23rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military United States Colored Troops in the Civil War 23rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Camp Casey, Virginia, November 23, 1863 to June 30, 1864. Mustered out November 30, 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.

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

Other Sources

 * Clapp, Henry S. Sketches of Army Life in the Sixties, and, "The Mansion by the Spring": A Civil War Story of the Shenandoah. 1910?.

National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, searchable by soldier's name (accessed 6 December 2010).

FamilySearch Wiki: Virginia in the Civil War and Virginia Military