115th United States Colored Infantry Regiment

115th United States Colored Infantry Regiment July 15 to October 21, 1864 – February 10, 1866 United States Union Union ArmyUnited States Colored Troops Infantry Regiment Siege of Petersburg The 115th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served with the USCT during the American Civil War. They would initially conduct garrison duty at Lexington, Kentucky, before taking part in the Siege of Petersburg-Richmond, and finally moving to Texas to conduct duty until they were mustered out of service.Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm 2026-05-18 www.nps.gov en Service The regiment was Bowling Green, Kentucky, from July 15 to October 21, 1864,115th Infantry, US Colored Troops https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/civil-war-colored-troops/infantry-86-128/115th-infantry-us-colored-troops 2026-05-18 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center en and was initially attached to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio. It was initially assigned to garrison duty at Lexington, Kentucky, until December 1865, when they were ordered to Virginia.115th United States Colored Troops https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/us-colored-troops/115th-united-states-colored-troops/ 2026-05-18 The Civil War in the East en-US115th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry https://www.omekas.bcplhistory.org/s/all/item/10691 2026-05-18 www.omekas.bcplhistory.org During January 1865, the regiment was attached to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, of the XXIII Corps and would take part in the Siege of Petersburg-Richmond. After the siege, they were sent for occupation duty in Richmond until May 1865.Union – U.S. Colored Troops Infantry (Part 4) https://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncolinf4.htm#115 2026-05-18 www.civilwararchive.com On May 20, they were sent to Texas, and from there, they would spend the rest of their service conducting duty in the District of the Rio Grande until February, 1866. The regiment was mustered out of service on February 10, 1866. Commanders Colonel George T. Elderhttps://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 James A. Johnson 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 the United States 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:Infantry regiments of the United States Army