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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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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
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

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