1st Infantry Campaign Participation Credit

      The 1st Infantry Regiment dates back to 1791 when it was designated as "The Second Regiment of Infantry" in New England and is the second oldest unit in the Army. In September, 1791, elements of the 2nd and the original "First Regiment of Infantry", with sizable militia complements, were sent to fight against the Miami indians. The campaign streamers below are as accurate as could be determined via research. A couple of them may not be exact due to coflicting information regarding the inscriptions.

War of 1812

      There were 6 campaigns in the war of 1812. The streamer is scarlet with two white stripes with the inscriptions in yellow. Scarlet is used to symbolize the former mother country and the two white stripes symbolize our second successful defense of our homeland against the British in the Revolutionary War.


Campaigns
        
Canada 1812-1815                                 Canada
Lundy's Lane 1814                                 Lundý's
New Orleans 1814-1815                                 New Orleans
Alabama 1814                                 Alabama 1814
Florida 1814                                 Florida 1814
Alabama 1815                                 Alabama 1815
Louisiana 1815                                 Louisiana 1815

Mexican-American War

      There were 10 campaigns in the Mexican War. The streamers are green with a white center stripe. The color green is one of the colors associated with ancient Mexico and the colors green and white appear in the present Mexican tricolor flag. The white center stripe also represents the United states flag.


Campaigns
        
Monterey 1846                                                       Monterey
Vera Cruz 1847                                                       Vera Cruz

Civil War

      There were 25 campaigns in the Civil War. The streamers are equally divided with blue and gray. Units that received campaign credit as a confederate unit use the same ribbon with the colors reversed. Blue refers to Federal Service and gray is indicative of the Confederacy, joined together they represent the unification of the country after the Civil War. The inscriptions are in yellow.


Campaigns
        
Mississippi River 1862-1863                           Miss Riv
Vicksburg 1863                           Vicksburg
Missouri 1861                           Missouri
Texas 1861                           Texas
Mississippi 1862                           Mississippi

Indian Wars

      There were 14 Indian Campaigns that covered the period 1790 to 1891. The streamer is red with two black stripes. Red is a sacred color with all Indians and is usually considered symbolic of strength and success. The color red, symbolic of war, is also a symbol of day and the Sun god. The color black, symbolic of death and mourning, is also a symbol of night and the Underworld god. Inscriptions are in yellow.


Campaigns
        
Miami 1790-1795                                     Miami 1790
Creeks 1836-1837                                       Creeks 1836
Seminoles 1835-1842                                       Seminoles
Black Hawk 1832                                       Black Hawk
Apaches 1885-1886                                       Apaches
Pine Ridge 1890-1891                                       Pine Ridge
Texas 1850                                       Texas

Spanish-American War

      There were three campaigns during the Spanish American war in 1898. The Spanish Campaign ribbon is yellow with two blue stripes. The color yellow was suggested by the field of the Spanish flag. The two blue stripes of the streamer refer to the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea) and the Pacific Ocean (Philippine Sea). The three yellow portions of the ribbon allude to Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippine Islands, the areas of the conflict. The inscriptions are in scarlet.


Campaigns
        
Santiago 1898                                                     Santiago

Philippine-American War

      There were 11 campaigns during the Philippine Insurrection between 1899 and 1913. The Philippine Campaign ribbon is blue with two red stripes. The colors blue and red were suggested by the field of the Philippine flag. The two red stripes of the ribbon refer to the Filipino insurrectionists and the United States Army. The blue indicates service overseas and also as our national color alludes to the United States support of Filipino independence. The iscriptions are in gold.


Campaigns
        
Streamers
Samar 1901                                                         Samar

World War II

      There were 21 campaigns in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. The Asiatic Pacific Campaign streamer is yellow with a narrow blue, white and red center stripe and a narrow white, red and white stripe on each side. The yellow color represents Asia; the blue, white, and red stripes taken from the American Defense Medal refer to the continuance of American Defense after Pearl Harbor. The red and white stripes are the Japanese colors. Inscriptions are in dark blue.


Campaigns
        
New Guinea 1943-1944 (with arrowhead)           New Guinea
Luzon 1944-1945 (with arrowhead)           Luzon

Vietnam

      There were 17 campaigns for Vietnam service during the period 1962 - 1973. The Vietnam Service streamer is yellow with three red stripes through the center. It has a green stripe on each side. The yellow with red stripes was suggested by the flag of the Republic of Vietnam. The green alludes to the jungle.Inscriptions are in white.


Campaigns
        
Counteroffensive, Phase II,1965-1966           COF_PII
Counteroffensive, Phase III, 1967-1968           COF_PIII
Tet Counteroffensive 1968           TET_68
Counteroffensive, Phase IV 1968           COF_PIV
Counteroffensive, Phase V 1968           COF_PV
Counteroffensive, Phase VI 1968-1969           COF_PVI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive 1969           TET_69
Summer-Fall 1969           SUM_FAL_69
Winter-Spring 1970           WIN_SPR_70
Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1970           SANC_70
Counteroffensive, Phase VII           COF_PVII
Consolidation I           CONS_I.
Consolidation II           CONS_II.
Cease-Fire           CEASE

Operation Iraqi Freedom

      The streamer has eleven stripes (scarlet, white, green, white, black, chamois, black, white, green, white and scarlet). The ribbon reflects the colors of the Iraq flag. Green is the traditional color for Islam. Red honors the fighting courage for the pursuit of freedom. White denotes generosity and black exemplifies Islam’s success.


Campaigns
        
IRAQ 2005-2006                                                 Iraq

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