29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military United States Colored Troops in the Civil War 29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Quincy, Illinois., April 24, 1864. Ordered to Annapolis, Maryland, May 27, 1864, thence to Alexandria, Virginia. Attached to Defences of Washington, D.C., 22nd Corps, to June, 1864. Mustered out November 6, 1865.

Six Companies Organazied April 24, 1864 Four Companies Organized October 23, 1864-January 1, 1865.

The Civil War Soldiers Sailors System list 2,072 men serving in this regiment.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A Company B Company C Company D Company E Company F Company G Company H Company I ? Company J Company K

Company "F" Company F was a Wisconsin Contingent of volunteers. Served in the Battle of Crater, Petersburg Campaign, the Bermudda Hudred Campaign, The Richmond Campaign, The Appomattox Campaign and the Rio Grande Campaign.

Roster of Wisconin's only unit of Black Civil War Soldiers. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=995

Other Sources
National Park Service, searchable by soldiers namesThe Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

FamilySearch Wiki: Illinois in the Civil War and Virginia in the Civil War