Tag: 7th US Infantry

Wikipedia says: The 7th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. In its 200-year history it has participated in 12 wars, been awarded 78 campaign streamers, and 14 unit decorations. The regiment has served in more campaigns than any other infantry unit in the United States Army.

It is known as “The Cottonbalers” for its actions during the Battle of New Orleans, while under the command of Andrew Jackson, when soldiers of the 7th Infantry Regiment held positions behind a breastwork of cotton bales during the British attack. These actions and the lineage of other units that made up the 7th Infantry give the regiment campaign credit for the War of 1812.

Lineage

The regiment’s official lineage is as follows:

Constituted 11 January 1812 in the Regular Army as the 8th Infantry

Organized in 1812 in Tennessee, Georgia, and the adjacent territories

Consolidated May–October 1815 with the 24th Infantry (constituted 26 June 1812) and the 39th Infantry (constituted 29 January 1813) to form the 7th Infantry

ANNEX

Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3d Battalion, 18th Infantry

Organized 16 October 1861 at Camp Thomas, Ohio

Campaign credits

Fredericksburg; Murfreesboro; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Chickamauga; Chattanooga; Atlanta; New Mexico 1861; New Mexico 1862; Kentucky 1862; Mississippi 1862; Tennessee 1862; Tennessee 1863; Georgia 1864.

The regiment won 14 campaign streamers for actions during the Civil War.