149th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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149th Infantry Regiment
149th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active	22 May 1846
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States(1846-present)  Confederate States (1861-1865)
Branch	United States Army
Type	National Guard Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Louisville, Kentucky (headquarters)
Motto(s)	"Never Defeated"
Colors	Red and Gold
Engagements	Mexican–American War -Battle of Monterrey American Civil War -Battle of Shiloh -First Battle of Murfreesboro -Battle of Chickamauga -Battle of Atlanta -Siege of Corinth -Battle of Franklin Spanish–American War -Puerto Rico Campaign World War I World War II -Battle of Leyte -Battle of Luzon US Afghanistan War

The 149th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, provided by the Kentucky Army National Guard. It was originally constituted 22 May 1846 in the Kentucky Militia as the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and the 2d Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. After a year of Federal service (June 1846 to June 1847), it was reorganized on 15 June 1860 in the Kentucky State Guard as the Lexington Battalion (which included the Lexington Rifles). It was then expanded in November 1860 to comprise the Lexington Battalion and the Kentucky River Battalion.^[1] The Lexington and Kentucky River Battalions, antecedents to the 149th Infantry, are especially notable in military history in that they were some of the few military units to ever be split between two different countries for the duration of a war.