty on 1945-10-22, where they were active through 1946.

• 1st Battalion, 19th Regiment was part of the24th Infantry Division and fought in theKum River line and so on.

• Relieved 1958-06-05 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under theCombat Arms Regimental System

• Withdrawn 1989-06-16 from theCombat Arms Regimental System, reorganized under theUnited States Army Regimental System, transferred to theUnited States Army Training and Doctrine Command, and assigned to Basic and Advanced Infantry Training duty atFort Benning,Georgia.

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

• Reorganized and redesignated 1866-10-01 as the28th Infantry Regiment.

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

• 2nd Battalion, 19th Regiment was part of the24th Infantry Division and fought in theGeum River line and so on.

• 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.

• Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3d Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment.
• 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 Regiment.
• One-half of the 37th Infantry consolidated August–December 1869 with the3d Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Infantry (remaining half of the 37th Infantry consolidated in June 1869 with the5th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 5th Infantry — hereafter separate lineage).

• Civil War:

1. Shiloh;
2. Murfreesborough;
3. Chickamauga;
4. Chattanooga;
5. Atlanta;
6. Kentucky 1862;
7. Mississippi 1862;
8. Tennessee 1863;
9. Georgia 1864

• Indian Wars:

1. Utes

• War with Spain:

1. Puerto Rico

• Philippine Insurrection:

1. Cebu 1899;
2. Panay 1899;
3. Cebu 1900;
4. Panay 1900;
5. Bohol 1901;
6. Cebu 1901

• World War II:

1. Central Pacific;
2. New Guinea (with arrowhead);
3. Leyte (with arrowhead);
4. Luzon (with arrowhead);
5. Southern Philippines (with arrowhead)

• Korean War:

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

• Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for LEYTE
• Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DAVAO
• Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DEFENSE OF KOREA
• Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
• Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for PYONGTAEK*
• Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1953

• The 19th Infantry Regiment's participation in the Korean War is featured in the 1951 filmThe Steel Helmet.^[7]

• List of United States Regular Army Civil War units

• Company A, 19th US Regulars (American Civil War reenactment group)
• Aco 1/19th INF ITB Fort Benning Georgia - https://www.benning.army.mil/198th/content/1-19.htm^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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