United States Civil War Union Colored Troops 1st through 39th

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 * 1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, February 20, 1864. Mustered out March 31, 1866.


 * 1st Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry Organized at Camp Hamilton, Virginia, December 22, 1863. Mustered out February 4, 1866.


 * 1st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, United States Colored Light Artillery Battery "A" Organized at Nashville, Tennessee, April 30, 1864. Mustered out January 13, 1866.


 * 2nd Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry Organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia, December 22, 1863. Mustered out February 12, 1866.


 * 2nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Arlington, Virginia, June 20, to November 11, 1863. Ordered to the Dept. of the Gulf December, 1863. Mustered out January 5, 1866.


 * 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated 2nd United States Colored Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 3rd Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864. Mustered out April 30, 1866.


 * 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry Organized as 1st Mississippi Cavalry (African Descent) March 11, 1864. Mustered out January 26, 1866.


 * 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp William Penn, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 3-10, 1863. Mustered out October 31, 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Tennessee) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 4th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 2nd Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated 3rd Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 4th Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864. Mustered out February 25, 1866.


 * 4th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry Organized as 1st Corps de Afrique Cavalry April 4, 1864. Mustered out March 20, 1866.


 * 4th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Baltimore, Maryland, July 15 to September 1, 1863. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty in the Dept. of North Carolina till May, 1866. Mustered out May 4, 1866.


 * 5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Mississippi Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated 4th Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 5th Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864. Expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City November 23,-December 4, 1864. Mustered out May 20, 1866.


 * 5th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry Organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, October 24, 1864. Mustered out March 20, 1866.


 * 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp Delaware,Ohio, August to November, 1863. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Goldsboro, New Berne and Carolina City, North Carolina, till September. Mustered out September 20, 1865.


 * 6th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 2nd Mississippi Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated 5th Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 6th Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864. Mustered out May 18, 1866.


 * MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEERS.


 * 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Organized at Natchez, Mississippi, September 12, 1863. Designation changed to 5th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and to 6th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, April 26, 1864.


 * 6th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry Organized at Camp Nelson,Kentucky, October 24, 1864. Mustered out April 15, 1866.


 * 6th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp William Penn, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 28, to September 12, 1863. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty in the Dept. of North Carolina till September. Mustered out September 20, 1865.


 * 7th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 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.


 * 8th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Paducah, Kentucky, April 26, 1864. Mustered out February 10, 1866.


 * 8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp William Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 22, to December 4, 1863. Left Philadelphia for Hilton Head, South Carolina, January 16, 1864. Discharged December 12, 1865.


 * 9th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Clarksville and Nashville, Tennessee, October 8, to November 1, 1864. Broken up May 5, 1865.


 * 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp Stanton,Maryland, November 11-30, 1863. Duty at Benedict, Maryland, till March, 1864. Moved to Port Royal, South Carolina, March 3-7. Mustered out November 20, 1866.


 * 10th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Corps de Afrique Heavy Artillery. Designated 7th Regiment Heavy Artillery April 4, 1864, and 10th Regiment Heavy Artillery May 21, 1864. Mustered out February 22, 1867.


 * 10th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized in Virginia, November 18, 1863. Participated in the siege of Plymouth April 17-20, 1864. Surrender April 20, 1864.


 * 11th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Corps de Afrique Heavy Artillery. Designated 7th Regiment Heavy Artillery April 4, 1864, and 10th Regiment Heavy Artillery May 21, 1864. Mustered out February 22, 1867.


 * 11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Old Organization) Organized at Fort Smith, Arkansas, December 19, 1863, to March 3, 1864. Consolidated with 112th and 113th to form new 113th U. S. Colored Troop April 22, 1865.


 * 11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (New Organization) Organized as 7th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery January 23, 1865. Mustered out January 12, 1866.


 * 12th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, July 15, 1864. Mustered out April 24, 1866.


 * 12th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized in Tennessee at large July 24, to August 14, 1863. Railroad guard and garrison duty in the Dept. of the Cumberland till January, 1866.


 * 13th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Camp Nelson,Kentucky, June 23, 1864. Mustered out November 18, 1865.


 * 13th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Nashville, Tennessee, November 19, 1863. Mustered out January 10, 1866.


