10th Louisiana Colored Infantry Regiment

Infantry regiment of the Union Army 10th Louisiana Colored Infantry Regiment 1863–1864 United States 1864 23px Union Infantry Regiment American Civil War Battle of Milliken's Bend The 10th Louisiana Colored Infantry Regiment was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Dyer Frederick Henry Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories T. Yoseloff 1908 New York https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text.jsp?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0146%3Achapter%3D16%3Aregiment%3DLA8 United Nations Library Bibliography Of State Participation In The Civil War, 1861-1866 Martino Publishing 2006 1-57898-519-6 It was composed primarily of freed or escaped slaves from Louisiana's plantations and was commanded by white officers. In March, 1864 the regiment was redesignated as the 48th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. Vicksburg Campaign The 10th Louisiana was organized at Lake Providence and Goodrich Landing, Louisiana, between May 6 and August 8, 1863. In early June, the regiment fought at the Battle of Milliken's Bend, which was one of the earliest battles involving Black Union soldiers.Dobak William A. Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops 1862-1867 2011 Center of Military History, US Army 143 978-1-5107-2022-0 https://books.google.com/books?id=q2WCDwAAQBAJ Following the Union victories in the Vicksburg Campaign, the 10th Louisiana was attached to the Goodrich Landing post until January 1864, and at Vicksburg until March 1864. Yazoo River Expedition The regiment participated in the Yazoo River Expedition between February and March, 1864.United States War Department 1895 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Vol. 32 Serial 57 Washington DC Government Printing Office 332 https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/057/0332 The 10th Louisiana was dispatched to support Union troops during a skirmish at Yazoo City on March 5, but they arrived too late to take part in that battle.United States War Department 1895 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Vol. 32 Serial 57 Washington DC Government Printing Office 325 https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/057/0325 48th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops 48th United States Colored Infantry Regiment The regiment was designated the 48th Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops on March 11, 1864.8 221 The 48th fought at the Battle of Fort Blakeley in April 1865, guarded the Texas-Mexico border after the war, and was mustered out of service on January 4, 1866. Commanding officers Commanding officers of the 10th Louisiana Colored Infantry: Colonel Frederick M. CrandalUnited States War Department 1895 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Vol. 32 Serial 58 Washington DC Government Printing Office 305 https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/058/0305 Lieutenant Colonel Van Eps Young See also American Civil War List of Louisiana Union Civil War units References External links 10th Louisiana Infantry, African Descent – Vicksburg National Military Park Infantry, 010 Louisiana Infantry, 010 Category:Military units and formations established in 1863 Category:1863 establishments in Louisiana Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1864