7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)

7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
Active	1863–1864
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	USA
Branch	Union Army, American Civil War
Type	Infantry

The 7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent) was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas and mustered out March 13, 1866.^[1]

Service in the District of Vicksburg

The regiment was first organized and on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana for 60 days from July 10 to August 6, 1863.^[2] The regiment was organized once more at Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs, Mississippi and Island No.10, in December 1863^[3] and was on post duty at Vicksburg until March 1864. The unit was involved in a skirmish at Vidalia, Louisiana on February 7, 1864.^[4]

64th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops

The designation of the unit was changed to the 64th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops on March 11, 1864.^[5][6]

See also

• List of Louisiana Union Civil War units

References

1. "Union Regimental Histories: United States Colored Troops Infantry". The Civil War Archive. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
2. Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.
3. Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.
4. United States. War Dept. (1891). The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. ; Series 1 - Volume 34 (Part I). Washington: Govt. Print. Off. p. 129.
5. United Nations Library (2006). Bibliography Of State Participation In The Civil War, 1861-1866. Martino Publishing. ISBN 1-57898-519-6.
6. Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.