A Partial History
135th Infantry Regiment

34th Infantry Division

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THE BACKGROUND OF THE 135TH INFANTRY (p. 0)

	[the "F" notations below appear to relate to periods in which the
Regiment was inducted into Federal service.]

	The 135th Infantry (Minnesota) Organized as Minnesota Volunteers 27
April 1961 largely from existing units, the oldest being "Pioneer Guards
organized in 1856.

(F - Civil War) 29 April 1861; participated in numerous engagements in
Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; served in 1st Brigade, 2nd
Division, II Corps (Hancock's) at Gettysburg with especial distinction
sustaining very heavy casualties.  It was at this time that the famous
statement, "To The Last Man", was made by Colonel Colville, who was in
command of the Regiment.  The Regiment was mustered out on 28 April
1964; veterans and recruits reorganized as a two company battalion;
increased to 9 companies and redesignated as the 1st Minnesota
Volunteers in March 1965; mustered out on 14 July 1865.

Reorganized in 1870-71 from veteran and semi-military organizations
which had kept alive the history of the 1st Minnesota Volunteers;
redesignated as 1st Infantry on 11 September 1871; reorganized as 1st
Battalion in 1880; redesignated as 1st Infantry in 1883.

(F - Spanish War and Philippine Insurrection) 7 May 1898; redesignated
as the 13th Minnesota Volunteers; the Regiment embarked from San
Francisco and arrived in the Philippine Islands on 31 July 1898;
assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VIII Army Corps.  The Regiment
participated in numerous engagements and was mustered out on 3 October
1899.

Reverted to former status as 1st Infantry 27 March 1900.

(F - Mexican Border) 19 June 1916; stationed at Llano Grande and San
Antonio, Texas; mustered out 14 March 1917.

(F - World Way [One]) 7 April 1917; redesignated 135th Infantry, 34th
Division; served with 34th Division in France and mustered out 18
February 1919.

Reorganized as 1st Infantry 31 January 1920 and redesignated 135th
Infantry 21 November 1921.

Streamers Authorized:
	Civil War
		Bull Run
		Peninsula
		Valley
		Antietam
		Virginia 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865
		Fredericksburg
		Gettysburg
		Petersburg
	Spanish War
		Manila
	Philippine Insurrection
		Luzin
		San Isidro
	World War I
		without inscription

Coat of Arms:
	Approved 23 June 1926

Shield:
	Argent, on a saltire argent between in chief a Fleur-de-lis gules,
in fess the Corps badge of 2nd Division, VIII Army Corps during the
Spanish War proper (two white circles overlapping each other one-third
radius, resembling the figure "8") fringed of the third and two bolos
saltirewise of the last, the 2nd Division, II Corps badge of the Civil
War of the fourth (a white three-leafed clover with stem, voided).

Crest:
	That of regiments of Minnesota National Guard.

Wreath:
	Argent and azure.

Motto:
	To The Last Man

Description of shield:
	The shield is white, the old Infantry color.  The Blue saltire is
from the Confederate flag for Civil War service.  At Gettysburg the
Regiment was in 2nd Division, II Corps, whose badge was the three-leafed
clover.  The figure "8" represents Spanish War service, the crossed
bolos Philippine Insurrection service, and the Fleur-de-lis World War I
service

Distinctive Insignia:
	Approved 18 June 1926.  Shield and motto of coat of arms