Lineage
- Constituted June 26, 1812
- Consolidated into the 2nd Infantry Regiment March 2, 1815
- Reconstituted May 3, 1861 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry
- Organized July 8, 1861 at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut
- Redesignated April 30, 1862 as the 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry
- Reorganized and redesignated September 21, 1866 as the 23d Infantry
- Assigned September 22, 1917 to the 2d Division (later redesignated as the 2d Infantry Division)
- Relieved June 20, 1957 from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
- Withdrawn January 21, 1983 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
- Moved to Fort Lewis, WA and became part of the first stryker brigade in 2003. 2nd Infantry division 3rd stryker brigade.
- 2003-2004 Served in OIF (1st Battalion with 3/2 SBCT)
- 2005-2006 Served in OIF (4th Battalion with 172 INF BDE)
- 2006-2007 Served in OIF (1st Battalion with 3/2 SBCT)
- 2007-2008 Served in OIF "Surge" (2nd Battalion with 4/2 SBCT)
- 2009-2010 Served in OIF (1st Battalion with 3/2 SBCT)
- 2009-2010 Served in OEF (4th Battalion 5/2 SBCT later reflagged to 2/2 SBCT)
- 2012-2013 Served in OEF (1st, 2nd, 4th Battalion with 2/2 SBCT, 3/2 SBCT, and 4/2 SBCT)
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