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Circa 1895-1915(SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ERA)

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History of the 10th US Infantry

The 10th Infantry Regiment is a regiment in the United States Armyfirst formed in 1855.

History

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

The regiment was inactively stationed at Camp Sherman, Ohiofrom December 1921 until June 1922 when it was reassigned to Fort Knox again on active duty. In 1923 it wasassigned 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 movedto South Carolina until 1951, when it was then stationed at Indiantown GapMilitary Reservation, Pennsylvania. Due to Cold War escalations, it was sent to WestGermany in 1953 on active duty. Four years later it was relieved fromassignment and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. In 1989 it was againreorganized, this time under the United States ArmyRegimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

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

1stBattalion

The 1st battalion of this regiment was stationed at Fort Ord, California from 1961 until February1962 when it went on active duty at Fort Carson in Colorado, where it remaineduntil 1970. It was then relieved of its duty and reassigned to the 4th InfantryDivision. It headquarters were last transferred in 1996 to United States ArmyTraining and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

2ndBattalion

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

3rdBattalion

After 19 March 1959, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd BattleGroup, 10th Infantry were withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the ArmyReserve, and assigned to the 83d Infantry Division. It was almost immediatelyreactivated and consolidated with the 1st Battalion, 331st Infantry. It waslater reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1963 as the 3d Battalion, 10thInfantry. In 1967, it was allotted to the regular army, and transferred to the5th infantry division. Finally, its headquarters were transferred 4 June 1987to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Commandand activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Today, the 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment conducts Basic CombatTraining. The five subordinate companies conduct the transformation of civilianvolunteers into competent, confident, and disciplined Soldiers who live theArmy Values and are physically and mentally prepared to successfully completethe next phase of initial entry training. The Battalion is commanded byLieutenant Colonel James Brady with Command Sergeant Major Zamiska.

4th Battalion

• Constituted 3 March 1855 in the Regular Army as Company D, 10th Infantry and organized in June 1855 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
• Consolidated 25 July 1869 with Company D, 26th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as Company D, 10th Infantry
• (10th Infantry assigned 5 July 1918 to the 14th Division; relieved in February 1919 from assignment to the 14th Division; assigned 24 March 1923 to the 5th Division [later redesignated as the 5th Infantry Division])
• Inactivated 31 October 1929 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky
• Activated 1 October 1933 at Fort Hayes, Ohio
• Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
• Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
• Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
• Activated 1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
• Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
• Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany
• Inactivated 1 June 1957 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battle Group, 10th Infantry
• Activated 19 February 1962 in the Panama Canal Zone (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
• Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1962 as the 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry, and assigned to the 193d Infantry Brigade
• Inactivated 1 October 1983 in Panama and relieved from assignment to the 193d Infantry Brigade
• Headquarters transferred 4 June 1987 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
• Inactivated 15 April 1996 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
• Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment
• Activated 26 January 2009 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Military serviceMilitaryaction

The 10th Infantry landed in Icelandin late 1941.[2]

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

Civil War:

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

• Peninsula Campaign;
• Manassas;
• Battle of Antietam;
• Battle of Fredericksburg;
• Battle of Chancellorsville;
• Battle of Gettysburg;
• Battle of the Wilderness;
• Battle of Spotsylvania;
• Battle of Cold Harbor;
• Battle of Petersburg;
• New Mexico 1862;
• Virginia 1862;
• Virginia 1863

Indian Wars:

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

• Comanche Wars;
• Apache regiment saw some action in the Spanish–American War, althoughminimal.
  • Battle of Santiago de 10th also took part in the war against the Philippine insurrectionand, although not in any full-fledged battles, did see action in putting downhostile guerrillas and controlling the island.

    World War II:

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

    • Invasion of Normandy;
    • Northern France;
    • Rhineland;
    • Battle of the Bulge;
    • Central Europe
    Unit honors
    • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for Moselle River battle at Metz, France.

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