29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military             in the Civil War

Brief History

Organized at Quincy, Ill., April 24, 1864. Ordered to Annapolis, Maryland, May 27, 1864, thence to Alexandria, Virginia. Attached to Defences of Washington, D.C., 22nd Corps, to June, 1864. Mustered out November 6, 1865. 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.

Other Sources Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865