24th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Camp William Penn, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 30, to March 30, 1865. Moved to Richmond, Virginia. Mustered out October 1, 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.

Pennsylvania in the Civil War U.S. Colored TroopsRegiments this site is searchable by regiment and company, listing the soldiers name, rank, mustered in date and remarks.

24th Regiment, U.S.C.T.

Field and Staff Officers

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

National Archives Catalog
 Digitized Documents
 * Regimental and Company Books of the 24th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment
 * Approved Pension File for Private Isaac E. Gordon, Company D, 24th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-977382) NAID 76036735
 * Approved Pension File for Sergeant Joseph H. Wilson, Company A, 24th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment; and Company D, 3rd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-889653) NAID 146144281

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Union Volunteers in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * 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.


 * Union Volunteers in the Civil War describes many Union sources, specifically for the Union Volunteers, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * FamilySearch Wiki: Pennsylvania in the Civil War and Pennsylvania Military

After the Civil War
The twenty-fourth Infantry served in the Department of Texas from 1869-18809, Indian Territory form 1880-1888 and following 1888 in the Department of Arizona.