The Civil War in the East

127th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops

 

1864

August 23 to September 10

Organized at Camp William Penn, Philadelphia, Pa.

September

Ordered to City Point, Va. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James

September-April

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va.

September 29-30

Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights

September 29

Fort Harrison

October 13

Darbytown Road

October 27-28

Battle of Fair Oaks

November-March

Duty in trenches north of the James River before Richmond. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps

December

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

1865

March 27-28

Moved to Hatcher's Run

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29-31

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-June

Duty at Petersburg and City Point

June and July

Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas

July-October

Duty at various points on the Rio Grande

October 20

Mustered out