16th Infantry Association Lineage
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Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry.
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Organized July 1861 - February 1862 at Fort Independence, Massachusetts, and Perryville, Maryland.
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Reorganized and redesignated 5 December 1866 as the 11th Infantry.
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Consolidated 28 March - 6 April 1869 with the 34th Infantry (see annex) and consolidated unit the 16th Infantry.
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Assigned 8 June 1917 to the 1st Expeditionary Division (later designated the 1st Infantry Division).
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Relieved 15 February 1957 from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.
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Withdrawn 28 February 1983 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with Headquarters at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Annex
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Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry.
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Organized in April 1864 at Madison Barracks, New York.
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Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866 as the 34th Infantry.
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