UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS
83rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Old Organization)
- Overview:
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Organized April 4, 1864, from 11th Corps de Afrique Infantry. Attached to
1st Brigade, 1st Division, Corps de Afrique, Dept. of the Gulf, to July,
1864. Garrison duty at Port Hudson, La. Broken up July 28, 1864.
Predecessor unit:
CORPS DE AFRIQUE.-UNITED STATES COLORED VOLUNTEERS.
11th REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Organized at Port Hudson, La., August 17, 1863. Attached to Garrison, Port Hudson, La., to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Corps de Afrique, Dept. of the Gulf, to April, 1864.
- Service:
- Garrison duty at Port Hudson, La., till April, 1864. Skirmishes at Waterproof, La., February 14-15, 1864. Designation of Regiment changed to 83rd United States Colored Troops April 4, 1864 (which see).
- Soldiers:
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