Lineage
- Constituted 3 May 1861, in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment.
- Organized 22 July 1861, at Camp Thomas, Ohio
- Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866, as the 18th Infantry
- Consolidated in April 1869 with the 25th Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 18th Infantry
- Assigned 8 June 1917, to the 1st Expeditionary Division (later redesignated as the 1st Infantry Division)
- Relieved 15 February 1957, from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
- Withdrawn 16 June 1989, from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
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