United States Regiments & Batteries * United States Colored Troops
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1864
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| February 8 | Organized from 2nd North Carolina Colored Infantry. |
| February-April | Duty at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va. Attached to U.S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina. |
| April | At Point Lookout, Md., guarding prisoners. Attached to District of St. Marys, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| April 12-14 |
Expedition from Point Lookout to Westmoreland County |
| May 11-14 |
Expedition from Point Lookout to Rappahannock River |
| June | Attached to Army of the James |
| June 11-21 |
Expedition to Pope’s Creek |
| July 1-3 | Moved from Point Lookout to Bermuda Hundred, Va. |
| July 3 – April 2 |
Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va. |
| August | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps |
| September 29-30 |
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market HeightsTwo men were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions
Private James Gardiner of Company I, “Rushed in advance of his brigade, shot a rebel officer who was on the parapet rallying his men, and then ran him through with his bayonet.” |
| October 27-28 |
Battle of Fair Oaks |
| November 17 | Dutch Gap |
| December 18 | Indiantown, Sandy Creek, N. C. (Detachment) |
| December | Duty north of James River before Richmond attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, then 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps |
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1865
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| March 27-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| April 3 | Occupation of Richmond |
| April | Duty in Dept. of Virginia |
| May 24-June 6 | Moved to Texas |
| June | Duty along the Rio Grande, Texas, and at various points in Texas |
| 1866 | |
| October 28 | Mustered out |
Coporal Miles James of Company B, “Having had his arm mutilated, making immediate amputation necessary, he loaded and discharged his piece with one hand and urged his men forward; this within 30 yards of the enemy’s works.”