30th Regiment, United
States Colored Infantry
Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., February 12 to
March 18, 1864. Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 9th Corps, Army of
the Potomac, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Corps, to
December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, December, 1864. 1st
Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd
Division, 10th Corps. Dept. of North Carolina, to July, 1865. Dept. of North
Carolina to December, 1865.
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SERVICE.-Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River, Va., May-June, 1864.
Guard trains of the Army of the Potomac through the Wilderness and to
Petersburg June 15-18, Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond
June 16 to December 7, 1864.
Petersburg, July 30.
Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Grove Church September 29-October
1. Boydton Plank
Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. 1st Expedition to
Fort Fisher, N.
C., December 7-27. 2nd Expedition to
Fort Fisher, N.
C., January 7-15, 1865. Bombardment of Fort Fisher January 13-15. Assault
and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Sugar Loaf Hill January 19. Federal
Point February 11. Fort Anderson February 18-20. Capture of
February 22. Northeast Ferry February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March
1-April 26. Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro March 6-21. Action at Cox's
Bridge March 23-24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-14. Occupation of Raleigh
April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty
at various points in North Carolina till December. Mustered out December 10,
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 48 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 177 Enlisted men by disease. Total 225.
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