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History: The 13th Infantry was organized in 1861. General Sherman was its first Colonel and General Sheridan one of its original Captains. | |||
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Motto: FIRST AT VICKSBURG. | Motto: FIRST AT VICKSBURG. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning===<br> | ||
The four blue and white bars of the shield are the old and the present infantry colors and indicate the four wars in which the regiment has participated. The saltire cross is from the Confederate battle flag with the color changed from blue to red. The billets are the shoulder straps of the two generals which this regiment has raised. The crest is the corps badge of the 15th Corps of the Civil War and the motto is the proud designation given the regiment by General Grant. The coat of arms was originally approved on 8 February 1922. It was amended on 2 October 1923. | |||
The four blue and white bars of the shield are the old and the present infantry colors and indicate the four wars in which the regiment has participated. | |||
The saltire cross is from the Confederate battle flag with the color changed from blue to red. The billets are the shoulder straps of the two generals which this regiment has raised. | |||
The crest is the corps badge of the 15th Corps of the Civil War and the motto is the proud designation given the regiment by General Grant. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons | |||
[[Literature]]: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1922]] | [[Category:Granted 1922]] | ||