2nd Infantry Regiment (United States)

2nd Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Regiment
	2nd Infantry Regiment coat of arms
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)
Engagements	War of 1812; Indian Wars; Mexican–American War; American Civil War; Spanish–American War Siege of Santiago; ; Philippine–American War; World War II; Vietnam War; Kosovo War; Global War on Terrorism Iraq War; ;
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]

^ "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.

[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.

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