Mississippi 1st U.S. Heavy Artillery (Union)
HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Mississippi 1st U.S. Heavy Artillery was made up of black men with white officers. It was organized at Knoxville, Tenn., February 20, 1864.
(NOTE CONFLICTING INFORMATION) The unit was organized in New Orleans in November 1862 as the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent), and redesignated as the 1st Corps d'Afrique Heavy Artillery Regiment a year later. It briefly became the 7th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment in April 1864, then assumed its final designation in May.
OFFICERS:
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Corps, Dept. of Ohio, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, to March. 1866.
ASSIGNMENTS:
SERVICE:
Duty at Knoxville, Tenn., until January, 1865. Operations against Wheeler in East Tennessee August 15-25, 1864. Operations in Northern Alabama and East Tennessee January 31-April 24, 1865. Stoneman's operations from East Tennessee into Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina February to April. At Greenville and in District of East Tennessee until March, 1866. Mustered out March 31, 1866.
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2275 men.
Bibliography for Research:
(NOTE CONFLICTING INFORMATION) The unit was organized in New Orleans in November 1862 as the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent), and redesignated as the 1st Corps d'Afrique Heavy Artillery Regiment a year later. It briefly became the 7th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment in April 1864, then assumed its final designation in May.