122nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment

March 2026 122nd US Colored Infantry Regiment Flag of the United States (1863–1865).svg Flag of the United States (1863-1865) December 31, 1864 – February 8, 1866 United States Union Infantry Siege of Petersburg thumb|277x277px|Major Alexander A. Monroe (Previously a Lieutenant of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment) The 122nd United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment of the USCT that served during the final stages of the American Civil War.122nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry https://omekas.bcplhistory.org/s/borderlands/item/10216 March 31, 2026 omekas.bcplhistory.org Service The regiment was mustered into service at Louisville, Kentucky, on December 31, 1864, they were consolidated into a battalion from three companies.Union - U.S. Colored Troops Infantry (Part 4) https://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncolinf4.htm#122 March 31, 2026 www.civilwararchive.com122nd Infantry, US Colored Troops https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/civil-war-colored-troops/infantry-86-128/122nd-infantry-us-colored-troops 2026-05-14 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center en In January 1865, the regiment was ordered to Virginia. It was attached to the XXVth Corps of the Army of the James, a corps notable for being composed of African-American troops.www.SlavesToSoldiers.org - 122nd US Colored Infantry https://www.slavestosoldiers.org/us-colored-troop-veterans/infantry-regiments/122nd-us-colored-infantry March 31, 2026 www.slavestosoldiers.org en-US The 122nd served in the defense of Portsmouth, Virginia, until February, after which they participated in siege operations at the Siege of Petersburg and Richmond. The regiment witnessed the fall of the Confederate Capital on April 2–3, 1865. They remained there for duty in Virginia through the early summer. In June 1865, the regiment was transferred to the Department of Texas to join the Army of Occupation. After traveling to Brazos Santiago, they were stationed at Brownsville and other strategic points along the Rio Grande until February, 1866. during this period, they were assigned to the Department of Texas. The regiment was mustered out of service on February 8, 1866.122nd United States Colored Troops https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/us-colored-troops/122nd-united-states-colored-troops/ 2026-06-30 The Civil War in the East en-US Commanders Colonel J. Ham Davidson (Discharged on January 17, 1866) Lieutenant Colonel David M. Laymanhttps://books.google.co.id/books?id=XUNKAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Colored&f=false Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army for the Years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65 ...: Territories of Washington, New Mexico, Nebraska, Colorado, Dakota; Veteran reserve corps, U.S. veteran volunteers (First army corps), U.S. volunteers, U.S. colored troops 1865 en Major Alexander A. Monroe (Discharged on January 17, 1866) Disbandment The regiment was officially mustered out on February 8, 1866, after serving just one year. See also List of United States Colored Troops units in the American Civil War References Category:United States Colored Troops Civil War units and formations Category:1864 establishments in Kentucky Category:1866 disestablishments in Texas Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1866 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Kentucky Category:Louisville, Kentucky, in the American Civil War Category:African-American history in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Infantry regiments of the United States Army