This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 27th US Colored Troops (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel Albert M. Blackman – Commanding officer; mustered in 1864.
- Lieutenant Colonel John W. Donnellon – Second in command; mustered in 1864.
- Major William G. Neilson – Field officer; mustered in 1864.
- Major Mathew R. Mitchell – Field officer; mustered in 1864.
Company A
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company B
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company C
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company D
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company E
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company F
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company G
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company H
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company I
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company K
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering United States Colored Troops operations.
- State Adjutant General Report for United States Colored Troops (years and volumes as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 2.