50th United States Colored Infantry Regiment

Arthur Thomas King, Captain of the 50th Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops

The 50th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized from the 12th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent) in March 1864. It served in various posts in the Department of the Gulf and fought in the Battle of Fort Blakely in April 1865. It was mustered out on March 20, 1866.

See also

List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units

Sources

An Abbreviated History of the 50th United States Colored Troops Infantry Regiment

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