18th United States Colored Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	18th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
Dates:	September 28, 1864, to February 21, 1866
Country:	United States
Allegiance:	United States of America Union
Branch:	Infantry

The 18th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was an African-American infantry regiment, raised in the state of Missouri, which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

Organized in Missouri at large February 1 to September 28, 1864. Unlike other African-American regiments from the State of Missouri, the regiment was mustered directly into U.S., rather than state service.

Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Department of Missouri, to December 1864. Unassigned, District of the Etowah, Department of the Cumberland, December 1864. 1st Colored Brigade, District of the Etowa, Dept. of the Cumberland, to January 1865. Unassigned, District of the Etowah, Dept. of the Cumberland, March 1865. 1st Colored Brigade, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee and Department of the Tennessee, to February 1866.

Detailed Service

Duty in District of St. Louis, Mo., and at St. Louis until November 1864. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., November 7. Moved to Paducah, Kentucky, November 7–11, thence to Nashville, Tenn. Occupation of Nashville during Hood's investment December 1–15. Battles of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. At Bridgeport, Alabama, guarding railroad until February 1865. Action at Elrod's Tan Yard January 27. At Chattanooga, Tennessee, and in District of East Tennessee until February 1866. Mustered out February 21, 1866.

Commanders

Lieutenant Colonel John J. Sears^[1]

See also

• List of Missouri Civil War Units
• List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units
• Missouri in the American Civil War
• 1st Missouri Regiment of Colored Infantry
• 2nd Missouri Regiment of Colored Infantry
• 3rd Missouri Regiment of Colored Infantry
• 4th Missouri Regiment of Colored Infantry
• Lincoln University of Missouri

References

Footnotes

Citations

Bibliography

• Book: Dobak, William A. . Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867, CMH Pub 30-24 . U.S. Army, Center of Military History . 1st . 2011 . Washington, DC . 289, 291, 294 . en . March 11, 2023 . 1239417670 . GPO SerNo 008-029-00543-3 . PDF .
• Book: Dyer, Frederick Henry . Frederick H. Dyer . A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion . Dyer Pub. Co. . . 1908 . 08697590 . B01BUFJ76Q . PDF . August 8, 2015 . 35, 248, 469, 471, 473, 1726.
• Book: . Operations in Kentucky, Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, Northern and Central Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and West Florida. January 1-June 30, 1865., Part I - Reports, Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc. . U.S. Government Printing Office . Washington, DC . 1889 . The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies . XLIX-LXI-I . 10–12 . 857196196 . 2027/coo.31924077730103 . .

External links

• slavestosoldiers.org - 18th US Colored Infantry
• The Civil War Archive
• Web site discussing the organization of Missouri "Colored Infantry", including discussions of conditions at Benton Barracks during the winter of 1863-1864. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/ct.htm
• Web side discussing participation of veterans of Missouri's Civil War African-American regiments in the founding of Lincoln University. http://www.buffalosoldier.net/62nd65thRegimentsU.S.ColoredInfantry.htm
• Lincoln University web site discussing the role of veterans of Missouri's African-American regiments in the establishment of the University. http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/about-lincoln/our-history
• Link to waymarking site for the Soldier-Founder's Memorial at Lincoln University. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5QWY

Notes and References

1. Web site: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas, Vol. 1. - 1861-1865 . ksgenweb.org . 2024-07-22.