The Civil War in the East

31st Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops

 

The 31st Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops lost 3 officers and 48 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 123 enlisted men to disease during the Cvil War.

 

1864

April 29

Organized at Hart's Island, N.Y.

May

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac

May-June

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River, Va. Guard trains of the Army of the Potomac through the Wilderness.

June 2-12

Battles about Cold Harbor

June 15-19

Before Petersburg

June 16 - April 2

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg

August 18-21

Weldon Railroad

September

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Corps

September 28

Fort Sedgwick

October 27-28

Hatcher's Run

November-March

On the Bermuda front

December

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 25th Corps

1865

March 26-28

Moved to Hatcher's Run

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29-31

Hatcher's Run

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April-May

Duty in the Dept. of Virginia

May-June

Moved to Texas, and duty on the Rio Grande assigned to Dept. of Texas.

November 7

Mustered out