7th Infantry Regiment Lineage:
- Constituted 11 January 1812 in the Regular Army as the 8th Infantry
- Organized in 1812 in Tennessee, Georgia, and the adjacent territories
- Consolidated May-October 1815 with the 24th Infantry (constituted 26 June 1812) and the 39th Infantry (constituted 29 January 1813) to form the 7th Infantry
- Consolidated May-June 1869 with the 36th Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 7th Infantry
- Assigned 21 November 1917 to the 3d Division (later redesignated as the 3d Infantry Division)
- Relieved 1 July 1957 from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
- Withdrawn 16 December 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
ANNEX (36th Infantry)
- Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3d Battalion, 18th Infantry
- Organized 16 October 1861 at Camp Thomas, Ohio
- Reorganized and redesignated 26 December 1866 as the 36th Infantry
- Consolidated May-June 1869 with the 7th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 7th Infantry
7th Infantry Regiment Decorations:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for COLMAR
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for CHOKSONG
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for SEGOK
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for KOWANG-NI
- Valorous Unit Award for SAIGON - LONG BINH
- Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ - KUWAIT
- Army Superior Unit Award for 1994
- French Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star, World War I for AISNE-MARNE
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for COLMAR
- French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for UIJONGBU CORRIDOR
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for IRON TRIANGLE
- Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) for KOREA
Association Officers and Board of Directors
The Cottonbaler Creed
History of the 7th Infantry Regiment
7th Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms and Crest