U.S. Colored Troops 92nd Infantry Regiment


bullet imageHISTORICAL NOTES:
The Corps De Afrique. United States Colored Volunteers, 22nd Regiment Infantry was organized at New Orleans, La., September 30, 1863. For the first nine months the unit served as guards at various points. The designation of the Regiment was changed to the 92nd United States Colored Troops, April 4, 1864. They participated in various battles including the Red River Campaign and mustered out December 31, 1865. bullet imageOFFICERS:
  • Frisbie, Henry N. ~ Rank in Colonel. Rank out Colonel.
  • Chadrick (Chadwick), John Clark ~ Rank in Lieutenant Colonel. Rank out Lieutenant Colonel.
  • Losey, Henry E. ~ Rank in Lieutenant Colonel. Rank out Lieutenant Colonel.
  • Milne, Henry ~ Rank in Lieutenant Colonel. Rank out Lieutenant Colonel.
  • Hawes, Charles W ~ Rank in Major. Rank out Major.
  • Jenks, Lorenzo B. ~ Rank in First Lieutenant/Adjutant. Rank out Adjutant.
  • Murphy, John ~ Rank in Surgeon. Rank out Surgeon.
  • Miller, William M. ~ Rank in Assistant Surgeon. Rank out Assistant Surgeon.
  • Ashton, David ~ Rank in Hospital Steward. Rank out Hospital Steward.
  • Brown, George R. ~ Rank in Hospital Steward. Rank out .
  • Van DeMark, William N. ~ Rank in Chaplain. Rank out Chaplain.
  • Simmons, G Parker ~ Rank in Lieutenant. Rank out Lieutenant/Regimental Quartermaster.
  • Crandall, Hiram C. ~ Rank in Quartermaster. Rank out Quartermaster.
  • Hirschheimer, Julius J. ~ Rank in Quartermaster Sergeant. Rank out Quartermaster Sergeant.
  • Root, John W. ~ Rank in Commissary Sergeant. Rank out Commissary Sergeant.
  • Grover, Aaron R. ~ Rank in Chief Musician. Rank out Principal Musician.
    • bullet imageASSIGNMENTS:
  • Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Corps de Afrique, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864.
  • 1st Brigade, 1st Division, United States Colored Troops, District of Morganza, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1865.
  • Northern District of Louisiana, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1865.
    • bullet imageSERVICE:
  • Red River Campaign March 10-May 22, 1864.
  • Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26.
  • Retreat from Alexandria to Morganza May 18-20.
  • Mansura May 16.
  • Near Moreauville May 17.
  • Yellow Bayou May 18.
  • Duty at Morganza until June, 1865.
  • Operations near Morganza September 16-25, 1864.
  • Expedition from Morganza to the Atchafalaya River December 16-19, 1864.
  • Duty in Northern District, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1865.
    • bullet imageROSTERS:
    While it is not known where the men of the 92nd were from, the organization of the unit in New Orleans, Louisiana indicates it was probably part of the 24,500 men recruited there. bullet imageBIBLIOGRAPHY:
  • Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2003.
  • Rigdon, John C. US Colored Troops Civil War Soldiers Index. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2011.

    • REFERENCES:
    Dyer, Frederick H. - A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
    The Union Army by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1






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