136th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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| 136th Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1861-1919 1942-1946 1946-present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Minnesota Army National Guard |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto(s) | Rex Montis (King of the Hill) |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive Unit Insignia |  |
The 136th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the Army National Guard.
Lineage
Organized 22 July 1861 at Fort Snelling as 2nd Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
- Companies mustered into Federal service 26 June 1861.
- Reorganized 29 December 1863.
- Mustered out of Federal service 10 July 1865 at Louisville, Ky.
(Active or Volunteer element of Minnesota enrolled Militia, redesignated Minnesota National Guard by act of legislature 1 March 1871)
- Reorganized as independent companies (MNG) including Governors Guard organized in 1874 at New Ulm, and Faribault guards, organized 1876;
- Consolidated in 1880 to form 2nd Battalion (MNG).
- Expanded and Redesignated 27 February 1883 as 2nd Infantry Regiment (MNG) with Headquarters at New Ulm.
- Redesignated 4 May 1898 as 12th Infantry Regiment Minnesota Volunteers, and mustered into Federal service 7 May 1898 at St. Paul.
- Mustered out 5 November 1898 at New Ulm.
- Reorganized 3 March 1899 as 2nd Infantry Regiment (MNG).
- Mustered into Federal service 26 June 1916 at Fort Snelling, Minn. for Mexican Border.
- Mustered out 24 January 1917 at Fort Snelling
- Called into Federal service 14 July 1917; Drafted in 5 August 1917.
- Redesignated 136th Infantry Regiment 1 October 1917, and assigned to the 34th Division.
- Demobilized 18 February 1919 at Camp Grant (Illinois).
- reconstituted and activated 1 April 1942 in the Army of the United States. (Organized with personnel of the 33rd Division, and assigned to the 33rd Division.)
- Inactivated 5 February 1946 at Otsu, Japan, and Relieved from the 33rd Division.
- Assigned to the 47th Infantry Division 10 June 1946.
- allotted to the (MNG) 21 June 1946 and consolidated with the 217th Coast Artillery Regiment (See annex).
- Reorganized with Headquarters Federally recognized 23 September 1946 at St. Cloud.
- Ordered into active Federal service 16 January 1951 at St. Cloud
- Released from active Federal service and reverted to state control 2 December 1954.
Distinctive unit insignia
- Description
A Silver color and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a bear cat rampant Argent between in fess a five-pointed mullet and a gopher sejant Or; on a chief of the second a saltire couped of the field. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "REX MONTIS" in Blue letters.
- Symbolism
The consolidation of the former 217th Coast Artillery Regiment with the 136th Infantry Regiment is depicted in the design: The bear cat is from the coat of arms of the 136th Infantry Regiment, World War II; the star and gopher are from the coats of arms of the former 205th and 206th Infantry Regiments, predecessors of the 217th Coast Artillery Regiment. The chief, bearing a saltire, is incorporated in this coat of arms to symbolize the Civil War service of the original 136th Infantry Regiment. The shield is blue for Infantry.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 14 November 1951.
Coat of arms
- Blazon
- Shield: Azure, a bear cat rampant Argent langued Gules between in fess a five-pointed mullet and a gopher sejant Or; on a chief of the second a saltire couped of the field.
- Crest: That for the regiments and battalions of the Minnesota Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Azure), a sheaf of wheat Proper.
- Motto: REX MONTIS (King of the Hill).
- Symbolism
- Shield: The consolidation of the former 217th Coast Artillery Regiment with the 136th Infantry Regiment is depicted in the design: The bear cat is from the coat of arms of the 136th Infantry Regiment, World War II; the star and gopher are from the coats of arms of the former 205th and 206th Infantry Regiments, predecessors of the 217th Coast Artillery Regiment. The chief, bearing a saltire, is incorporated in this coat of arms to symbolize the Civil War service of the original 136th Infantry Regiment. The shield is blue for Infantry.
- Crest: The crest is that of the Minnesota Army National Guard.
- Background: The coat of arms was approved on 14 November 1951.
Campaign streamers
Civil War
- Shilo
- Kentucky 1862
- Tennessee 1862
- Alabama 1862
- Chickmauga
- Chattanooga
- Atlanta
- North Carolina 1865
World War I
- without inscription
World War II
- New Guinea
- Luzon
Decorations
following units entitled to the DUC streamer embroidered LUZON
- A Company
- F Company
- G Company
- I Company
following units entitled to the MUC streamer embroidered ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER
- Service Company
- Medical Company
References
This article incorporates public domain material from 136th Infantry. United States Army Institute of Heraldry.- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
