9th United States (Colored) Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
 
 
 In Brief
Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., November 11-30, 1863. Duty at Benedict, Md., until March, 1864. Moved to Port Royal, S.C., March 3-7. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. District of Beaufort, S.C., Dept. of the South, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1866. Dept. of Texas to November, 1866.
SERVICE.--Duty at Hilton Head, S.C., until April, 1864, and at Port Royal Island, S.C., until June. Ashepoo Expedition May 24-27. Expedition to Johns and James Islands June 30-July 10. Engaged July 7 and 9. Duty at Beaufort, S.C., until August. Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., August 4-8. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond August, 1864, to April, 1865. Demonstration on north side of James River August 13-18. Skirmishes at Deep Bottom August 14-15. Russell's Mills August 16. Moved to Bermuda Hundred front August 18, thence to Petersburg August 24, and duty in trenches until September 26. Demonstration on north side of James September 26-30. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Gilmer September 29. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. In trenches before Richmond until April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Duty at Richmond, Petersburg and City Point until June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 7-July 1, thence to Brownsville, Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, until October, 1866. Ordered to New Orleans, La., October 2. Mustered out November 20, 1866.
 
 
 1863
The Ninth Regiment Infantry, U. S. Colored Troops, Maryland Volunteers, composed of colored men from Maryland, was organized at Benedict, Maryland, between November 11, 1863, and November 30, 1863.
The regiment remained at camp Stanton, Benedict, Maryland, during the winter of 1863-4, perfecting the regimental organization and engaged in drilling and disciplining the command.
 
 
 1864
On the 3rd day of March 1864, the 9th regiment embarked per steamship for Port Royal, South Carolina, at which place it disembarked on 7th of the same month. Remaining at that place a few weeks, it was ordered to Port Royal Island, where it
remained about one month; it then returned to Hilton Head and soon after took part in the Ashepoo expedition, commanded by General Birney; after this it returned to Beaufort, on Port Royal Island, where it remained a number of weeks, all the time performing the common routine of camp duty. 
In the latter part of June following, the regiment embarked for the expedition at that time got up against the enemy on John's Island, South Carolina; July 7th and 9th, they skirmished with the enemy, and in a few days returned to Beaufort via Folly Island; August 4th following, the 9th regiment embarked for Bermuda Hundreds, Virginia, landing on the 8th of the same month, proceeded at once to the front; was engaged with the enemy in skirmishing on the 14th and 15th of August, and on the 16th took an active part in the battle of Fussel's Mills, Virginia, being the last regiment to yield up its position and fall back under a galling cross-fire of the enemy; the second day following it again skirmished with the enemy, and on the 18th of the same month marched to the Bermuda Front, and soon after from thence, on the 24th, to the trenches in front of Petersburg, Virginia, where for a month the severe duties of besiegers told heavily upon the physical strength of both officers and men. September 29, 1864, the regiment took part in the terrible and disastrous assault on Fort Gilmer, in front of Richmond, and soon after took up a position near Fort Harrison.
October 13th and 27th, 1864, following, they were engaged in skirmishing with the enemy, suffering but lightly in killed and wounded. 
 
 
 1865
April 3rd 1865, they took part in the triumphant entry into Richmond; from there the regiment marched back to Petersburg, and after a number of weeks in camp at that place and City Point, it embarked on the 7th day of June 1865, from City Point, Virginia, for Brazos Santiago, Texas, where it arrived July 1st, and soon thereafter marched to Brownsville, where it remained in camp until October 2nd, 1866, when it was ordered to New Orleans, where it lay in camp at Greenville, Louisiana, receiving orders to muster out November 10th, 1866, to go by steamer to Baltimore, Maryland.
This regiment had been exposed and suffered to an unusual degree from all the worst and most frightful diseases that flesh is heir to, such as congestive intermittent fever, measles, small-pox, scurvy and cholera.
The casualties in the 9th regiment, U. S. Colored Troops, Maryland Volunteers, were as follows; killed in action, 1 commissioned officer and 46 enlisted men; died of disease, wounds, etc., 2 commissioned officers and 266 enlisted men or a total death list of 315 men.
The 9th regiment in addition to numerous skirmishes bore an honorable part in the following engagements, John's Island, South Carolina; Deep Bottom, Virginia; Fussel's Mills, Virginia; Siege of Petersburg, Virginia; Darbytown Road, Virginia; October 13th and 27th, 1864; Capture of Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865.
 
 
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== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
 Company A
 
 
 Company B
 
 
 Company C
 
 
 Company D
 
 
 Company E
 
 
 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
 Company K
 
 
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 266 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315.
== Legacy ==
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* (Pages 155-205)
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