▁Col ored ▁Infantry ▁was ▁African - American ▁inf antry ▁regiment ▁that ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Red es ign ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Col ored ▁Tro ops ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁Service ▁It ▁was ▁attached ▁to : ▁ ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁ ▁Pro vis ional ▁Brigade , ▁District ▁of ▁Morgan za , ▁Louisiana , ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf , ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Division , ▁United ▁States ▁Col ored ▁Tro ops , ▁District ▁of ▁Morgan za , ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf , ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁▁ 1 st ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Division , ▁United ▁States ▁Col ored ▁Tro ops , ▁District ▁of ▁Morgan za , ▁Louisiana , ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf , ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁on ▁g arrison ▁duty ▁at ▁Morgan za ▁ ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 7 ; ▁it ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Port ▁Hudson , ▁Louisiana , ▁for ▁g arrison ▁duty ▁there ▁and ▁at ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁▁ ▁It ▁must ered ▁out ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁University ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers '