37th USCT

UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS

37th REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Organized February 3, 1864, from 3rd North Carolina Colored Infantry. Attached to U. S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, Hincks' Colored Division, 18th Corps, Army of the James, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, to July, 1864. Unattached, Army of the James, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to August, 1865. Dept. of North Carolina, to February, 1867.

SERVICE

Duty at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., till April, 1864.

Expedition to Westmoreland County April 12-14.

Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-June 15

Capture of Fort Powhatan May 5.

Duty there and at Wilson's Wharf till September 28.

Moved to Deep Bottom September 28-29.

Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 29-30.

Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28.

In trenches before Richmond till December 7.

1st Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., December 7-27.

2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher January 7-15, 1865.

Bombardment of Fort Fisher January 13-15.

Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15.

Sugar Loaf Hill January 19.

Federal Point February 11.

Fort Anderson February 1150 Binary data connection for 37thusct.htm (165.83.122.186,1181). east Ferry February 22.

Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26.

Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro March 6-21.

Cox's Bridge March 23-24.

Advance on Raleigh April 9-14.

Occupation of Raleigh April 14.

Bennett's House April 26.

Surrender of Johnston and his army.

Duty at various points in North Carolina and in the Dept. of the South till February, 1867.

Mustered out February 11, 1867.