9th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent)

The 9th Louisiana Infantry (African descent) was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.^[1][2]

63rd United States Colored Regiment Infantry

The designation of the regiment was changed to the 63rd Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops on March 11, 1864.^[3] The regiment served in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee and mustered out January 9, 1866.

Founding of Lincoln University

One of the soldiers' most important achievements came at the end of the war. Between duties, and after the termination of hostilities, soldiers of the 62nd, 63rd, and 65th U.S. Colored Troops had been learning to read and write. The troops of these three regiments agreed that they wished to continue their studies as civilians. The soldiers and their officers signed resolutions pledging to work to establish a school "for the special benefit of free blacks".^[4] This effort eventually lead to the opening of the Lincoln Institute (now Lincoln University) in Jefferson City, Missouri on September 16, 1866.

See also

• Lincoln University of Missouri

References

External links

• The Battle of Milliken's Bend: The Central Role of Black Troops in the Siege of Vicksburg at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2005)

• Lincoln University web site discussing the role of soldiers of the U.S.Colored Troops in the establishment of the University. While the 63rd U.S.C.T. are not specifically identified on in the article, Professor Adam Arenson identified members of that regiment as helping to establish this traditionally Black University. http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/about-lincoln/our-history
• Link to waymarking site for the Soldier-Founder's Memorial at Lincoln University. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5QWY