The 9th Infantry Regiment is a parent infantry regiment of the United States Army.
Near Fort Phil Kearney, Wyoming, 2 August 1867. The Wagon Box Fight. A small force of 30 men on the 9th Infantry led by Brevet Major James Powell was attacked in the early morning hours by some 2,000 Sioux Indians. The soldiers hastily erected a barricade of wagon boxes, and withstood multiple charge. The Sioux finally withdrew, leaving behind several hundred killed and wounded.
9th Infantry Regiment lined up before the Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Peking, c. 1901. American Minister Edwin H. Conger and family in foreground.
The Regiment's prized Liscum Bowl, was made from silver given to the 9th Infantry Regiment by China after the Battle of Tientsin. It is now worth more than $2.5 million.
Soldiers of Company C, 9th US Infantry Regiment with Valeriano Abanador (standing, sixth from right) in Balangiga in August 1901.
Balangiga massacre
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The Balangiga massacre was an incident in which the residents of the town of Balangiga on the Philippines island of Samar conducted a surprise attack on an occupying unit of the US 9th Infantry, killi
9th Infantry Regiment (United States)
…the Battle of Yangcun. Following duty in China the regiment served in the Philippine–American War; Company C of the Regiment suffered casualties in the Balangiga massacre of September 1901. In early October 1917, the Manchus deployed to France as part of the "Indianhead" 2nd Infantry Division. During the course of the…
Battle of Balangiga monument
Battle of Balangiga memorial marker
Statue of Valeriano Abanador, Balangiga police chief during the Battle of Balangiga