45th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops

1864

June 13 to August 19

Organized at Philadelphia, Pa.

July

Four Companies moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to Provisional Brigade, Casey's Division, 22nd Corps, and garrison duty at Arlington Heights, Va. until March

September 20

Six Companies moved to City Point, Va. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James.

September 28-30

Demonstration on north side of the James River and battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights

September 29

Fort Harrison

October 18

Darbytown Road

October 27-28

Battle of Fair Oaks

November-March

In trenches before Richmond

December

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

1865

March 14

Four companies detached to Washington rejoined Regiment at Chaffin's Farm, Va.

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

Duty at Petersburg and City Point

May and June

Moved to Texas

June-September

Duty at Edinburg on Mexican Frontier

September 8

At Brownsville, Texas

November 4

Mustered out