106th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
The 106th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a Civil War unit of the United States Colored Troops. It began in Decatur, Alabama as the 4th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent) and mustered in on March 31, 1864. In May 1864 it was redesignated as the 106th United States Colored Infantry Regiment when USCT units received federal names.
The regiment’s garrison was in Pulaski, Tennessee, guarding railroads, serving in the District of North Alabama in the Department of the Cumberland. In February 1865 it was moved to the Defenses of Nashville and the Northwestern Railroad, continuing to guard Pulaski and the rail lines.
On September 23–24, 1864, the regiment fought Nathan Bedford Forrest’s attack on Athens, Alabama, at the Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle.
After the war, the 106th was consolidated with the 40th United States Colored Infantry Regiment on November 7, 1865.
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