Next Prev Next Enter Your Search Terms Below Putting your search in quotes will search on the entire phrase - like "15th New Jersey". Limit to the first 10 20 50All results. Fox's Regimental Losses Petersburg, June 15, 1864, Kinks'Division achieved a brilliant success, capturing (he lino of works in its front, and seven pieces of artillery. Had the Army of the Potomac arrived in time to follow up the success of the colored troops, Petersburg would have l>een taken then ; but, by the time that the Eighteenth corps was reenforeed. Lee's army had hurried thither by rail and were filing into the intrenchments. The opportunity was gone. In this assault of June 15th, the casualty lists show that the temporary success of the Colored Division was dearly obtained. Among the heavier losses were : • Regiment. Killed. Wounded* Mistin^ Total. 4th U. S. Colored Infantry. 15 no lo 135 22dU. S. Colored Infantry. 14 nr> 138 The first opportunity to go into action granted Ferrero's Division, was at the Mine Explo sion, or battle of The Crater, at Petersburg, July HO, 18(54. This division was selected to le;ul the assault; but, at the last moment, the order was changed and it was sent in last. It was not ordered forward until the assault was a bloody failure, and although it did all that men could do, it was unable to retrieve the disaster. This change of plan relieved the colonel regiments of all responsibilty for that defeat. Still, they fought bravely, and held their ground under the most discouraging circumstances. How well they stood is attested by their terrible losses. CASUALTIES IX FERRERO'S DIVISION AT THE RATTLE OF THE MINE, JULY 3o, 1S04. Regiment. Killed. Wounded* Missing.\ Total. 23d U. S. Colored Infantry. 74 115 121 3io 20th U. S. Colored Infantry. 21 50 47 124 31st U. S. Colored Infantry. 27 42 GO 135 43d U. S. Colored Infantry. 14 80 123 30th U. S. Colored Infantry- 1* 1°-* 39th U. S. Colored Infantry. 13 97 47 157 28th U. S. Colored Infantry. 11 <>4 13 27th U. S. Colored Infantry. 9 40 19th U. S. Colored Infantry. 6 Total K97 421 1,327 To any one familiar with the extent of regimental losses in action, these figures tell a heroic story. Hard fighting was also done by colored troops at Chaftin's Farm, September where Paine's Division (colored) of the Eighteenth Corps, and Birney's* Colored Brigade of the Tenth Corps--in all, about 10,000 strong- -were actively engaged. These troops partic ipated in the assaults on Fort Gilmer and the intrenchments at New Market Heights Among the regiments sustaining the heaviest losses were the following : _02736
