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79th United States Colored Regiment Infantry.

Old.

Organized April 4, 1864, from 7th Corps de Afrique Infantry.

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Corps de Afrique, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864.

2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Corps de Afrique, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864.

Service.

Post and garrison duty at Port Hudson, La., till April 17, 1864, and at Fort Pike and Fort Macomb, Defenses of New Orleans, till July, 1864.

Broken up July 28, 1864, and transferred to 75th United States Colored Troops. A new 79th United States Colored Troops ordered organized by consolidation of 80th and 83rd United States Colored Troops at New Orleans, La., July, 1864, but not completed.

New.

Organized from 1st Kansas Colored Infantry December 13, 1864.

Attached to 2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to January, 1865.

Colored Brigade, 7th Corps, to February, 1865.

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Corps, to August, 1865.

Dept. of Arkansas to October, 1865.

Service.

Duty at Fort Smith, Ark., till January, 1865.

Skirmish at Ivey's Ford January 8.

Ordered to Little Rock January 16.

Skirmish at Clarksville, Ark., January 18.

Duty at Little Rock, Ark., till July, and at Pine Bluff till October.

Mustered out at Pine Bluff, Ark., October 1, 1865, and discharged at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, October 30, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 183 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 165 Enlisted men by disease. Total 354.

1908.

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