101st United States Colored Infantry Regiment

September 2026 101st United States Colored Infantry Regiment from September 16, 1864 to August 5, 1865 - January 21, 1866 United States Union Union ArmyUnited States Colored Troops Infantry Affair at Scottsboro, AlabamaAffair at Stevenson's Gap, Alabama The 101st U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that was a part of the USCT during the American Civil War. The regiment primarily conducted duty in the state of Tennessee before being mustered out. Organization On October 10, 1864, Colonel R.D Mussey Jr, Commissioner for Organization of Colored Troops,Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Volume 23, 1892, Edited by Clarke, Robert. in a report to Nashville, stated that in February 1864, Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas authorized the formation of a "laboring regiment" to be composed of men only fit for garrison duty.2016-11-27 101st U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment – Tennessee & the Civil War https://tngenweb.org/civilwar/101st-u-s-colored-infantry-regiment/ 2026-05-13 en-US The regiment was organized at large in the state of Tennessee from September 16, 1864, to August 5, 1865.101st Infantry, US Colored Troops https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/civil-war-colored-troops/infantry-86-128/101st-infantry-us-colored-troops 2026-05-13 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center en On September 25, 1864, Brigadier General John F. Miller, listed the 101st, as organizing, initially with 300 men, as one of the regiments not attached to the garrison troops. Service thumb|Picture of Brigadier General Hylan B. Lyon On October 10, 1864, Captain Ben S. Nicklin of the 13th Indiana Battery, sent Lieutenant Gable, along with 15 men from the 101st, to the South Tunnel, to guard against guerilla attacks. On the same day, Colonel Mussey reported that the regiment now had 600 men, and had already conducted fatigue duty, and had also furnished the guards for the contraband camps at Nashville and Clarksville. He said that "I have endeavored to select as officers for the 101st, from whom chiefly came the superintendents for the contraband camps, men who have had previous experience in their old regiments as quartermaster or commissary sergeants, as possessing a better knowledge of business than other applicants.” On January 8, 1865, Company E under Lieutenant John E. Hull, who was commanding a detachment of the regiment, guarding the water tanks at Scottsboro, Alabama,Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm 2026-05-13 www.nps.gov enAll Known Battles & Skirmishes During the American Civil War - 1865 https://www.carolana.com/NC/Civil_War/civil_war_battles_skirmishes_1865.htm 2026-05-13 www.carolana.com were under attack by Confederate forces under Brigadier General H.B Lyon, despite holding the depot for some time, they were forced to retreat under artillery fire to Larkinsville, Alabama, losing 6 men wounded in the process. On March 19, 1865, a Confederate attack on a garrison at Stevenson's Gap, Alabamawww.SlavesToSoldiers.org - 101 US Colored Infantry https://www.slavestosoldiers.org/us-colored-troop-veterans/infantry-regiments/101-us-colored-infantry 2026-05-13 www.slavestosoldiers.org en-US resulted in 9 men of the regiment being captured. On July 1, 1865, an order was issued that relived the 101st from further duty at Clarksville, and the regiment was mustered out of service on January 21, 1866. Notable commanders Colonel Robert W. BarnardHistory Glover Park 2011-06-17 Col. Robert W. Barnard https://gloverparkhistory.com/estates-and-farms/normanstone/col-robert-w-barnard/ 2026-05-21 Glover Park History en-US See also List of United States Colored Troops units in the American Civil War References External links Headquarters of the United States Colored Troops Category:United States Colored Troops Civil War units and formations Category:1864 establishments in Tennessee 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 Tennessee Category:Infantry regiments of the United States Army