11th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery

Brief History
Organized as 14th Rhode Island Colored Heavy Artillery August 28, 1863- January 25, 1864. 1st Corps de Afrique Heavy Artillery. Designation changed to 8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, April 4, 1864. Designated 7th Regiment Heavy Artillery April 4, 1864. 10th Regiment Heavy Artillery May 21, 1864. Mustered out Octber 2, 1865 or February 22, 1867.

Wikipedia Page: 14th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored)

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

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National Archives
 Digitized Documents 
 * Regimental and Company Books of the 11th U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment
 * Approved Pension File of Private Henry Howard, 11th U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment (SC-535275) NAID 40976658
 * Approved Pension File of Private Jeremiah J. Shepard, Company F, 11th U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment (XC-2532887)

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Union Volunteers in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Union Volunteers in the Civil War describes many Union sources, specifically for the Union Volunteers, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * FamilySearch Wiki: Rhode Island in the Civil War


 * Ft. Smith's Black Civil War Regiment The 11th U.S. Colored Infantry. By Angela Y. Walton-Raji