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60th United States Colored Regiment Infantry.

Organized March 11, 1864, from 1st Iowa Colored Infantry.

Attached to District of Eastern Arkansas, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to April, 1865.

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

Dept. of Arkansas to October, 1865.


Service.

Post and garrison duty at Helena, Ark., till April, 1865.

Expedition from Helena to Big Creek July 25, 1864.

Action at Wallace's Ferry, Big Creek, July 26.

Expedition to Kent's Landing August 11-13.

Expedition up White River August 29-September 3 (Cos. “C” and “F” ).

Scout to Alligator Bayou September 9-14 (Detachment).

Scouts to Alligator Bayou September 22-28 and October 1-4.

Expedition to Harbert's Plantation, Miss., January 11-16, 1865 (Co. “C” ).

Moved to Little Rock April 8, 1865, and duty there till August 20.

Moved to Duvall's Bluff, thence to Jacksonport, Ark.

Duty there and at various points in Subdistrict of White River, in White, Augusta, Franklin and Fulton Counties, Powhatan on Black River and at Batesville till September.

Mustered out at Duvall's Bluff October 15, 1865.

Discharged November 2, 1865.

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