59th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

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Brief History
Organized June 6-27 1863, as 1st Tennessee Infantry (African Descent). March 11, 1864 Attached to 1st Colored Brigade, District of Memphis, Tennessee, Dept. of Tennessee, to June, 1864. Mustered out January 31, 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, 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.

A Brief Sketch of the Organization and Services of the Fifty-Ninth Regiment of United States Colored Infantry, and Biographical Sketches. By Colonel Robert Cowden. Microfiche of original published: Dayton, Ohio: united Brethren Pub. House, 1883. Bethesda, Maryland: university Publications of America, C 1994.

Tennesseans in the Civil War by USGenNet: http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/usainf/usa59c.html

Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia: http://www.lwfaaf.net/cem/va/hampton8.htm