UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS
8th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
- Overview:
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Organized at Paducah, Ky., April 26, 1864. Attached to Paducah, Ky., District of Columbus, Ky., 16th Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to August, 1864. Paducah,
Ky., District of Columbus, Ky., Dept. of the Ohio, to February, 1865, and
Dept. of Kentucky to February, 1866.
- Service:
- Garrison duty at Paducah, Ky., till February, 1866. Operations against
Forest in Kentucky March 16 to April 14, 1864. Action at Fort Anderson,
Paducah, Ky.,
March 25, 1864. Expedition from Paducah, Ky., to Haddix Ferry July 26-27,
1864. Skirmish near Haddix Ferry August 27, 1864. Mustered out February 10,
1866.
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