Two Companies of Coastal Artillerymen were assigned to the 42nd "Rainbow" Division and would serve there for the entire war. At McClellan, the Army combined the Virginia infantry regiments into one large regiment and redesignated it as the 116th Infantry, 29th Division.
Two Companies of Coastal Artillerymen were assigned to the 42nd "Rainbow" Division for the duration of the war. At McClellan, the Army combined Virginia infantry regiments into a single large regiment and re-designated it as the 116th Infantry, part of the 29th Division.