 * 14th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at New Berne and Morehead City, North Carolina, from 1st North Carolina Colored Heavy Artillery March 17, 1864. Mustered out December 11, 1865.


 * 14th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Gallatin, Tennessee, November 16, 1863, to January 8, 1864. Mustered out March 26, 1866.


 * 15th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Nashville, Tennessee, December 2, 1863, to March 11, 1864. Mustered out April 7, 1866.


 * 16th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Nashville, Tennessee, December 4, 1863, to February 13, 1864. Mustered out April 30, 1866.


 * 17th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Nashville, Tennessee, December 12 to 21, 1863. Mustered out April 25, 1866.


 * 18th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized inMissouri at large February 1, to September 28, 1864. Mustered out February 21,1866.


 * 19th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp Stanton, Maryland, December 25, 1863, to January 16, 1864. Mustered out January 15, 1867.


 * 20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Riker's Island, New York Harbor, February 9, 1864. Mustered out October 7, 1865.


 * 21st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized as 3rd and 4th Regiments, South Carolina Colored Infantry, March 14, 1864. Mustered out October 7, 1866.


 * 22nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 10-29, 1864. Mustered out October 16, 1865.


 * 23rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp Casey, Virginia, November 23, 1863, to June 30, 1864. Mustered out November 30, 1865.


 * 24th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp William Penn, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 30 to March 30, 1865. Moved to Richmond, Virginia. Mustered out at Richmond, Virginia October 1, 1865.


 * 25th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 3 to February 12, 1864. Sailed for New Orleans, Louisiana, on Steamer "Suwahnee" March 15, 1864 (Right Wing). Vessel sprung a leak off Hatteras and put into harbor at Beaufort, North Carolina Duty there in the defences, under Gen. Wessells, till April, then proceeded to New Orleans, arriving May 1. Mustered out December 6, 1865.


 * 26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Riker's Island, New York Harbor, February 27, 1864. Ordered to Dept. of the South April, 1864. Attached to District of Beaufort, South Carolina Dept. of the South, to October, 1864. Mustered out August 28, 1865.


 * 27th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp Delaware,Ohio, January 16, 1864. Ordered to Annapolis, Maryland. Mustered out September 21, 1865.


 * 28th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Indianapolis,Indiana, December 24, 1863, to March 31, 1864. Mustered out November 8, 1865.


 * 29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Quincy, Illinois, April 24, 1864. Ordered to Annapolis, Maryland, May 27, 1864, thence to Alexandria, Virginia. Attached to defences of Washington, D.C., 22nd Corps, to June, 1864. Mustered out November 6, 1865.


 * 30th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp Stanton, Maryland, February 12 to March 18, 1864. Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September,1864. Mustered out December 10, 1865.


 * 31st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry. Organized at Hart's Island, New York, April 29, 1864. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1864. Mustered out November 7, 1865.


 * 32nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Camp William Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 7 to March 7, 1864. Ordered to Hilton Head, South Carolina, April, 1864, arriving April 27. Mustered out August 22, 1865.


 * 33rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized February 8, 1864, as 1st South Carolina Colored Infantry. Attached to U. S. Forces, Port Royal Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps, Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. Mustered out January 31, 1866.


 * 34th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized February 8, 1864, as 2nd South Carolina Colored Infantry. Attached to Montgomery's Brigade, District of Florida, Dept. of the South, February, 1864. Mustered out February 28, 1866.


 * 35th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized February 8, 1864, as 1st North Carolina Colored Infantry. Attached to Montgomery's Brigade, District of Florida, Dept. of the South, February, 1864. Mustered out June 1, 1866.


 * 36th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized February 8, 1864, as 2nd North Carolina Colored Infantry. Attached to U. S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. Mustered out October 28, 1866.


 * 37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized February 3, 1864, from 3rd North Carolina Colored Infantry. Attached to U. S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. Mustered out February 11, 1867.


 * 38th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized in Virginia January 23, 1864. Attached to U.S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to June, 1864. Mustered out January 25, 1867.


 * 39th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Organized at Baltimore, Maryland, March 22-31, 1864. Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1864. Mustered out December 4, 1865.