2nd Infantry Regiment (United States)

2nd Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Regiment coat of arms
Active1808–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
Role1st Battalion – Inactive
2nd Battalion – Light Infantry
Part of 3rd BCT, 10th Mountain Division
Garrison/HQ1st Battalion – Inactive
2nd Battalion – Fort Johnson, Louisiana
Nickname(s)1st Battalion "Black Scarves"
2nd Battalion "Ramrods"
Motto(s)"Noli Me Tangere"
(Do Not Touch Me)
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Hugh Brady
Bennett C. Riley
Perry L. Miles
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 2nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army that has served for more than two hundred years. It was constituted on 12 April 1808 as the 6th Infantry and consolidated with 4 other regiments in 1815 to form the present unit.[1]

  1. ^ "Lineage and Honors Information 2d Infantry Regiment". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.