83rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry -- New Organization (2nd Regiment, Kansas Colored Infantry)

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

Brief History

Organized from 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry December 13, 1864. Attached to 2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to January, 1865. Mustered out October 9, 1865. Discharged at Leavenworth, Kansas, November 27, 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.

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

References

_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865