7th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military United States Colored Troops in the Civil War 7th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Baltimore, Maryland, September 26 to November 12, 1863. Duty at Camp Benedict, Maryland, till March, 1864. Mustered out October 13, 1866. Discharged at Baltimore, Maryland, November 15, 1866. Designation changed to 79th U.S. Colored Troops April 4, 1864.

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
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.

Records of the Services of the Seventh regiment, U.S. Colored Troops from September, 1863 to November, 1866, by an officer of the regiment. (Joseph M. Califf.) Providence, 1878.

Our Last Campaign and Subsequent Service in Texas. by James Shaw Jr., was a colonel of the Seventh United States Colored Troops.

The Negro as a Soldier. by George R. Sherman, served as a captain in the Seventh United States Colored Infantry Regiment. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, C 1994.