118th Infantry Regiment (United States)

118th Infantry Regiment
118th Infantry Regiment
	118th Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms
Active	1846–1848 ; 1861–1865 ; 1898 ; 1917–1918 ; 1940–present
Country	United States of America
Branch	Army National Guard
Type	Infantry regiment
Motto(s)	Wherever My Country Calls
Engagements	Mexican–American War; American Civil War; First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Williamsburg, Battle of Seven Pines, Battle of Gaines's Mill, Second Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Lookout Mountain, Battle of Fort Harrison, Battle of Deep Bottom.; Spanish–American War; World War I; World War II; Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation Inherent Resolve;
Commanders
Current; commander	1-118 IN, LTC Mark McGee. 4-118 IN RGT (CAB), MAJ (P) Benjamin Thornton
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 118th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, South Carolina Army National Guard. It has served the US since the mid-nineteenth century, and is one of the few surviving US Army regiments that can trace its roots to the Confederate States Army. Its 1st Battalion (1–118) is still active and are attached to the 37th IBCT. While the 4th Battalion (4-118) is active and attached to the 30th ABCT.

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