First American Regiment
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The First American Regiment was the first peacetime regular army infantry unit authorized by the Confederation Congress after the American Revolutionary War. Organized in August 1784, it served primar
Uniform of the First American Regiment in 1786
The 3rd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. It currently comprises three active battalions and is readily identified by its nickname, The Old Guard, as well as its cer
First American Regiment
…frontier west of the Appalachian Mountains. In 1815, following the end of the War of 1812, it was consolidated with several other regiments to form the 3rd Infantry Regiment. After the conclusion of the American Revolution in 1783, Congress ordered the Continental Army to disband, and General George Washington resigned his…
The 3rd Infantry during a welcome for French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife for his first state visit to Washington, 23 April 2018
Artists depiction of Anthony Wayne near the banks of the Maumee River in Ohio, August 1794
Honor guards remove the flag from the casket of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery (25 November 1963)
The Old Guard during the 2019 National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C.