The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.
Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to April 1864.
District of St. Marys, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to June 1864.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, XXV Corps, and Department of Texas, to October 1866.
At Point Lookout, Md., District of St. Marys, guarding prisoners until July 1864.
Expedition from Point Lookout to the Rappahannock River May 11–14, and to Pope's Creek June 11–21.