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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Service in the Civil War is shown by the blue cross from the Confederate flag and the red cross pattée, the badge of the 18th Division, V Corps, in which the regiment served during the greater part <br> | |||
of that war. Service in the Mexican War is shown by the cactus; in the War with Spain by the five-bastioned fort, the badge of the V Corps in Cuba.<br> | |||
The Indian campaigns of the regiment are shown by the arrows and quiver, and the bolo is for service in the Philippine Insurrection. The lion represents the Canadian campaigns of the War of 1812.<br> | |||
The Coat of Arms was approved on 6 June 1921. | |||
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[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | |||