The First Regiment of United States Colored Troops lost 4 officers and 67 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 113 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1863 |
May 19 - June 30 |
Organized in the District of Columbia |
July |
Ordered to Dept. of Virginia. Duty at Norfolk, Portsmouth and Yorktown, Va. attached to United States Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
October |
Attached to United States Forces, Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
December 5-24 |
Expedition from Norfolk to South Mills, Camden Court House, etc., N. C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, then 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps |
1864 |
April |
Attached to 1st Brigade, Hincks' Colored Division, 18th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
June |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps |
May 4-June 15 |
Butler's operations south of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond, Va. |
May 24 |
Action at Wilson's Wharf |
June 15-18 |
Assaults on Petersburg |
June 16 - December 7 |
Siege of Petersburg and Richmond |
July 30 |
Explosion of Mine, Petersburg |
September 28-30 |
Demonstration on north side of the James River; Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights |
September 29 |
Fort Harrison |
October 27-28 |
Battle of Fair Oaks |
December 7-27 |
Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. |
January 7-15 |
2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, N, C. |
1865 |
January 15 |
Assault on and capture of Fort Fisher |
January 19 |
Sugar Loaf Hill |
February 11 |
Sugar Loaf Battery |
February 18-20 |
Fort Anderson |
February 22 |
Northeast Ferry and Capture of Wilmington |
March 1-April 26 |
Campaign of the Carolinas. Attched to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina. |
March 6-21 |
Advance on Goldsboro |
March 21 |
Occupation of Goldsboro |
March 23-24 |
Cox's Bridge |
April 9-13 |
Advance on Raleigh |
April 13 |
Occupation of Raleigh |
April 26 |
Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
May-Septmber |
Duty in the Dept. of North Carolina |
September 29 |
Mustered out
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