United States War of 1812 Infantry Units

United States U.S. Military  U.S. War of 1812  United States War of 1812 Infantry Units

Introduction
The component parts of the infantry regiments were:

1 Colonel 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 regiments 46 regiments 50,324 Total strength

United States Infantry Regiments

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

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

Canadian Volunteers
Officers, p. 46

Records and Resources

 * Gordon, William A, A Compilation of Registers of the Army of the United States, from 1815 to 1837..., (Washington: James C. Dunn, 1837), Digital version: Internet Archive with Recruiting Districts, states in each Military District, list of General Staff, Lineal Rank officers, Infantry officers by regiment, and the West Point staff and cadets.