Description

13th Infantry Regiment “First at Vicksburg”
8th Infantry Division • World War II

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Document Overview

Issued by regimental headquarters under Colonel Sumner Waite, this is the Historical and Pictorial Review of the 13th Infantry Regiment, published at Fort Jackson, South Carolina in 1942, combining a narrative regimental history running from the Civil War through the Spanish War and World War I with rosters and photographs of Headquarters, Antitank, Service, and Medical elements and the twelve rifle companies of the First, Second, and Third Battalions. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original printed review.

Campaigns:

● Civil War — Vicksburg Campaign
● Indian Wars
● Spanish-American War
● Philippine-American War
● World War I
● World War II — Fort Jackson training, 1942
Commanders:

● Colonel Sumner Waite — Commanding
● Lt. Col. Gilman K. Crockett — Executive Officer
● Capt. Richard H. Agnew — Commanding First Battalion
● Lt. Col. Paul C. Serff — Commanding Second Battalion
● Capt. George H. Gerhart — Commanding Third Battalion

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Foreword by Colonel Sumner Waite
Resume of History of the 13th Infantry
Prior to the Civil War
The Civil War: First at Vicksburg
Indian Wars
The Spanish War
The Philippines
The World War and Since the World War
Regimental Headquarters
Headquarters Company
Antitank Company
Service Company
First Battalion
Second Battalion
Third Battalion
Medical Detachment

“I am Colonel of the 13th Regiment of United States Infantry.”
— General William T. Sherman, quoted in the regimental history