30th Regiment Infantry, U. S. Colored Troops, Maryland Volunteers

Brief History
Recruited from eastern shore, and southern counties of Maryland, the regiment was organized at camp Stanton, Maryland, from February 12th to March 18, 1864, to serve three years.

Muster out January 15, 1867

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Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices and Staff - see Roster on page 234
 * Company A - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 235 - 237
 * Company B - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 237 - 239
 * Company C - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 240 - 242
 * Company D - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 242 - 244
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 245 - 247
 * Company F - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 247 - 249
 * Company G - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 250 - 252
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 253 - ;255
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 256 - 258
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 258 - 260
 * Unassigned Enlisted Men - see Roster on page 260

Wilmer, L. Allison, J. H. Jarrett, and L. Allison Wilmer. 1898. History and roster of Maryland volunteers, War of 1861-65. Volume 366 Baltimore, Md: Press of Guggenheimer, Weil &amp; Co. Archive of Maryland Online  other library

Other Sources

 * 30th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops time line


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Maryland in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Maryland in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Maryland, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.