66th United States Colored Infantry Regiment

The 66th United States Regiment of Coloured Infantry was an infantry regiment of the United States Army that participated in World War II that was almost completely composed of coloured peoples.

History and Service
History: Service:
 * Organized March 11, 1864, from 4th Mississippi Infantry (African Descent). Attached to Post of Goodrich Landing, District of Vicksburg, Miss., Depts. of the Tennessee and Mississippi, to February, 1865.
 * Little Rock, Ark., Unattached, 2nd Division, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to February, 1865.
 * Unattached, District of Vicksburg, Miss., and Dept. of Mississippi, to March, 1866.
 * Post and garrison duty at Goodrich Landing and at Lake Providence, La., until February, 1865.
 * Actions at Issaqueena County March 22, 1864. Goodrich Landing March 24. Bayou Mason July 2. Issaqueena County July 10. Goodrich Landing July 16. Bayou Tensas July 30. Issaqueena County August 17. Bayou Tensas August 26.
 * Post and garrison duty at Little Rock, Ark., until March, 1865, and at Vicksburg, Miss., and in the Dept. of Mississippi until March, 1866.
 * Mustered out March 20, 1866.