UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS
62nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
- Overview:
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Organized March 11, 1864, from 1st Missouri Colored Infantry. Attached to
District of St. Louis, Dept. of Missouri, to March, 1864. District of Baton
Rouge, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864. Provisional Brigade, District
of Morganza, Dept. of the Gulf, to September, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division,
United States Colored Troops, District of Morganza, Dept. of the Gulf, to
September, 1864. Port Hudson, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to September, 1864.
Brazos Santiago, Texas, to October, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, United
States Colored Troops, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864. Brazos Santiago,
Texas, to June, 1865. Dept. of Texas to March, 1866.
- Service:
- -Ordered to Baton Rouge, La., March 23, 1864, and duty there till
June. Ordered to Morganza, La., and duty there till September. Expedition
from Morganza to Bayou Sara September 6-7. Ordered to Brazos Santiago, Texas,
September, and duty there till May, 1865. Expedition from Brazos Santiago
May 11-14. Action at Palmetto Ranch May 12-13, 1865. White's Ranch May 13.
Last action of the war. Duty at various points in Texas till March, 1866.
Ordered to St. Louis via New Orleans, La. Mustered out March 31, 1866.
Predecessor unit:
MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS.
1st REGIMENT COLORED INFANTRY.
Organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., December 7-14, 1863. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., to January, 1864. Ordered to Port Hudson, La. Designation changed to 62nd Regiment United States Colored Troops March 11, 1864 (which see).
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