UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS
3rd Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
- Overview:
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Organized from 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated
2nd United States Colored Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 3rd Heavy Artillery
April 26, 1864. Attached to District of Memphis, Tenn., Dept. of Tennessee,
to June, 1864. Memphis, Tenn., District of West Tennessee, to July, 1865.
2nd Infantry Brigade, District of West Tennessee, to September, 1865. District
of West Tennessee to April, 1866.
- Service:
- Served as garrison at Fort Pickering, and in Defences of Memphis,
Tenn., and in District of West Tennessee till April, 1866. Mustered out April
30, 1866.
Predecessor unit:
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS.
1st REGIMENT HEAVY ARTILLERY (AFRICAN DESCENT).
Organized at Memphis, Tenn., June, 1863. Attached to 1st Brigade, 5th Division,
District of Memphis, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to April, 1864.
Post and garrison duty at Memphis, and at Fort Pickering, Defences of Memphis,
June, 1863, to April, 1864. Designation changed to 3rd United States Colored
Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864 (which see).
- Soldiers:
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