19th Infantry
(The Rock of Chickamauga)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 14 January 2004
19th Infantry Lineage
Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry
Organized 9 July 1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana
Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1866 as the 19th Infantry
Consolidated 15 March 1869 with the 28th Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 19th Infantry
Assigned 29 July 1918 to the 18th Division
Relieved 14 February 1919 from assignment to the 18th Division
Assigned 17 October 1922 to the Hawaiian Division (later redesignated as the 24th Infantry Division)
Relieved 5 June 1958 from assignment to the 24th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 16 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
ANNEX
Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, 19th Infantry
Organized 31 March 1863 at Fort Wayne, Michigan
Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1866 as the 28th Infantry
Consolidated 15 March 1869 with the 19th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 19th Infantry
19th Infantry Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Civil War: Shiloh; Murfreesborough; Chickamauga; Chattanooga; Atlanta; Kentucky 1862; Mississippi 1862; Tennessee 1863; Georgia 1864
Indian Wars: Utes
War with Spain: Puerto Rico
Philippine Insurrection: Cebu 1899; Panay 1899; Cebu 1900; Panay 1900; Bohol 1901; Cebu 1901
World War II: Central Pacific; New Guinea (with arrowhead); Leyte (with arrowhead); Luzon (with arrowhead); Southern Philippines (with arrowhead)
Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Decorations
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