37th Regiment, United States
Colored Infantry
Organized February 3, 1864, from 3rd North
Carolina Colored Infantry. Attached to U. S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth,
Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, Hincks'
Colored Division, 18th Corps, Army of the James, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd
Division, 10th Corps, to July, 1864. Unattached, Army of the James, to August,
1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Terry's
Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 10th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to August, 1865. Dept. of North
Carolina, to February, 1867.
SERVICE.-Duty at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., till April, 1864. Expedition to
Westmoreland County April 12-14. Butler's operations on south side of James
River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-June 15 Capture of Fort Powhatan
May 5. Duty there and at Wilson's Wharf till September 28. Moved to Deep Bottom
September 28-29. Battle of
Chaffin's Farm, New
Market Heights, September 29-30. Battle of
Fair Oaks October
27-28. In trenches before Richmond till December 7. 1st Expedition to
Fort Fisher, N. C.,
December 7-27. 2nd Expedition to
Fort Fisher January
7-15, 1865. Bombardment of Fort Fisher January 13-15. Assault and capture of
Fort Fisher January 15. Sugar Loaf Hill January 19. Federal Point 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 Kinston and Goldsboro March 6-21. Cox's Bridge March 23-24. Advance
on Raleigh April 9-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26.
Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at various points in North Carolina and
in the Dept. of the South till February, 1867. Mustered out February 11, 1867.