United States Colored Troops 2nd Infantry (Union)
20/06/1863
Organized - United States Colored Troops 2nd Infantry - United States Colored Troops
15/02/1865
Battle - Fort Myers - Fort Myers, Florida
06/03/1865
Battle - Natural Bridge - Leon County, Florida
Natural Bridge
Late in the war, Union Maj. Gen. John Newton led a joint force expedition to engage and destroy Confederate troops in Florida that had attacked at Cedar Keys and Fort Myers, and were allegedly encamped somewhere around St. Marks near the state capital at Tallahassee. When the expedition began, the U. S. Navy had difficulty getting its ships up the narrow and shallow St. Marks River. The Army force, however, had advanced, and after finding one bridge destroyed, started before dawn on March 6th to attempt a…READ MORE
05/01/1866
Mustered Out - United States Colored Troops 2nd Infantry - United States Colored Troops
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