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5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment information


9th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (African Descent)
1st Regiment, Mississippi Colored Heavy Artillery
5th Regiment, U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery
ActiveMay 1, 1863 – May 20, 1866
Country5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment United States of America
AllegianceUnion
BranchUnion Army
TypeInfantry
Heavy Artillery
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
  • Vicksburg Campaign
    • Siege of Vicksburg
    • Battle of Milliken's Bend
    • Battle of Young's Point
  • Expedition to Rodney and Fayette
  • Yazoo City Expedition
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. Hermann Lieb

The 9th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent), later reorganized as 1st Mississippi Colored Heavy Artillery and then renamed 5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, was an African-American regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It famously fought in the Battle of Milliken's Bend; one of the earliest Civil War battles with African-American troops involved.

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