113th Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 113th Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | 1775 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch | New Jersey Army National Guard |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, NJ ARNG |
| Nickname(s) | FIRST NEW JERSEY |
| Motto(s) | Fidelis et Fortis (Faithful and Brave) |
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The 113th Infantry Regiment is an Infantry regiment of the New Jersey Army National Guard.
The unit's origins lie in the 1st New Jersey Regiment, Continental Army, created 26 October - 15 December 1775 to consist in part of existing militia companies from Essex County.
Reorganized 5 June 1793 in the New Jersey Militia and expanded to form the Essex Brigade (Elements of the Essex Brigade mustered into federal service during 1814)
Mustered into federal service 30 April 1861 at Trenton as the 1st Regiment, New Jersey Brigade; mustered out of federal service 31 July 1861 at Newark
Former 1st Regiment, Newark Brigade, reorganized and redesignated 19 July 1865 as the 1st Regiment, New Jersey Rifle Corps
Former 1st and 4th Regiments consolidated with the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, and reorganized in the New Jersey National Guard as the 6th Infantry with Headquarters federally recognized 13 November 1919 at Newark
Consolidated 9 July 1946 with the 324th Infantry (see ANNEX 5) and consolidated unit designated as the 113th Infantry
Withdrawn 1 May 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Note: Highest Rank Attained by Commander Listed
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