7th Louisiana Colored Infantry Regiment

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The 7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent) was a Union Army infantry unit in the Civil War. It served in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas and mustered out on March 13, 1866. The regiment was first organized in New Orleans for 60 days, from July 10 to August 6, 1863. It was reorganized in December 1863 at Memphis, Tennessee; Holly Springs, Mississippi; and Island No. 10, then served on post duty at Vicksburg until March 1864. The unit took part in a skirmish at Vidalia, Louisiana, on February 7, 1864. On March 11, 1864, it was redesignated as the 64th Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops.