The 2nd United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, […]

The 1st United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, […]

Organized at Huntsville, Ala., and Memphis, Tenn., October, 1862. Attached to Cavalry Brigade, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, January to March, 1863. Cavalry Brigade, District of Corinth, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 16th […]

JANUARY January 8, 1861 in Fort Barrancas, Florida – On January 8, the Union garrison at Fort Barrancas fired on a party of Confederates who were trying to move on the fort. The Confederates were quickly driven away. APRIL April 25, 1861 near Indianola, Texas – On April 25, a force of Union troops, commanded […]

JANUARY January 1, 1862 in Dayton, Missouri – On January 1, a Union expedition was sent from Morristown to Dayton. Once they arrived in Dayton, the Confederates had already left. Orders were given to the Union commander, Lt. Col. D.R. Anthony of the 1st Kansas Cavalry, to destroy the town, which he did. January 3, 1862 […]

JANUARY January 2, 1863 in Jonesville, Virginia – On January 2, Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter’s Union force were riding towards Jonesville. They were heading to the foot of the Cumberland Mountains. Brig. Gen. Humphrey Marshall had 2 Confederate companies near Jonesville and attempted to block Carter’s advance. The 2nd Michigan Cavalry drove the Confederates […]

JANUARY January 3, 1863 in Salem, Virginia – On January 3, a group of Federals from the 1st Maine Cavalry and the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry spotted a group of Confederate raiders in Salem. They attacked the raiders and sent them scattering into the nearby woods. January 4, 1864 in Warrenton, Virginia – On January 4, […]

JANUARY January 15, 1865 near Charleston Harbor, South Carolina – On January 15, the Union monitor, USS Patapsco, was on its mission of dragging for torpedoes in the Charleston harbor area. The Confederates had been placing and hiding the torpedoes in the area for some time. During Patapsco’s mission, it accidently struck a torpedo. Within […]

Besides the traditional North and South  methods of naming wars, many of the battles in the civil war carried other names by which they came to be known.  The following is a partial list of names with links to the battle page. “Yankee Outrage at Tampa” Allegheny Mountain, Battle of Armstrong’s Mill Athens, Battle of […]