2nd Regiment of Riflemen

2nd Regiment of Riflemen
Riflemen officer in gray (foreground) and troops in green smocks (background)
Active1814 — 1815
DisbandedMarch 3, 1815
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeRiflemen
RoleLight infantry
SizeRegiment
WeaponsU.S. Model 1814
scalping knife
tomahawk,
CampaignsWar of 1812
Commanders
Sole CommanderAnthony Butler

The 2nd Regiment of Riflemen was a unit of the U.S. Army in the early nineteenth century. It was first activated in 1814 during the War of 1812 when the War Department created three additional rifle regiments based on the success of the Regiment of Riflemen. The regiment was deactivated in May 1815.