116th United States Colored Troops

1864
June 6 – July 12	Organized at Camp Nelson, Ky.
July	Duty at Camp Nelson attached to Military District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio. Defense of Camp Nelson and Hickman’s Bridge against Forest’s attack.
September 27	Ordered to join Army of the James in Virginia. Attached to 10th Corps, Army of the James
October	Duty at City Point, Va.
October 23	Moved to Deep Bottom
October 23 – April 2	Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond
October 27-28	Operations on north side of the James River before Richmond
November	Fatigue duty at Deep Bottom, Dutch Gap and in trenches before Richmond attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps
December	Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 25th Corps
1865
March 27-28	Moved to Hatcher’s Run
March 28-April 9	Appomattox Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 25th Corps
March 29-31	Boydton Road, 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 at Petersburg
May 25	Embarked at City Point, Va.
June 22	Arrived Brazos Santiago and attached to Dept. of Texas
June 24	March to White’s Ranch
June	Duty at Rome, Texas
1866
February	In Sub-District, Lower Rio Grande
September	At New Orleans, La. attached to Dept. of the Gulf
1867
January 17	Mustered out at Louisville, Ky.