The 13th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment whose battalions are currently tasked as basic training battalions.
Painting depicting U.S. soldiers from 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry charging Confederate lines at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 19 May 1863, losing 43 percent of their men, but managing to fight its colors up to top. General W.T. Sherman called the performance "unequaled in the Army" and authorized the 13th Infantry to inscribe "First at Vicksburg" on its colors.
The 8th Infantry Division, was an infantry division of the United States Army during the 20th century. The division served in World War I, World War II, and Operation Desert Storm. Initially activated
13th Infantry Regiment (United States)
…The regiment subsequently saw combat in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War. During World War I, the 13th Infantry was assigned to the 8th Division in August 1917. However, the division moved to France in October 1918, too late to see any combat. The regiment was relieved from the 8th Division in…
American infantrymen of Company I, 121st Infantry Regiment move through Hurtgen, Germany, on their way to the front lines, December 1944.
B Company of 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion, attached to the 8th Infantry Division, move into Düren on 24 February 1945.