The first six companies of the 1st Iowa Infantry Colored was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered into Federal forces on October 11, 1863 and on March 11, 1864 was redesignated the 60th United States Colored Infantry Regiment.
The initial six companies of the 1st Iowa Infantry Black were formed at Keokuk, Iowa, and mustered into Federal forces on October 11, 1863, and later reclassified as the 60th United States Black Infantry Regiment on March 11, 1864.