4th United States (Colored) Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
 
 
 In Brief
Organized at Baltimore, Md., July 15 to September 1, 1863. Moved to Fort Monroe, Va., October 1, 1863; thence moved to Yorktown, Va. Attached to 2nd Brigade, United States Forces, Yorktown, Va., 18th Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Hincks' Colored Division, 18th Corps, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to August, 1865. Dept. of North Carolina to May, 1866.
SERVICE.--Duty at Yorktown until May, 1864. Expedition from Yorktown to Matthews County October 4-9, 1863. Wistar's Expedition against Richmond February 6-8, 1864. New Kent Court House February 8. Expedition to Bottom's Bridge in aid of Kilpatrick's Cavalry March 1-4. Expedition into King and Queen County March 9-12. Expedition into Matthews and Middlesex Counties March 17-21. Butler's operations south of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-June 15. Skirmish at Bermuda Hundred May 4. Duty at Spring Hill on the Appomattox until June. (Built Fort Converse on the Bermuda Hundred line.) Attack on Fort Converse May 20. Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16 to December 7. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30. Dutch Gap September 7. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. 1st Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., December 7-27. 2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 7-15. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15. Sugar Loaf Hill January 19. Sugar Loaf Battery February 11. Fort Anderson February 18-20. Capture of Wilmington February 22. Northeast Ferry February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Cox's Bridge March 23-24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-18. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty in the Dept. of North Carolina until May, 1866. Mustered out May 4, 1866.
 
 
 1863
The Fourth Regiment Infantry U. S. Colored Troops Maryland Volunteers was organized at Baltimore, Maryland, from July 15th, to September 1, 1863, to serve three years.
Upon the completion of the regimental organization, the command was sent by steamer from Baltimore to Yorktown, Virginia, in September 1863, where the command was thoroughly drilled and disciplined, and utilized in building fortifications. 
 
 
 1864
In February 1864, the command made a raid in the direction of Richmond, and the inclement season of the year, and hardships incident to the marches through snow and sleet was a serious experience.
In March 1864, the regiment was assigned to duty at Point Lookout, Md., in guarding Confederate prisoners-of war.
On the 10th day of April 1864, the regiment was transferred to Fortress Monroe, Va. In May 1864, the regiment was assigned to duty with Gen. Butler's army of the James, and took part in the movement of that army leading up to the capture of City Point, Va., and the demonstration against Petersburg, Va., prior to the arrival of the army of the Potomac.
The regiment was subsequently ordered for duty at Bermuda Hundred, and assigned to the 18th army corps. With the 18th army corps the regiment took an active part in the engagements at Spring Hill and Jordan's Farm in June 1864, and suffered severe losses in killed and wounded.
The captures of cannon by the division of Colored troops of the 18th Army corps to which the 4th regiment was assigned, were numerous, including one battery of six guns by the regiment; in the capture of rifle pits and other fortifications during the Petersburg campaign, the 4th regiment was always with the advance lines of battle.
In August 1864, the regiment was a part of the army of the James, engaged in digging what was known as the Dutch Gap Canal, under a constant fire of the enemy's artillery.
In September 1864, the 4th regiment proceeded to Deep Bottom where it formed a part of the army of the James who were directed to operate against Fort Harrison, which it eventually captured by a gallant dash; this movement was regarded by Gen. Grant as of the greatest importance and all of the troops participating in it, received the highest commendation from the General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States.
In December 1864, the 4th regiment was assigned to duty with the army of Gen. B. F. Butler in his ill-fated attack upon Fort Fisher, North Carolina, the rough ocean experience on the U. S. Transport Montauk in mid-winter off Cape Fear River, will ever be remembered by the survivors of the 4th regiment.
On the 29th day of December 1864, the 4th regiment reached Bermuda Hundred, en-route to join the expedition gotten up under the immediate direction of Gen. U. S. Grant, commanding the armies of the United States, and under the command of Gen. Alfred Terry with instructions to renew the attack on Fort Fisher without delay. This second or Terry expedition was eminently successful, and Fort Fisher was captured, and with it Wilmington, North Carolina. The 4th regiment continued in active field service during the winter of 1864
and in the following spring campaign that eventuated in the surrender of Gen. Joseph Johnson's Confederate Army at Greensborough, N. C., April 1865.
 
 
 1865
The 4th regiment performed garrison duty in the Southern States from the close of the war, until May 4, 1866, when they were mustered out of the service of the United States.
The casualties in the 4th regiment were as follows; killed in battle three commissioned officers and 102 enlisted men, total 105; died of wounds, disease, etc., one commissioned officer and 186 enlisted men, or a total of 187, making an a-ggregate death list of 292.
In addition to the numerous skirmishes in which the regiment was engaged, the Fourth Regiment Infantry U. S. Colored Troops Maryland Volunteers, took a distinguished part in the following battles, viz: Bermuda Hundred, Petersburg, Dutch Gap, Chapin's Farm, Fort Fisher, Sugar Loaf Hill.
 
 
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== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
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 Company D
 
 
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 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 102 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 186 Enlisted men by disease. Total 292.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 1723-1724)
* (Pages 131-154)
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