Date Original
1865
Description
This collection holds one 1865 muster roll for the Forty-Sixth Regiment of the United States Colored Infantry, Company D.
Biographical/Historical Note
Approximately 179,000 African Americans served in the Union Army during the Civil War, making up ten percent of the total army, yet little documentation of their service exists. This muster roll gives a history of the 46th Regiment of the United States Colored Infantry, Company D, and lists all of the soldiers who made up its ranks. The unit, made up of African Americans from Helena, Arkansas, was formed in 1863 as the 1st Regiment Arkansas Infantry (African Descent) and later renamed the 46th Regiment. This regiment was one of the first African American regiments formed in the Mississippi Delta. The unit spent much of 1863 in Louisiana before moving to Mississippi and then to Memphis. After the war, the unit was stationed in southern Texas, where it guarded the United States/Mexico border, preventing Confederates from avoiding surrender by fleeing into Mexico. The unit was disbanded in 1866.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Helena, Phillips County (Ark.); Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000828
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Forty-Sixth Regiment of the United States Colored Infantry, Company D muster roll, MS.000828
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Forty-Sixth Regiment of the United States Colored Infantry, Company D muster roll, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
