12th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
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The 12th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent) was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


African Brigade

The regiment was organized between May and July 1863 and was attached to the African Brigade in the Northeast Louisiana District until July 1863. The unit was posted at Vicksburg, Mississippi until March 1864.


50th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops

The designation of the regiment was changed to 50th Regiment Infantry,
U.S. 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 within the units. They were first recruited during ...
on March 11, 1864.


See also

* List of Louisiana Union Civil War units


References

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