Guide to the African-American Troops: Civil War, 127th Regiment, muster roll Wyles SC 1122

Finding aid prepared by Special Collections staff, 2015.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2015 June 5


Title: African-American Troops: Civil War, 127th Regiment, muster roll
Identifier/Call Number: Wyles SC 1122
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.02 linear feet (1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1864-1865
Abstract: One large folded document (muster roll) in folder. For the "127th Regiment (Company D) of Colored Troops" under the comand of Captain F. (Franklin) Cogswell. Contains information related to enlistment, deportment, payroll .
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], African-American Troops: Civil War, 127th Regiment, muster roll, Wyles SC 1122. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Historical Note

127th Regiment Infantry: Organized at Camp William Penn, Philadelphia, Pa., August 23 to September 10, 1864. Ordered to City Point, Va., September, 1864. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 25th Corps and Dept. of Texas, to October, 1865.
Service: Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va., September, 1864, to April, 1865. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 29-30. Fort Harrison September 29. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches north of the James River before Richmond until March, 1865. Moved to Hatcher's Run March 27-28. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run March 29-31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty at Petersburg and City Point until June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June and July. Duty at various points on the Rio Grande until October. Mustered out October 20, 1865.

Scope and Content

One large folded document (muster roll) in folder. For the "127th Regiment (Company D) of Colored Troops" under the comand of Captain F. (Franklin) Cogswell. Contains information related to enlistment, deportment, payroll .

Subjects and Indexing Terms

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Muster rolls
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 127th (1864-1865) Company D -- Officials and employees
Cogswell, Franklin, Captain -- Officials and employees

Folder 1

Civil War, 127th Regiment, muster roll 1864-1865