The 33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment of the

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...

during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. It was re-organized from the colored 1st South Carolina Infantry in February 1864. It served with the

Department of the South The Department of the South was a military department of the United States Army that existed in several iterations in the 19th century during and after the American Civil War. 1862–65 After the first 11 months of the American Civil War, startin ...

in South Carolina until it was mustered out on January 31, 1866. Henry E. Hayne, the future

Secretary of State of South Carolina The secretary of state of South Carolina is an elected position that is responsible to maintain clear records of statewide corporations, supply to the public with customer service, and administrate the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act. Since ...

, served as the regiment's commissary sergeant.

Sources

South Carolina Civil War soldiers

External links

* United States Colored Troops Civil War units and formations Units and formations of the Union Army from South Carolina Military units and formations established in 1864 1864 establishments in South Carolina Military units and formations disestablished in 1866 {{AmericanCivilWar-unit-stub

See also

Sources

External links