40th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military       in the Civil War

Brief History

Organized at Nashville, Tennessee, February 29, 1864. Attached to Defences of Louisville Camp; Nashville Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1864. Mustered out April 25, 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     Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865