97th United States (Colored) Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized April 4, 1864, from 3rd United States Corps de Afrique Engineers. Attached to Provisional Brigade, 13th Corps, Texas, Dept. of the Gulf, to February, 1864. Engineer Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1864. United States Forces, Mobile Bay, Dept. of the Gulf, to November, 1st Brigade, District of West Florida, to February, 1865. 3rd Brigade, District of West Florida, to March, 1865. Engineer Brigade, Military Division West Mississippi, to June, 1865. Unattached, Dept. of the Gulf, to April, 1866.
SERVICE.--
- March 10-May 22, 1864 -
The Red River Campaign- March 14-26, 1864 -
Advance from Franklin, Louisiana to Alexandria, Louisiana - Built bridge over Red River at Grand Ecore April 12.
- Constructed rifle pits and Abatis about Grand Ecore April 13-19.
- Repair road from Grand Ecore to Cane River, and crossing over Cane River April 19-20.
- Lower Crossing of Cane River April 22.
- April 30-May 10, 1864 -
Damming of Alexandria, Louisiana - May 13-20, 1864 -
Retreat from Alexandria, Louisiana to Morganza, Louisiana
- March 14-26, 1864 -
Marksville May 16. Operations about Yellow Bayou May 17-20. Fatigue duty at Morganza until June 20. Ordered to New Orleans, La., June 20. Duty in District of Carrollton until August. Moved to Mobile Bay, Ala., August 20. Duty at Mobile Point and Dauphin Island until February, 1865. In District of Florida until March, 1865. Campaign against Mobile and its Defenses March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 9. Duty in the Fortifications of Mobile and at various points in the Dept. of the Gulf until April, 1866. Mustered out April 6, 1866.
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Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 750, 751, 752, 753, 1737)
