The 47th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized from the 8th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent) in March 1864. Commanded by Colonel Hiram Scofield, it fought in Mississippi and Florida, including at the Battle of Fort Blakely in April 1865. The regiment was mustered out on January 5, 1866. During the war it lost one officer and thirty enlisted men either killed or mortally wounded and three officers and 398 enlisted men by disease, for a total of 432.
47th, united, states, colored, infantry, regiment, some, this, article, listed, sources, reliable, please, help, improve, this, article, looking, better, more, reliable, sources, unreliable, citations, challenged, removed, july, 2013, learn, when, remove, this. Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help improve this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The 47th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U S C T infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War It was organized from the 8th Louisiana Infantry African Descent in March 1864 Commanded by Colonel Hiram Scofield it fought in Mississippi and Florida including at the Battle of Fort Blakely in April 1865 The regiment was mustered out on January 5 1866 During the war it lost one officer and thirty enlisted men either killed or mortally wounded and three officers and 398 enlisted men by disease for a total of 432 See also editList of United States Colored Troops Civil War unitsSources editLest We Forget website page nbsp nbsp This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 47th United States Colored Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1025540974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
