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| Guide to U. S. Colored Troops Regimental Designations – Cavalry Regiments |
This reference chart was produced by Special Collections staff to bring together information regarding the organization and redesignations of U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) regiments. This is important to researchers working with USCT records in much the same way that the knowledge of a woman's maiden and previously held married names is important when researching her life. Records or family tradition may record a soldier's service—but if his regiment is listed by a prior name rather than the final name, then further research may be stymied.
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U.S. Colored Troops – Cavalry
Regimental Designation Information
- Each listing in italics is a cross reference to the final name designation for that regiment.
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Reference notations in parentheses are located at the end of each bulleted fact or set of facts citing the source(s) of that information
(See codes & sources at end of chart.)
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| Regiment |
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| 1st Cavalry, Corps d’Afrique |
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See 4th USCT – Cavalry |
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- (C1: 245, 246; C3: 1718, 1721; T:3) |
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| 1st Miss. Cavalry, (African Descent) |
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See 3rd USCT – Cavalry |
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- (C1: 175, 246; C3: 1343, 1720; T:3) |
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| 1st USCT – Cavalry |
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22 Dec 1863 – Organized at Camp Hamilton, Va. |
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- (C1: 246; C3: 1720; S89: 101–109; T: 3) |
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| 2nd USCT – Cavalry |
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22 Dec 1863 – Organized at Fort Monroe, Va. |
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- (C3: 1720) |
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22 Dec 1863 – Organized at Fortress Monroe, Va. |
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- (C1: 246) |
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Other Sources: (S89: 110–117; T: 3) |
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| 3rd USCT – Cavalry |
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9 Oct 1863 – 1st Miss. Cavalry (African Descent) organized at Vicksburg, Miss. |
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- (C1: 175; C3: 1343) |
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11 Mar 1864 – 1st Miss. Cavalry (African Descent) redesignated as 3rd USCT Cavalry |
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- (C1: 175, 246; C3: 1343, 1720) |
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Other Sources: (S89: 117–140; T: 3) |
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| 4th USCT – Cavalry |
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12 Sept 1863 – 1st Cavalry, Corps d’Afrique organized at New Orleans, La. |
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- (C1: 245; C3: 1718) |
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4 Apr 1864 – 1st Cavalry, Corps d’Afrique redesignated as 4th USCT Cavalry |
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- (C1: 245, 246; C3: 1718, 1721) |
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Other Sources: (S89: 141–146; T: 3) |
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| 5th Mass. Cavalry (Colored) |
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Organized at Camp Meigs, Readville |
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- (C3: 1240) |
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9 Jan–5 May 1864 – Organized at Readville, Mass. |
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(C1: 155) |
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Other Sources: (S89: 157–170; T: 3) |
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| 5th USCT – Cavalry |
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24 Oct 1864 – Organized at Camp Nelson, Ky. |
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- (C1: 247; C3: 1721) |
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Other Sources: (S89: 146–156; T: 3) |
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| 6th USCT – Cavalry |
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24 Oct 1864 – Organized at Camp Nelson, Ky. |
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- (C1: 247; C3: 1721) |
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Other Sources: (S89: 170–173; T: 3) |
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Reference Codes and Sources:
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C = |
Dyer, Frederick H. Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, [Vol. I, Regimental Index and Vol. III, Regimental Histories] |
T = |
National Archives Special List 33, Tabular Analysis of the Records of the U.S. Colored Troops and their Predecessor Units in the National Archives of the United States.
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S = |
Hewett, Janet B., ed. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Part II, Record of Events. Wilmington, N.C.: Broadfoot Publishing, 1998.
[The content of the Record of Events in Part II was transcribed from National Archives microfilm publication M594, Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units In Volunteer Union Organizations.]
This is a multi-volume set and the number following the "S" indicates the specific volume within Part II.
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Guide to U.S. Colored Troops Regimental Designations
Introduction • Artillery • Cavalry • Infantry
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Modified:
26 August 2008
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