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4th United States Colored Infantry Regiment

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The 4th was mustered out on May 4, 1866, after about three years of existence. The regiment lost a total of 292 men during its service; three officers and 102 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and one officer and 186 enlisted men died of disease.
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from January 7 to January 15, 1865, where the regiment was involved in the assault and capture of the fort. The 4th then participated in several other engagements in the area,
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and defended the fort against an attack on May 20.9 From June to December 1864, the 4th Regiment participated in the
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Company E, 4th US Colored Troops, Fort Lincoln, 11-17-1865. Library of Congress link at
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on July 30. Later, the 4th moved towards Richmond and took part in an engagement at
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In May 1864, the 4th left Yorktown and took part in Brigadier General
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at Fort Anderson from February 18 to February 20, and the capture of
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on October 27 and October 28. Three men of the regiment received the
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Military unit on the Union side during the American Civil War
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on March 23 and March 24 and participated in the advance on
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United States Colored Troops Civil War units and formations
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In March 1865, the 4th Regiment was reassigned to the
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In December the unit was assigned to the newly formed
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on May 4 and served the rest of Butler's campaign at
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1866
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List of United States Colored Troops Civil War Units
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4th Regiment United States Colored Infantry


United States
Army
Infantry
XVIII Corps
XXV Corps
X Corps
African-American
Union Army
American Civil War
United States Colored Troops
regiment
Virginia
North Carolina
Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
Fort Fisher
Wilmington, North Carolina
Carolinas Campaign
Baltimore, Maryland
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Yorktown, Virginia
XVIII Corps
Mathews County
Wistar's Expedition
Richmond
New Kent Court House
Bottom's Bridge

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