7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)

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7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
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BranchUnion Army, American Civil War
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The 7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent) was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas and mustered out March 13, 1866. [1]

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Service in the District of Vicksburg

The regiment was first organized and on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana for 60 days from July 10 to August 6, 1863. [2] The regiment was organized once more at Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs, Mississippi and Island No.10, in December 1863 [3] and was on post duty at Vicksburg until March 1864. The unit was involved in a skirmish at Vidalia, Louisiana on February 7, 1864. [4]

64th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops

The designation of the unit was changed to the 64th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops on March 11, 1864. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Union Regimental Histories: United States Colored Troops Infantry". The Civil War Archive. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  2. Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.
  3. Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.
  4. United States. War Dept. (1891). The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. ; Series 1 - Volume 34 (Part I). Washington: Govt. Print. Off. p. 129.
  5. United Nations Library (2006). Bibliography Of State Participation In The Civil War, 1861-1866. Martino Publishing. ISBN   1-57898-519-6.
  6. Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.