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African-American Troops: Civil War, 127th Regiment, muster roll
Wyles SC 1122
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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 .
The collection is open for research.
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[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.
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.
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