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4th United States Colored Infantry Regiment

Index 4th United States Colored Infantry Regiment

The 4th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was an African American unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. [1]

52 relations: African Americans, Alfred B. Hilton, American Civil War, Appomattox River, Baltimore, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Battle of Okinawa, Battle of Seven Pines, Battle of the Crater, Battle of Wilmington, Benjamin Butler, Bennett Place, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, Bottoms Bridge, Virginia, Carolinas Campaign, Charles Veale, Christian Fleetwood, Confederate States of America, Dutch Gap, First Battle of Fort Fisher, Fort Fisher, Fort Monroe, Goldsboro, North Carolina, Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, Infantry, James River, Joseph E. Johnston, King and Queen County, Virginia, List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units, Mathews County, Virginia, Medal of Honor, Middlesex County, Virginia, North Carolina, Petersburg, Virginia, Raleigh, North Carolina, Regiment, Richmond, Virginia, Second Battle of Fort Fisher, Second Battle of Petersburg, Siege of Petersburg, Spring Hill, Virginia, Union Army, United States, United States Army, United States Colored Troops, Virginia, William Tecumseh Sherman, Wilmington, North Carolina, X Corps (Union Army), XVIII Corps (Union Army), ..., XXV Corps (Union Army), Yorktown, Virginia. Expand index (2 more) »

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Alfred B. Hilton

Alfred B. Hilton (1842 – October 21, 1864) was an African American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Appomattox River

The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Battle of Chaffin's Farm

The Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights, also known as Laurel Hill and combats at Forts Harrison, Johnson, and Gilmer, was fought in Virginia on September 29–30, 1864, as part of the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.

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Battle of Okinawa

The (Uchinaa ikusa), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Battle of Seven Pines

The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.

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Battle of the Crater

The Battle of the Crater was a battle of the American Civil War, part of the Siege of Petersburg.

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Battle of Wilmington

The Battle of Wilmington was fought February 11–22, 1865, during the American Civil War, mostly outside the city of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Benjamin Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was a major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer and businessman from Massachusetts.

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Bennett Place

Bennett Place, sometimes known as Bennett Farm, in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, was the site, in late April 1865, of the largest surrender of Confederate soldiers ending the American Civil War, on April 26, 1865.

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Bermuda Hundred, Virginia

Bermuda Hundred was the first incorporated town in the English colony of Virginia.

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Bottoms Bridge, Virginia

Bottoms Bridge is a small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.

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Carolinas Campaign

The Carolinas Campaign was the final campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.

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Charles Veale

Charles Veale or Veal was an African American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.

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Christian Fleetwood

Christian Abraham Fleetwood (July 21, 1840 – September 28, 1914), was an African American non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, an editor, a musician, and a government official.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.

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Dutch Gap

Dutch Gap is located on the James River in Chesterfield County, Virginia; it was started as a canal by Union forces during the American Civil War to cut off a curl of the river controlled by Confederate forts.

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First Battle of Fort Fisher

The First Battle of Fort Fisher was a naval siege in the American Civil War, when the Union tried to capture the fort guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, the South's last major Atlantic port.

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Fort Fisher

Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War.

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Fort Monroe

Fort Monroe (also known as the Fort Monroe National Monument) is a decommissioned military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States.

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Goldsboro, North Carolina

Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.

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Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (January 14, 1836 – December 4, 1881) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general.

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Infantry

Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces.

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James River

The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Joseph E. Johnston

Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3, 1807 – March 21, 1891) was a career United States Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), and Seminole Wars.

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King and Queen County, Virginia

King and Queen County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia, located in that state's Middle Peninsula on the eastern edge of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area.

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List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units

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Mathews County, Virginia

Mathews County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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Middlesex County, Virginia

Middlesex County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Second Battle of Fort Fisher

The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a successful assault by the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps against Fort Fisher, south of Wilmington, North Carolina, near the end of the American Civil War in January 1865.

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Second Battle of Petersburg

The Second Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Assault on Petersburg, was fought June 15–18, 1864, at the beginning of the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign (popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg).

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Siege of Petersburg

The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War.

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Spring Hill, Virginia

Spring Hill is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.

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Union Army

During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Colored Troops

The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed primarily of African-American (colored) soldiers, although members of other minority groups also served with the units.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.

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Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States.

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X Corps (Union Army)

X Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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XVIII Corps (Union Army)

XVIII Corps was a North Carolina corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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XXV Corps (Union Army)

XXV Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Yorktown, Virginia

Yorktown is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Virginia, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_United_States_Colored_Infantry_Regiment

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