2nd Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | 1808–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | 1st Battalion – Inactive 2nd Battalion – Light Infantry |
Part of | 3rd BCT, 10th Mountain Division |
Garrison/HQ | 1st 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) |
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Hugh Brady Bennett C. Riley Perry L. Miles |
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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]