The Civil War in the East

109th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops

 

1864

July 5

Organized at Louisville, Ky.

July-October

Duty at Louisville and Louisa, Ky. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, then 5th Division, 23rd Corps, Dept. of the Ohio

October

Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac before Petersburg and Richmond, Va. Duty at Deep Bottom and in trenches before Richmond north of the James River attached to Martindale's Provisional Brigade, 18th Corps, Army of the James

December 10

Actions at Fort Harrison

December

Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 25th Corps

1865

January

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond

March 27-28

Moved to Hatcher's Run

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29-31

Boydton Road, Hatcher's Run

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April-May

Duty at Petersburg and City Point

May 25

Embarked for Texas

June 25

Arrived Indianola, Texas

July

Duty at Indianola and at various points on the Rio Grande

1866

March 21

Mustered out