This unit was black war correspondent Thomas Morris Chester's beat during the war.
I should mention that it also had a Fort Fisher connection. It was composed of three divisions. One was under the command of August Kautz, William Birney and Charles J. Paine.
In January 1865, Paine's Division sailed with Terry's Expedition to attack Fort Fisher in North Carolina, where it rendered effective service although it did not take part in the initial assault. The division did not rejoin the XXV Corps after that, but remained in North Carolina and participated in the Wilmington Campaign during February.
The post I had about the USCT statue at the Cameron Art Center in Wilmington, N.C., in my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog last month is dedicated to these men. They showed their mettle at this final battle before the fall of Wilmington at the Battle of Forks Road.
--Old Secesh
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