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The 29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (originally, ''29th Regiment Infantry, United States Colored Troops'') was an infantry regiment of United States Colored Troops from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ==Service== The 29th Regiment Infantry, United States Colored Troops was organized at Quincy, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on April 24, 1864. The regiment was ordered to Annapolis, Maryland on May 27, 1864 and, from there, to Alexandria, Virginia, where it was attached to the XXII Corps in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. until June, 1864; then to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, IX Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1864; to the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, IX Corps, to December, 1864; and finally to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XXV Corps. The unit saw action in the sieges of Petersburg and Richmond where it was involved in the Battle of the Crater (July 30, 1864), Battle of Globe Tavern (August 18-21, 1864), Battle of Poplar Grove Church (September 29—October 1, 1864), and Battle of Boydton Plank Road (October 27-28, 1864). Following the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign, the regiment served on the Bermuda Hundred front and at Richmond until participating in the Appomattox Campaign from March 28 through April 9, 1865. The unit was then in garrison duty with the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XXV Corps until the corps was moved to Texas in May and June, 1865. The regiment served in the Rio Grande Valley until November, 1865. The 29th Regiment Infantry, United States Colored Troops was mustered out on November 6, 1865. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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