United States Army, War of 1812

The component parts of the infantry regiments were:

1 ColonelF

1 Lieutenant Colonel

2 Majors

1 Adjutant

1 Quartermaster

1 Paymaster

1 Surgeon

2 Surgeon's mate

1 Sergeant major

1 Quartermaster sergeant

2 Principal musicians

10 companies

1094 Strength of a regiment

There were 46 infantry regiments in the War of 1812 for a total of about 50,324 men.

United States Infantry Regiments

A list of the companies for each regiment is on the NARA website.

• 1st Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New Jersey
• 2nd Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Louisiana
• 3rd Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Mississippi Territory and Missouri Territory
• 4th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New Hampshire
• 5th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Pennsylvania
• 6th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Pennsylvania or New York
• 7th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Kentucky
• 8th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Georgia
• 9th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Massachusetts
• 10th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from North Carolina
• 11th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Vermont
• 12th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Virginia
• 13th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New York
• 14th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Maryland
• 15th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New Jersey
• 16th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Pennsylvania
• 17th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Kentucky
• 18th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from South Carolina
• 19th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Ohio
• 20th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Virginia
• 21st Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Massachusetts
• 22nd Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Pennsylvania
• 23rd Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New York
• 24th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Tennessee
• 25th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Connecticut
• 26th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Vermont
• 27th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New York
• 28th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Kentucky
• 29th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New York
• 30th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Vermont
• 31st Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Vermont
• 32nd Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Delaware and Pennsylvania
• 33rd Regiment, United States Infantry - men from District Maine or Massachusetts
• 34th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from District Maine or Massachusetts
• 35th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Virginia
• 36th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Maryland and Virginia
• 37th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Connecticut
• 38th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Maryland
• 39th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Tennessee
• 40th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Massachusetts
• 41st Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New York
• 42nd Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Pennsylvania and New York
• 43rd Regiment, United States Infantry - men from North Carolina
• 44th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from Louisiana
• 45th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from District Maine or Massachusetts
• 46th Regiment, United States Infantry - men from New York

Regular Army Units

• 1st Regiment of Dragoons, United States Army
• 1st Regiment of Light Dragoons, United States Army
• 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, United States Army
• 1st Regiment of Riflemen, United States Army
• 2nd Regiment of Riflemen, United States Army
• 3rd Regiment of Riflemen, United States Army
• 4th Regiment of Riflemen, United States Army
• Artillery Corps, United States Army
• 1st Artillery Regiment, United States Army
• 2nd Artillery Regiment, United States Army
• 3rd Artillery Regiment, United States Army
• 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment, United States Army
• Light Artillery Regiment, United States Army
• 1st Light Artillery Regiment, United States Army
• Lt. Wilkinson's Co. (1811)
• Col. Denny McCobb's Volunteer Regiment (1814)
• 3rd Military District
• 4th Military District,
• Corps of Engineers
• Paymaster General's Department
• Quartermaster General's Department
• Militia at Fort Mifflin and Province Island Barracks

See:

• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_War_of_1812_Infantry_Units