The first six companies of the 1st Iowa Infantry Colored[1] was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered into Federal forces on October 11, 1863 and on March 11, 1864 was redesignated the 60th United States Colored Infantry Regiment.

The regiment served as part of the garrison of the Department of Arkansas for its entire existence.

[2] It suffered 12 combat fatalities,1 officer and 11 enlisted men, who were killed in action or who died of their wounds.

The unit also suffered the loss of 332 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 344 fatalities.

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