56th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military United States Colored Troops in the Civil War

Brief History

Organized March 11, 1864, from 3rd Arkansas Infantry (African Descent). Attached to District of Eastern Arkansas, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to August, 1865. Dept. of Arkansas to September, 1866. Mustered out September 15, 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.

Other Sources National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

References

_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865