104th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military United States Colored Troops in the Civil War 104th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Beaufort, South Carolina April 28, to June 25, 1865. Attached to Dept. of the South. Garrison and guard duty at various points in South Carolina till February, 1866. Mustered out February 5, 1866.

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.

Company A Company B Company C Company D Company E Company F Company G Company H Company I ? Company J Company K

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.


 * FamilySearch Wiki: South Carolina in the Civil War


 * Ayers, James T. and John Hope Franklin. The Diary of James T. Ayers, Civil War Recruiter. Springfield, Va.: D.H. Green, 1947. . Ayers served as chaplain.


 * Gourdin, John Raymond. 104th Infantry Regiment - USCT: Colored Civil War Soldier from South Carolina (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c1997), 242 pages. consists of 83 genealogical and biographical entries of colored Civil War soldiers who served with the 104th Infantry Regiment of the United States, representing more than 500 surnames. The information was extracted and compiled from pension files of veterans who applied for pensions, generally between the period of 1890 to 1910. Includes full-name index. Book found at and Other Libraries.