30th Infantry Regiment (United States)
military unit
The 30th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment. Two battalions are currently active under the United States Army Regimental System; there is no active regimental headquarters, with regimental designation being used only for historical tradition.
General history
Previous units designated "30th Infantry Regiment"
A unit designated the 30th Infantry Regiment was first constituted in 1813. President James Madison formed the 30th Regiment to combat English forces during the War of 1812. However, the regiment spent much of the war in training, and did not see much action. After the war ended, the 30th Regiment was disbanded.
When the Civil War began, the 30th Regiment was recreated and reassigned as the 12th Infantry Regiment. The regiment made its home at Fort Hamilton in New York, and shortly thereafter traveled to Washington, District of Columbia. Until 1862, the regiment was designated as a reserve brigade in the Army of the Potomac. After the end of the Civil War, the 12th Brigade was disbanded.
The public source identifies “30th Infantry Regiment (United States)” as military unit. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around 30th, Infantry and Regiment.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “30th Infantry Regiment (United States)”, the useful work is to connect “military unit” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4634606. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1813, 1812 and 1862.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “30th Infantry Regiment (United States)”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow 30th Infantry Regiment (United States) primary sources, 30th Infantry Regiment (United States) archive and 30th research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “30th Infantry Regiment (United States)”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “30th Infantry Regiment (United States)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.