9th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
- 9th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)
The 9th Louisiana Infantry (African descent) was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [cite book | last = Dyer | first = Frederick Henry | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories | publisher = T. Yoseloff | date = 1908 | location = New York | pages = | url = http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text.jsp?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0146%3Achapter%3D16%3Aregiment%3DLA9 | doi = | id = | isbn = ] [cite book |author=United Nations Library |title=Bibliography Of State Participation In The Civil War, 1861-1866 |publisher=Martino Publishing |location= |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=1-57898-519-6 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=]
The designation of the regiment was changed to the 63rd Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops on March 11, 1864. [ cite web|url=http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncolinf3.htm |title=Union Regimental Histories: United States Colored Troops Infantry |accessdate=2008-08-18 |work=The Civil War Archive ] The regiment served in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee and mustered out January 9, 1866.
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